Consulting
Do you need an experienced hand to advise your program?
Building a new ministry can be intimidating for many—even the most seasoned of church and parachurch leaders. This is true whether it is an education, discipleship, or counseling/therapy program. Even if you have faith in the Lord doing miracles and are courageous enough to follow Him, it can often be inefficient to start from scratch.
Our senior consultants have decades of experience advising the leadership of top organizations around the world. This includes the disciplined spending of billions of dollars in strategic initiatives, as both an in-house advisor and external strategy consultant, for Fortune 500 companies and international NGOs. This experience is paramount because we see each follower of Christ as a vassal king who is worth even more, with higher value implications at stake. These situations warrant an “advisor to the king” who can help you serve God’s chosen people with heavenly wisdom (cf. Proverbs 22:29). We can offer strategic guidance that is custom-tailored to your congregation, organization, and geographical context.
* As with all ICCCED-T programs, 100% of revenue is dedicated to the benefit of the common good. This includes (a) supplementing donated funds that are directed to client sponsorships for economic hardships, as well as (b) investing in the non-profit’s ability to serve clients in ever-greater ways through volunteers and staff development funds.
Strategic
Each church or parachurch ministry is unique. Our consultants can make objective assessments of your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. These would be mapped onto the aspirations that God has given to the leadership, membership, and other key stakeholders. Key tools delivered: strategic planning frameworks (covering visions, objectives, results, etc.), existing and incremental market expansion assessments, opportunity prioritization heatmaps, scenario/sensitivity analyses, and implementation stage-gating at the portfolio and profit-level.
Organizational
The structure of a church is only half the equation. The other half is the unique mix of people and their personalities that God is building through. Our consultants pay attention to both and harmonize them so that your entire organization can be optimized. Key tools delivered: staffing matrices, roles and responsibilities profiles, recruitment programs, resource deployment plans, workload balancing, leadership training modules, span of control optimization, performance scorecards, 360 counterpart evaluations, and process workflow improvement maps.
Legal
Ministries are beholden to the law of God and answer to the higher power who is both Master and Judge. All efforts must be therefore be above board in all man-made contexts, regardless of the specific discipline or jurisdiction involved. Key tools delivered: incorporation templates, legal assessments, periodic compliance reviews, code of ethics, and full-cycle client paperwork (onboarding contracts such as informed consent for adults and minors; treatment documentation such as ongoing supervision, consultation, and feedback forms; and offboarding such as exit, referral, and termination processes).
Financial
Counting the cost is essential to building a church, waging spiritual war, and equipping the body for mission. Fortunately, God not only commands us to be prudent stewards, but He also provides everything that we need to carry out His purposes. Our consultants tick and tie every dollar that comes in through regardless of program revenue or charitable donation, and connects them to tangible benefits for the common good. Key deliverables include: business cases, cost-benefit calculators, actual versus planned variance analyses, total cost of ownership indicators, sustainability/profitability models, and return-on-investment metrics at the product, service, and program levels.
Operational
The best laid plans rely on operational details that are negotiated on a case by case basis. Yet, victory is the Lord’s, and it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Our consultants can help you take ideas and make them reality through a combination of industry best practices and creative innovations. Results will be measured for effectiveness and efficiencies that allow for long-term sustainability. Key deliverables include: current state assessments, standard operating procedure manuals, capacity optimization protocols, continuity/quality assurance diagnostics, target state architecture, contingency workstream enhancement, and change management roadmaps.