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Church Readiness

Is this movement a fit
for your church right now?

The movement: churches that refuse to let a sermon end on Sunday, and build a simple path that helps every person take a clear next step during the week.

Before anyone spends a dollar or commits to a call, we want you to know. This exercise takes one Sunday and 72 hours, and tells you exactly where your church is.

An honest note: Not every church is ready for this in every season. That’s not a limitation, it’s how this works. The more honest you are here, the more useful this becomes.
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The Live It Out exercise

What it is

After any Sunday service, your church sends one short message to your active member list. The message invites people to click a link and share one specific way they plan to live out Sunday’s word during the week.

You track the response rate over 72 hours. That number tells us where you are, honestly, and what the right next step looks like. It takes two minutes to set up. The rest runs itself.

Why 72 hours?

Sunday to Wednesday gives your people a full workday Monday, a catch-up Tuesday, and a natural midweek moment. Most responses come in the first 24 hours, but 72 hours captures the full picture and is more forgiving of slower-moving lists. Come back Wednesday with your numbers.


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Choose your path

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Enter your results, Wednesday

72 hours after Sunday

Come back with two numbers. We’ll calculate your response rate and show you exactly where your church is and what the right next step looks like.

Your list count for the channel you used, not total membership.
Unique link submissions, 72 hours after sending.

These ranges are starting benchmarks we use to guide a conversation. They are not published research, and your context matters more than any cutoff.

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