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Healthy for the sake of the harvest

Missional Church Movement

We help Pastors and the churches they lead become healthier and reach more people for Christ.

Become a Missional Church → For Every Believer

Our Mission

Beginning With the End in Mind

MCM is ultimately about one thing: reaching the next person and the next community with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

We recognize that believers must be trained on how to share their faith, and churches must be empowered practically to reach their communities. Furthermore, pastors and the churches they lead must be healthy in order to consistently sustain the harvest they are called to reach.

This is where a unique partnership exists between Missional Church Movement and the local church. We help pastors and churches become healthy for the sake of the harvest — while equipping believers in local churches to share their faith and become missional in their everyday lives.

How It Works

The MCM Journey

Every Pastor we walk with commits to 4 guided steps — because a healthy harvest starts with a healthy pastor.

01

Personal Health

Pastors commit to taking one step towards greater personal and spiritual health, whatever that looks like for them in their current season. We provide coaching for the Pastor, if so desired.

02

Enlist Missional Believers

With our help, Pastors recruit people in their church serious about personal outreach. We then provide practical evangelism training for these believers through online and in person training.

03

Church Health Journey

Pastors identify areas of their church that need to become healthier. We then provide a customized journey for the Pastor to strengthen their teams and the systems of their church to support greater growth.

04

Missional Outreach

Over the course of a year, Pastors commit to embracing two outreach campaigns to their community. We provide them with ready made campaigns that can be customized to their church's community.

MCM Partnership

Become a Missional Church.

Partner with MCM and commit your church to a journey of health and harvest. When pastors lead well, churches go far.

Pastors who commit to:

  • Engage in a personal and church health journey
  • Equip their people to share their faith through the resources MCM provides
  • Empower their church with two outreaches per year
Once a pastor signs up, a personalized resourcing journey begins with encouraging emails, video modules, cohorts, and customized coaching.

MCM commits to:

  • Provide each Pastor with a church health journey that empowers stronger systems and structure
  • Provide each Pastor and their leadership team a cohort with similar churches on the same journey
  • Provide each Pastor with the opportunity for one-on-one coaching or consulting

Sign Your Church Up Now

Take the first step. Join the growing network of missional churches across the nation.

No cost. No obligation. Just commitment.

Why This Matters

85%

of churches that intentionally identify and address their areas of weakness are growing within one year.

Natural Church Development Research
51%

average increase in worship attendance among churches that engaged in a structured church health process — with conversion growth rising as transfer growth declined.

NCD International — the most comprehensive church health study ever conducted, spanning 1,000 churches across 32 countries
"Churches that prioritize evangelism, discipleship, assimilation, and intentional growth consistently outperform those that don't — these four factors are the most reliable predictors of attendance growth among U.S. Protestant churches."Lifeway Research — U.S. Protestant Church Study

Why Coaching Matters

135%

increase in a church's odds of survival when the pastor engages with a peer coaching group.

Ed Stetzer / NAMB Research
400%

increase in leadership training effectiveness when paired with one-on-one coaching vs. training alone.

Olivero, Bane & Kopelman
"Every study we have done shows that church leaders will do a better job leading their church to health if they have a coach who comes alongside to encourage them, ask questions, offer resources and hold them accountable."ChurchSmart Resources

Free Tool From MCM

Not Sure Where to Start?

Take our free Church Health Assessment — 70 research-based questions across seven critical areas of church life. In about ten minutes you'll have a clear picture of where your church is thriving and where focused attention could unlock real growth.

Sunday Experience Outreach Discipleship Fellowship Ministry Involvement Leadership Pipeline First Impressions

Your Overall Health Score

A clear score out of 350 with a health status rating for your church.

Category Breakdown

Scores across all seven areas so you know exactly where to focus first.

Tailored Insights

Specific, practical next steps based on where your church lands in each area.

Take the Free Assessment →

Free. No login required. Takes about ten minutes.

For Every Believer

Become a Missional Believer.

MCM is not just for Pastors. It is for every believer who desires to reach people for Christ. Join the Missional Believer Network and become equipped to share your faith.

A Missional Believer commits to:

  • Reach one friend for Christ
  • Engage in a free evangelism class
  • Participate in their church's outreach events to the community

BonusTake a missions trip to another church in your state and serve at their weekend outreach!

Join the Network

Take your place in the harvest. Sign up to become a Missional Believer today.

Free to join. Just bring your willingness.

MCM commits to:

  • Providing believers with online courses that train and equip them for real-life evangelism
  • Providing weekly inspiration and instruction through emails, an active Facebook page, and a YouTube channel specifically designed for ongoing evangelism training
  • Hosting an annual online evangelism conference to inspire, equip, and connect missional believers across the nation

Why This Matters

1%

of churches have an ongoing evangelism effort — and only 1% of pastors say their church is very effective at sharing the gospel.Church Answers / Barna Group, 2024

96%

of church leaders believe their churches would have grown faster if they had been more involved in evangelism and community outreach.Bible.org Evangelism Research

82%

of the unchurched say they would come to church if a friend simply invited them — yet only 2% of Christians ever invite anyone.Lifeway Research / Barna Group

A Word From Our Founder

An Open Letter to Pastors

Mike Holt, Founder of Missional Church Movement
Mike HoltFounder, Missional Church Movement
40%

of pastors now show a high risk of burnout — a nearly 400% increase since 2015.Barna Group, Resilient Pastor Initiative

1 in 4

Senior Pastors say they have seriously considered leaving full-time ministry within the past year.Barna Group, 2026

43%

of pastors who have considered quitting name feeling lonely and isolated as a driving reason.Barna Group, 2022

Hey Pastor — I see you.

After serving as a Lead Pastor for many years, I understand the weight you carry as you lead your church. Sometimes that weight can feel overwhelming — leading to discouragement, depression, and burnout. I've been there.

I also know what it's like to feel stuck — unable to break through the personal and ministry lids that are keeping you from your next level as a leader, and keeping your church from its next level of influence in your community.

And I know firsthand what it feels like to be all alone in ministry — wishing you had someone to talk to, bounce ideas off, and get honest feedback from.

My simple request is this: let me take some of that weight off your back and carry the load with you.

That's why I developed the Missional Church Movement. It is ultimately about who the next person will be that gets saved at your church. But it begins with you — the Pastor — growing as a healthy leader and guiding your church to become healthier for the sake of the harvest.

That is the journey I'd like to invite you to join — alongside other like-minded pastors who are on the exact same road as you!

-Mike

mikeholtonline@gmail.com