It's a mistake to believe that only a church in trouble needs a consultation. Many healthy, growing churches engage a consultant when they want to ensure they're on the right track. There are

  Truth Time Again: Since there isn't a recognized "certification" process for church consultants, anyone who's written a book, gotten a degree, or served a church can become one. And just because someone is (or was) a successful

Engaging a consultation process is not to be taken lightly. No matter how good or gentle a consultant is, the fact that a relative stranger is coming to evaluate the church and to

I wish I could give you a top five bullet point list of what you could and should expect from a successful consultation, but that's not possible. To begin with, if a congregation

Care should be given when choosing a church consultant. The wrong consultant can do more harm than good. So you need to make sure you are contracting with a seasoned consultant with an