Team buy in + Real execution
= True Assimilation
Without staff-wide unity, your assimilation system can’t reach full effectiveness.
After The Guided Ascent, you’ll see immediate improvements leading to long term changes.
An 8-month Guided Ascent will prevent you from falling into the two most common “death zones”
Lack of Buy-In 🥱
YOU know what to do. YOU know it will change your church for the better…
But is your executive leadership on board?
Is every department speaking the same language? Can the system really work if you’re the only one working it?
Failure to Launch 😵💫
The excitement fades. The meetings drag on. Sunday’s always coming…
Applying one tactic or piece of the system won’t lead to an engagement pathway that your guests love.
The Guided Ascent creates total alignment for your entire team, and leaves you with a Sherpa Action Plan, implemented with CTA’s monthly support that ensures every part of the system comes to life.
Everyone wins with a church-wide assimilation system.
✅ Guests hear the same next steps from everyone they talk to
✅ Attendance grows because guests keep coming back
✅ Giving goes up as guests become fully connected
✅ Team Leaders have a consistent flow of new volunteers
✅ Admins are no longer managing chaos behind-the-scenes
✅ Your entire team isn’t reinventing the wheel every season
The Guided Ascent gets you real results real fast
Robbey Smith, Redemption Now Church
⚡️ Weekly attendance grew from 100 to 550
🔥 Now the most baptisms annually denominationally in IL
“Just wanted to say thank you from Southern Illinois. Thank you for coming and investing in us so that we can invest in others”.
Michelle Ellis, Cornerstone Church
🙌 33% more volunteers
🎊 106% more baptisms
🪧 310% more connection pathway attendees
🥳 369% more members
“It has been quite the whirlwind of a year for sure and we are so thankful for the training and insight you gave. In the 6 months following [The Guided Ascent], weekly attendance grew from 1500 to 2000!”
Waxer Tipton, One Love Ministries
✨ 400 attended Next Steps in 3 months
🏘️ 41 joined Life Groups
⛑️ 6 new Life Group leaders
🎉 44 new volunteers
“Amazing fruit. Lives are being changed! We love you!”
Brian Vaughan, Grace Church
“Three years ago, our church implemented the core values and systems of Climbing the Assimilayas. We immediately saw a difference in connecting more people into the body of our church.
Greg ran [The Guided Ascent] with our entire staff and key volunteers — the entire experience… poured glue, lit a fire, and reiterated the “why” behind everything we do in “Helping every first-time guest become connected, serving members.”
The Guided Ascent is a 8 month relationship involving Greg, Tommy and Shelly to ensure implementation of your new custom assimilation system through engaging alignment with all staff and key volunteer leaders.
After our time together, you’ll have…
➡️ a clear vision shared by your whole team
➡️ 8 months of monthly zoom or live training sessions
➡️ 3 hour in person Base Camp with Greg and your staff and key volunteer leaders
➡️ a Secret Shopper Inspection and Report from a CTA staff member
➡️ Unlimited email access
➡️ 12 months access to the Sherpa Tribe for a member of your team
➡️ 100+ resources, templates, and documents for you to steal
➡️ 4-12 month “Sherpa Action Plan” with owners, tasks, and due dates
FAQ
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The Sherpa Tribe is a coaching membership that gives pastors a clear trail to build and sustain a strong assimilation system. You get immediate access to all our 30-day Action Plans with short videos and tools, weekly live coaching calls, and a library of ready-to-use resources. It’s designed to take the guesswork out of connecting guests so more people stay, serve, and grow as disciples.
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If this is the case, you can either record the sessions and follow up with them afterward! Or, we can grant them temporary access to the Video Course so they can get up to speed.
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We’d love to help you with whatever it takes to get team-wide alignment around your new assimilation strategy. This video was created with senior leadership in mind, so you can start by sharing it. We’d also love to plan an extended video call to answer questions and cast more vision. If that doesn’t cut it, you can consider asking them to go through the Video Course so they know what it’s all about!
What’s the Investment?
$2,500 per month for at least 8 months*
8 monthly coaching check-ins*
12 months access to the Sherpa Tribe
70+ resources, templates, and documents
Month 1: Ministry Assessment & Data Support Analysis
Month 2: All Staff Base Camp with Greg (3 hour event)
Month 3: One Place Training
Month 4: One Program Training
Month 5: Volunteer Placement Training
Month 6: Small Group Placement Training
Month 7: Volunteer Engagement & Development Cycle
Month 8: Secret Shopper Inspection & Report
*Transportation and lodging for in-person features is additional
*Each month includes one zoom or live training session AND one additional implementation zoom with relevant staff