Stop Hoping for Growth. Start Engineering It.
In 12 weeks, build the operational backbone — Sundays, volunteers, follow-up, leadership clarity — to break plateaus and scale without burnout.
The Growth Accelerator is a 12-week implementation lab that equips your church to grow 30%+ year-over-year by installing the systems that make growth predictable.
It replaces guesswork with structure — a Sunday that drives momentum, a volunteer pipeline that scales, and a follow-up workflow that converts guests into disciples. No more patching holes. No more winging it. Just systems that produce growth — fast, repeatable, measurable.
▶︎ Starts Monday, January 5 @ 3 p.m. EST ◀︎
Due to the high-touch nature of this collective, registration for the Growth Accelerator is limited to 10 participants.
This Is What System-Driven Growth Looks Like
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30%+ Year-Over-Year Attendance Growth
A growing church is not a mystery — it is the outcome of a healthy Sunday experience, strong follow-up, and systems that don’t leak momentum.
When structure supports the Spirit, people don’t just visit — they stay.For a church of 150:
Attendance scales to ~195 within 12 months, with sustainable lift instead of seasonal spikes or one-off surges. -
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3%+ New Guests Every Week
When Sundays are compelling and outreach is intentional, first-time guests stop being occasional and start becoming predictable.
A church on system brings new people through the door weekly, not accidentally.For a church of 150:
That’s 5–7 new guests every Sunday, adding 250+ new people into your ecosystem every year. -
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60% Growth in Recurring Givers
Generosity grows when trust, clarity, and consistency are present.
Systems create confidence — and confidence fuels regular giving.For a church of 150:
This kind of increase can fund new staff, expand ministries, increase outreach capacity, and finally move budgeting out of survival mode. -
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4% Taking Next Steps Monthly
Movement matters. A church grows when people do — when attenders become participants, participants become servants, and servants become leaders.
Next steps should be a pipeline, not a promotion.For a church of 150:
Every month, 6–10 people take a deeper discipleship step — joining teams, engaging groups, getting baptized, committing, growing.
The Highest-ROI Growth Environment You’ll Ever Join
Curated for Only High-Capacity Leaders
Most leaders spend their lives pouring out—rarely getting poured into at their own level. The Collectives give leaders a room where they’re finally surrounded by peers who understand the weight, the pace, and the responsibility of leading real organizations. This environment alone elevates thinking, sharpens instincts, and accelerates growth.
Peer Insight That Multiplies Your Perspective
The power of the Collective is the diversity of experience in the room. Leaders bring their challenges, wins, and breakthroughs, creating a shared pool of wisdom that expands everyone’s capacity. You don’t just hear one voice—you gain the insights of an entire circle of builders.
Strategic Guidance You Can Apply Immediately
Each session delivers clarity that leaders can use the same week. No theory. No filler. Just actionable insight grounded in organizational design, systems thinking, and leadership practice. Leaders walk away with tools, frameworks, and next steps they can confidently implement.
Accountability That Drives Measurable Progress
Leaders grow faster when someone is watching their progress and pushing them to follow through. The Collective provides built-in accountability rhythms that keep leaders focused, aligned, and consistently moving forward. Momentum stops being accidental. It becomes inevitable.
Real-Time Consulting on Your Real Problems
Leaders don’t just learn—they get direct input on the issues blocking their progress. Sheldon provides immediate clarity, diagnoses hidden barriers, and offers solutions tailored to each leader’s context. This is the equivalent of having a strategist in the room every month
A 12-Week Window Proven to Create Transformation
Most of the Collectives are structured around a 12-week rhythm because that’s where real change takes root. Leaders have time to absorb, implement, refine, and grow—without losing urgency. It mirrors the depth of a college semester, giving leaders the perfect balance of learning, application, and measurable improvement.
“You’ll never get a field-sized harvest with a basket-sized system.”
Sheldon J. Andrus III
Collective Journey
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Map current Sunday flow, volunteer capacity, and friction points
Identify bottlenecks in execution and experience
Build baseline growth metrics (attendance, retention, guest return)
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Design your service architecture
Set timing, transitions, stage flow, pastoral voice, worship experience
Create a standardized Sunday order that eliminates guessing
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First-time guest process
Pre-service → post-service flow
Welcome + exit pathways, signage, wayfinding, language
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Host scripts, service transitions, offering language
A/B simplify communication moments
Build service expectations + team alignment documents
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Build an attraction model for a new volunteer
Clarify roles, pathways, training, and on-ramps
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New-volunteer onboarding sequence
Team commitments, culture language, expectations
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Guest → interest → return → membership pipeline
Communication touchpoints + triggers
Design your follow-up automation and templates
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Track return rates
Create ongoing engagement loops
Define clear membership steps + next-step gateways
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Clarify staff + volunteer structure
Define roles, reporting lines, and authority lanes
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Weekly leadership rhythm
Meeting templates, agendas, dashboard reporting
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Compile Sunday systems, volunteer handbook, follow-up process
Build your Growth Accelerator Playbook
Standardize execution so change survives turnover
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Evaluate early wins + friction points
Set 90-day roadmap for continued adoption
Forecast staffing, service expansion, multi-service readiness
FAQs
When and where do we meet?
Sessions take place on Mondays at 3:00 PM (EST) via Zoom, making it easy for leaders to join from anywhere. All sessions are recorded, and participants retain lifetime access to sessions.
How long is each session?
Each weekly gathering lasts 90 minutes — long enough for real strategic work, short enough to fit a high-capacity schedule.
What do I get access to?
You receive lifetime access to all session recordings, tools, frameworks, templates, and playbooks.
What makes this different from typical group coaching?
This is a hands-on, problem-solving environment where Sheldon uses your real Sunday challenges to build practical, customized solutions — not just theory or lectures.
How many leaders are in each Collective?
Enrollment is intentionally limited so leaders get direct attention, real interaction, and an environment where everyone’s voice matters.
What’s the weekly commitment outside the session?
Most leaders invest minimal additional time because the work is built directly into what they’re already leading. You’ll apply tools inside your real workflow, not add more to your plate.