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McGowan Global Institute

Helping Churches Thrive

Brentwood, TN   |  mcgowanglobal.com

Mission

HELPING CHURCHES THRIVE. We partner with church leadership, both locally and globally assisting them in seeing their strengths and weaknesses to curate the personal experience and leadership expertise of proven leaders more clearly into a repeatable strategy for renewing churches. Our consultants provide the tools necessary for recalibration and flourishing in: RESOURCING, REVITALIZATION, and COACHING. We believe when proven leadership practices are applied to the most important organization in the world that cities and nations will rejoice, and a global economy of grace can be created.

Ruling year info

2021

CEO

Bob Bradshaw

Main address

P. O. Box 3391

Brentwood, TN 372024 USA

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EIN

86-1907239

NTEE code info

Religion Related, Spiritual Development N.E.C. (X99)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Resourcing

Finding the right leader who understands your church's vision and can lead it going forward to do great things

Population(s) Served
Protestants
Evangelicals

Partnering with churches to improve the health of the organization. This will increase the effectiveness of discipleship and evangelism which can have an incredible effect on the family, business, city, nation and world.

Population(s) Served

Church leadership is becoming more complex. We assist pastors who face an ever-changing secular society--postmodern and postChristian.

Population(s) Served
Protestants
Evangelicals
Protestants
Evangelicals

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Denominational breath

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Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

PCA, ARP, EPC, Independent

Pro Bono & Discounted Fee Engagements

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Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Donor growth: Repeat donors and overall donations raised.

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Other - describing something else

Direction of Success

Increasing

Pending Revenue Dollars

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Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Our mission statement is simple: Helping Churches Thrive. Our mission task is monumental: curate the personal experience and leadership expertise of proven leaders into a repeatable strategy for renewing churches. MGI helps church leadership more clearly see their strengths and weaknesses. Consequently, instead of emphasizing cultural missteps from the pulpit, she is finally free to look into the mirror and re-discover who she was supposed to be all along - a beautiful Bride. In the context of honesty and humility MGI provides the tools necessary for recalibration. We believe when proven leadership practices are applied to the most important organization in the world – the church, that cities and nations will rejoice, and a global economy of grace can be created.

Our consultants provide the tools necessary for recalibration and flourishing in RESOURCING, REVITALIZATION,and COACHING. As a result, churches have stability, healthy staff and ordained leadership, growth in discipleship and outreach, measurable effectiveness, and clarity of mission.

Six S Framework (HBR):
1. Staff - you can't scale alone; talented motivated staff is critical
2. Shared values - creating a culture of excellence
3. Structure - leadership and decentralization of decision makers
4. Speed - the fields are white, and the laborers are few
5. Scope - new geographies, deeper penetration, codifying materials / process
6. Series X - Financing is critical to scale; Engaging new talent and building out
the right infrastructure typically require capital

MGI consultants utilize over 50 years of real ministry experience in assisting churches as they navigate any number of realities within the church. As a nonprofit ministry we are able to provide significantly reduced fees as well as pro bono ministry support. All of which is made possible through the radical generosity of those who have the capacity to give, believe in the local church and trust the MGI team to be good stewards of all that is entrusted to them.

In our first year of operating as McGowan Global Institute (MGI) we have expanded into several denominations as well as independent churches. Our donor financial support has also enabled us to provide pro bono ministry support to several churches in financial stress. We seek to expand our presence in these and other denominations through growing our partnerships with both donors and churches.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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McGowan Global Institute

Board of directors
as of 09/25/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Bruce Williams

Ronald Blue Trust

Kimberly S. Mattoon

CPA

Matthew A King

FCA Venture Partners

Robert Bradshaw

McGowan Global Institute

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 9/7/2022
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 09/07/2022

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.