At the National Institute of Christian Leadership (NICL), Dr. Rutland will teach you the principles needed to help grow your ministry such as:

• How to align your organization for growth using the message, medium or market driven church models (with real examples)
• How to properly understand the risks of change while you lead and manage for the future
• How to grow using a leadership balance between the Chaos versus Control Continuum
• How to understand and navigate the four stages of growth
• How to utilize the five keys to customer experience
• How to understand the KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) for ministry and how it relates to church growth
• How to create the right kind of energy to sustain momentum in your ministry
• How to select the best staff for success. (Know who you are looking for and why)
• How to structure your staff for efficiency and growth by choosing the correct Executive Model
• How to lead using the ten keys to running successful meetings

Note: The majority of these teachings are in Session 2 titled, Strategic Growth.