Welcome to McGowan Global Institute (MGI), a 501c(3) non-profit ministry whose mission is: Helping Churches Thrive. Our name honors a nationally-respected and beloved church pastor: Charles McGowan. Pastor McGowan is a MGI senior advisor and whose advice and knowledge will continue to be made available to us. We will extend his legacy while providing the same commitment to excellence. We are committed to and exist for the purpose of partnering with the local church as a holistic ministry, providing comprehensive support and services.

HELPING CHURCHES THRIVE

What would it take for your church to thrive? McGowan Global Institute can help answer this question and assist in the adjustments necessary to make it happen. Our pastor-consultants utilize 50+ years of real ministry experience in assisting churches as they navigate any number of realities within the church. Whatever the need, whatever the challenge, whatever the goal our team has answers and solutions.

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HELPING CHURCHES THRIVE


What would it take for your church to thrive? McGowan Global Institute can help answer this question and assist in the adjustments necessary to it happen. Our pastor-consultants utilize 50+ years of real ministry experience in assisting churches as they navigate any number of realities within the church. Whatever the need, whatever the challenge, whatever the goal our team has answers and solutions.

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CONSULTING SERVICES

Along with our specializations of pastor searches & strategic planning McGowan Global Institute offers a wide range of consulting services designed to impact all areas of church. Tell us what you need.

PASTOR SEARCH

Your church is poised to do great things for God and the Gospel. What you need is the right leader who understands your vision and can lead you forward. Knowing how and where to find him is the greatest challenge.

Pastor Search

Selecting a senior pastor is one of the most important and complex decisions a church can make. McGowan Global Institute has a proven method developed over fifty years of experience designed to simplify the process for churches. 

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STRATEGIC PLANNING

Your programs seem to function well and benefit the church body. But, you wonder if everything you're currently doing is rooted in your ethos. You think you're at a place where you need to reexamine what you're doing and see if it's the best use of your gifts.

Strategic Planning Weekends

Even the healthiest churches need to understand what their “REALITY” is compared to what they assume it is. All churches (and organizations in general) have a natural tendency to get used to their own clutter and move away from their central visions over time. 

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TRANSITION COACHING

You know it's time for you to move into the next stage of your life and ministry. You're not exactly sure how to transition out of your role as pastor in a way that’s most beneficial to your family and the church. How do you know when it’s time to move on? What should a plan to transition out look like?

Coaching In-Bound & Out-Bound

The decision to transition out of ministry brings with it numerous complications for the pastor and the church. For the retiring pastor there are personal questions of future usefulness, financial security and personal legacy. 

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CONSULTING

Sometimes church leadership suffer from an echo chamber effect. Fresh ideas and objectivity can be hard to come by. Having another set of eyes helping you see your day-to-day reality is beyond helpful.

Consulting & Retainer Services

Because churches represent a complex arrangement of personalities, relationships, history and programs issues inevitably arise. Getting all of the pieces in place and moving forward at the same time can be a challenge. 

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DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING

You have such a great opportunity to make an impact as a church. If you could get your leadership team pulling in the same direction you could make such a difference.

Leadership Development & Team Training

There is nothing more practically effective and energizing to a local church than a unified leadership team. When teams, boards and staff operate in unison around a central vision and core purposes churches experience significant momentum. Highly functional teams are typically rich in group culture and possess significant self-awareness on the individual level. 

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“Our search committee was not equipped to handle the important job of finding our new senior pastor. McGowan came in and really opened our eyes and hearts to God’s true process for our church.”

Sally Smithfield, Crossroads Christian Church

“We found the pastor that God had planned for us because McGowan lead us through
a prayerful search.”

Tim Grover, Lifeway Church
HOW CAN WE SERVE YOUR CHURCH?
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HOW CAN WE SERVE YOUR CHURCH?
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