In my opinion, Dr. McIntosh is a rare individual; combining sound research, clear writing, creative presentations, and a wealth of knowledge with superb people skills.
Gary McIntosh provided remarkable insights and sound counsel to our church during a time of transition. His sensitive interactions with church staff were helpful during a time of uncertainty in our church. Our lay leadership enthusiastically endorsed his recommendations.
I just wanted to take another opportunity to thank you for your ministry to us at the Neighborhood Church. I have had a very positive response from several people and I know the Lord has already used you to begin our rebuilding process. I really appreciated your time with the Board on Sunday afternoon. I also want to thank you for the many hours you spent with me. I appreciate your professional presentation, but more than that, I appreciate the fact that you are a friend and brother in the Lord.
Dr. McIntosh came as our consultant in April of 2000. The impact has been incredible. Through his insight and recommendations I have grown as a pastor in ways I never thought possible. We appreciated not only Gary’s expertise but also the spirit by which he worked with us. He was compassionate, sensitive and personable as he interviewed our people, brought recommendations and continues to lead us though the growing process. Each conversation has been an encouragement to me as a pastor to continue in the work to which God has called me.
Gary led our congregation through a very thorough process of evaluation, and he responded to the results of the evaluation by providing us with several key growth steps and recommendations presented in a very comprehensive report. East Hills Christian Church has implemented and is in the process of implementing Gary’s recommendations, and the church has experienced exciting growth and ministry development as a result. I have had the opportunity to meet and speak with Gary individually on several occasions, and he has been a tremendous blessing to my life and ministry. Gary is a very wise, stable, insightful and capable Christian man. The counsel, guidance and direction Gary has offered tome over the past two years have been extremely helpful.
I just recently received and read the evaluation, which you sent of Prince of Peace. I am writing to say thank you. I believe the diagnostic evaluation is very accurate . . . very helpful . . . and gives a good since of direction for our planning assignment.
Thank you for being real and approachable. Your content and presentation was top-notch.
Having you here in October certainly primed our pump! Our people came away rather enthused. We are well in route going to two services; we are building 100 new parking spaces, and have revamped the nursery. Thanks again for the Church Growth Network newsletter. I enjoy receiving the letter monthly. Thanks for ministry with us.
Dr. Gary McIntosh and I have worked together in the interest of Church Growth for a period of over five years. During that time, I have found him to be knowledgeable about the topic, scholarly and well read in the field and an excellent communicator. Dr. McIntosh is a warm and personable individual and maintains excellent relationships with co-workers. He is thorough in his work. Therefore, I am pleased to give him the highest recommendation.
I cannot tell you how much I appreciated your consultation with our elders. You are a wealth of help and guidance. And you do it with such grace! As I sat there listening to you describe the challenges of growing from 400-800, I noticed the elders faces. They were lighting up with understanding about things that I would have found difficult to say. You did a masterful job.
This conference was, in fact, a “notch above” in several respects, and just this morning we here at the office were commenting on how God used your calm, non-threatening demeanor to speak truth in a way that few people can. We’ve received email responses from several conference attendees as well saying things like, “That was the best conference to date.”
You really “outdid” yourself for us this past weekend. Can’t really begin to thank you enough. All comments have been positive.
Gary seemed so perceptive, and was so sensitive to our needs, and to the problems we were experiencing in our church. This was especially true when we had a division, and lost our pastor after very trying circumstances. While we were without a pastor, Gary gave us the support and encouragement to “keep on keeping on”. Gary helped our new pastor in a very positive manner with a thorough orientation of what all had transpired before he became pastor here. Gary definitely “went the extra mile” for us in many instances, and besides that . . . he’s a pretty nice guy to know!
The recent Association of Baptist Ministries With the Aging (ABMA) was such a success. Your expertise was invaluable in helping us understand and plan for effectively relating to Baby Boomers. Please know that ABMA is most appreciative of your taking time to be with us, and we do hope to work with you again in the future.
I am a new subscriber to your monthly newsletter and cannot even begin to express to you how enlightening and beneficial I have found it to be. Our church initiated a strong focus on church growth this past spring, and since that time I have studied a great deal of literature on the topic. Absolutely nothing has compared to your newsletter. The concise manner in which you present the information is excellent. Thank you for a wonderful tool!
It was wonderful to return from my time in England and Indonesia and to receive the McIntosh Report. Thank you for its clarity, brevity, wisdom and insight. Everybody so far has received it with enthusiasm, which is no mean feat in the Midwest! May God richly bless you in your ministry of strengthening and supporting the Church.