Church Consulting & Revitalization

Church consultants help churches with growth strategies, health assessment, revitalization, and leadership development.

With many churches plateaued or declining and seeking renewal, church consulting generates revenue of $100,000-$350,000 with 85-95% margins through consulting projects.

The business requires pastoral ministry or church leadership experience, church health and growth expertise, organizational consulting skills, denominational knowledge helpful, and assessment and strategic planning capability.

Services include church health assessments, strategic planning and visioning, revitalization and replanting consulting, leadership development and coaching, denominational consulting, and interim pastoral leadership.

Revenue through consulting projects and retainers.

Success factors include senior pastor or church leadership background, church health and growth model expertise (Natural Church Development, Unstuck), assessment tools and strategic planning process, understanding denominational contexts, and building denominational and network relationships.

Marketing focuses on churches, denominational executives, church networks, and pastoral conferences.

With church decline widespread and revitalization needed in 2025, church consulting offers renewal opportunities serving congregations with ministry experience and consulting skills as major differentiators.