Comic-style illustration of Madonna Shannon in a cap and denim jacket with a multigenerational congregation beneath stained glass

A CALL TO ACTION WITH MADONNA SHANNON

Church
Folk™

10 things the church
must rethink

— IF WE WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD

I love God’s Church.
That’s why we must rethink it.

IT’S TIME TO DEPLOY THE CHURCH!

REAL People. REAL Problems. REAL God.

BIBLICAL BASIS

Matthew 28:19–20

Jesus commissions His followers to go, make disciples, baptize, and teach. Our faith is meant to move.

BIBLICAL BASIS

Ephesians 4:11–12

Christ gives leaders to equip His people for the work of ministry and to build up His body.

ONE EQUIPPING CENTER. SIX PLACES TO SERVE.

The church is not
the finish line.

In Madonna Shannon’s 7 Mountains strategic framework, Religion (the Church) is the equipping and dispatch center. People carry their faith, gifts, and service into the other six spheres of everyday life.

This is a strategic framework—not an explicit scriptural command to follow seven mountains.

Religion (Church)

Equips & dispatches

SENT TO SERVE

Family

Education

Government

Business

Media

Arts & Entertainment

DAY 01

From gathering
to going.

We gather people
we never deploy!

The person in the pew may be a teacher, builder, entrepreneur, caregiver, artist, or problem-solver. What would change if we knew their gifts—and helped them use those gifts beyond Sunday?

Start by identifying the people God has already placed among you. Then equip them, connect them to real needs, and send teams out with purpose.

Get the two free Day 1 tools

THE DEPLOYMENT PATH

  1. 01

    Identify

  2. 02

    Equip

  3. 03

    Connect

  4. 04

    Deploy

  5. 05

    Measure

DAY 01 / FREE IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS

Don’t just take notes.
Take the next step.

Two forms. Two perspectives. One mission.
Free

01 / For every member

The Hidden Talent in Our Pews

Member Gifts Discovery

Your job title is not your gift. This page finds what the pews are hiding.

  • Discover gifts through five lenses
  • Recognize paid and unpaid experience
  • Choose where and how to serve
  • Share availability, support needs & consent
Free

02 / For church leadership

The Hidden Talent Audit

Leadership Deployment Assessment

Most churches don’t have a people problem. They have a discovery problem. See how much talent you are sitting on and what to do in 30 days.

  • Count and score your hidden talent
  • Discover the invisible workforce
  • Match gifts to confirmed community needs
  • Plan a 30-day pilot & measure outcomes

The remaining daily lessons and their free tools are coming soon.