Seven Shifts Toward a Church That Cares

For Pastors and Church Leaders

Many churches sincerely want to care for their people and are structured in ways that prevent it. This course walks pastors and church leaders through the seven paradigm shifts SCCI has observed in churches that moved to every-member care, from professional-driven ministry to mutual ministry. You will assess which shifts your church has made and which remain.

1.1 hours

12 units

4 sections

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What You'll Work Through

Each unit is a conversation, not a page to read. The tutor asks you to explain, apply, and work with the material until it holds.

Chapter 1: The Body That Cares

Section 1.1: Every Joint Working Properly

Ephesians 4:11-16 as the architecture of the church
The three diagnostic questions for a caring church
The drift came by absorption, not rebellion

Chapter 2: The First Four Shifts (Culture and Structure)

Section 2.1: From Proclamation Only to Personal Formation

Shift 1: Proclamation Only to Personal Spiritual Formation

Section 2.2: From Leaders Doing It All to Equipping and Multiplying

Shift 2: From Leaders Doing It All to Equipping and Multiplying

Section 2.3: From Therapeutic Culture to Shepherding Culture

Shift 3: From Therapeutic Culture to Shepherding Culture

Section 2.4: From Care Silos to a Seamless Continuum

Shift 4: From Care Silos to a Seamless Continuum of Care

Chapter 3: The Last Three Shifts (Ownership and Community)

Section 3.1: From Expert Mindset to Every-Believer Mutual Care

Shift 5: Expert Mindset to Every-Believer Mutual Care

Section 3.2: From Fixing Problem People to Counseling to Equip

Shift 6 challenge question: fixing vs. Christlikeness

Section 3.3: From Privacy Walls to Authentic Community and Care Bridges

Shift 7: Discretion Protects, Secrecy Isolates

Chapter 4: Naming Your Church's Shifts

Section 4.1: Assessing Where You Are and the First Move

Using the three diagnostic questions to locate your church
Naming the paradigm and the first move, not a whole program