In a moment my whole perspective on my future had changed. Sitting in my chapel seat hearing God's voice tell me what my future would look like was an incredibly humbling experience, and it also scared me to death. At 19 years old I was new to Christianity and new to the idea of … Continue reading Pardekooper: An Origin Story
Often times, consulting projects are only the beginning of a relationship between a consultant and a ministry. Most churches who hire consultants are facing challenges, goals, or missions that are complex, multi-layered, and impact numerous people regardless of the size of the church itself. A mistake a consultant can make when helping a church is … Continue reading Deep Ministry Consulting
One of the complaints against consultants is the disconnect with their findings and recommendations to the day-to-day work environment a ministry staff engages in. Often times the recommendations feel like canned responses, do not practically work in the lives of those on a church staff, or create loads of busy-work that yield little-to-no tangible results. … Continue reading How Consultants Should Partner With Ministry Leaders
For consultants, the key factor for success in the changing future is to ability to build relationships that last through the challenges and changes the future holds. (Christensen et al., 2013) As the global society moves to a more connected relational way of living, the workplace is becoming more relationally driven. Those leaders with a … Continue reading Relational Consultants are the Future
In the world of specializing and niche markets, consultants are finding a wide open landscape of opportunity. Though there is a great deal of money to be made for some consultants, their motivations to be consultants must reach beyond pure monetary gain. As the people in the global village become more and more connected, and … Continue reading Value Consulting
Being a consultant must be a value driven profession. In the 90’s and 200’s consultancy moved quickly with freedom and opportunity, but now there is a shift in the way consultants need to think. (Greiner & Poulfelt, 2010) Clients are looking for consultants with whom they can trust and build relationships with to insure they … Continue reading Christians as Consultants
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