Enabling Your Church and Congregation to Thrive and Shine Brightly in Your Community
The “P” Factors For Thriving Churches
Facilities & Experience
Parking - Ease of access, safety, clearly marked, in good repair - first impressions include the parking lot.
Property - Building and grounds have a quality aura and are well maintained.
Place - Atmosphere and aesthetic that feels welcoming.
Presentation - The appropriate look and feel of services, signage, and media.
People & Culture
People - Friendly greeters, engaging congregants, and well trained staff and volunteers.
Participation - Broad spectrum of opportunities for congregants to serve and be involved.
Personal Relationships - Building authentic relationships within the church and community.
Passion - Recognizable energy and enthusiasm from leadership, staff, and congregants.
Patience - Perseverance in growth and discipleship.
Presence - Being active and involved throughout the community.
Vision & Direction
Purpose - Clear mission and vision that guide decisions.
Plan - Documented strategy and tactics for achieving the mission.
Priorities - Focus on what matters most and ensure progress to completion.
Preparation - Training and equipping leadership, staff, volunteers, and congregants.
Promotion - Communicating events and vision within the community.
Progress - Ongoing tracking and celebrating milestone achievements.
Stewardship & Resources
Provision - God-given supply of spiritual, financial, material, and human resources that enable the church to worship, disciple, care for congregants, and serve the wider community.
Prosperity - Sufficient finances and resources for effective ministry.
Processes - Documented systems to manage people, property, security, safety, finances, and ministries efficiently.
Protection - Safeguarding staff, congregants, visitors, property, and reputation.
Ministry & Mission
Preaching - Biblical, relevant, and engaging messages that is a catalyst to discipleship and coming to faith (not included in the scope of Upon This Rock Advisors products and services).
Programs - Ministries, events, and activities that serve, attract, and engage people.
Prayer - Central to spiritual vitality, unity, and developing an ever-deeper relationship with our Lord.
Pastoral Care - Personal connection, counseling, and support.
Promotion - Communicating events and vision within the community.
Progress - Ongoing tracking and celebrating milestone achievements.
Complex Operational Challenges Facing Churches Today
Financial Management
Budgeting
Fund Raising
Debt Management
Facilities Management
Maintenance & Utilization
Utility Costs
Safety & Security
Effectiveness & Efficiency
Role Clarity
Process Improvement
Ongoing Training
Volunteer Coordination
Engagement
Burnout
Training
Program Management
Event Coordination
Scheduling
Measuring Success
Community Outreach
Relevance
Partnerships
Perception
Compliance Requirements
Legal
Regulatory
Safety & Insurance
Member Engagement
Attendance
Generational Gaps
Discipleship
Effective Communications
Internal Communications
Leveraging Technology
Engaging Community
Digital Transformation
Adoption of Tools
Online Services
Cybersecurity
Empowering Your Mission & Vision
Facilities & Operations Assessments
Unlock the potential of your Church’s Facilities, Staff, and Congregation. Gain insights to opportunities your Church has to enhance its community outreach and evangelical efforts. Become operationally effective & efficient.
Our Assessment Manual (AM) is 65 pages in length with over 500 questions - enabling Churches to perform a structured self evaluation of their:
Property, facilities, and documentation
Operational & evangelical effectiveness & efficiency
Community relationships
Staff, lay leadership, and congregational preparedness
Risk management processes
Safety & security measures
The answers to the questions are scored by impact and priority - helping leadership to create actionable plans that address:
Growth & outreach
Risk reduction
Financial sustainability
Mission alignment
Safety & Security
Process improvement
Contractor Management
Event Planning
Ensuring staff, volunteers, and congregants have the needed training & tools
How-To Information
Empower your Church’s staff and lay leadership by ensuring they have the information (best practices, checklists, expert advice, structured reports) needed to be excellent stewards.
The Assessment Manual enables Churches to identify and prioritize what actions need to be taken to excel in stewardship.
The Comprehensive Church Management Program Manual (CCMPM), with over 250 pages of detailed how-to best practices, checklists, expert advice, and structured reports, and informative content, enables Churches to implement the actionable plans effectively & efficiently.
The content is organized in such a way that users can easily find the information they are seeking.
The AM and CCMPM are priced at $1,190. In reality, it is a catalyst investment that will quickly generate returns as the manuals are designed to enable Churches to:
Prevent costly mistakes & avoidable expenses
Identify income-generating opportunities that also support the mission & vision of Churches
Improve the effectiveness & efficiency of operational & evangelical processes
Support long-term growth & vitality
Ensure the safety & security of the staff, contractors, volunteers, congregants, and visitors
Identify, nurture, and enhance relationships within their communities
Remote & OnSite Support Options
Every Church has a unique set of expertise and knowledge. Some have more, some have less. When Churches identify a need to access expert assistance, Upon This Rock Advisors provides the supplemental expertise.
Today’s technology enables Churches to access the expert knowledge and experience set of Upon This Rock Advisors to provide answers and solutions via Remote Support. FaceTime and Zoom are two widely used technologies that can be used to share visual information.
Churches can also elect to get in-depth support and/or training via an OnSite Engagement. For Churches that have available funds, OnSite Support enables Churches to jump start their Assessment process and receive customized training, reports, and checklists.
There are multiple Remote support packages that can be purchased.
Hourly Rate Remote Support - $225 - 3 hours of remote support - phone support, email support, and research.
Monthly Rate Remote Support - $300/month covers phone support / up to 5 hours of research and / or content development
OnSite Support is available to Churches by scheduling and purchasing an OnSite Engagement.
$375/day + Hotel, Meals, and Travel Expenses | Three to Four Day Engagements
Churches can also request shorter or longer term engagements.
