N&F Study – The Process
Needs & Feasibility Study – The Process
I collect information before making a personal visit to your church. Then I make a two to four-day visit to gather more information through interviews and observations. After the visit I continue collecting needed information. Then, I prepare a report with my recommendations and send them to you. Finally, I discuss my report and recommendations by email, phone, video calls and/or in a second personal visit to your church.
Needs & Feasibility Process Overview
- Pre-visit information gathering
- On-site Visit: Consultant gathers information
- Post-visit information gathering
- Report prepared
- Consultant presents his report and recommendations to staff, leadership boards, the building committee, and the congregation
Needs and Feasibility Information Gathered
- Vision and mission
- Programs and ministries
- Attendance history
- Financial reports
- Current building layout (if the church owns its own facility)
Needs and Feasibility Process in Detail
- Pre-meeting information gathering, including review of church vision, mission, culture, demographics, and goals
- On-site information gathering:
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- Meetings and interviews with staff and ministry leaders, stakeholders, and influencers, members (representative cross-section)
- A visioning session with staff and ministry leaders
- Review of current and potential future ministries, programs, and other church activities to determine facility-related requirements
- Professional congregational survey (pre- or post-visit)
- Attendance and church demographic review, analysis, and projection.
- Financial review, analysis, and projection
- Review of current building utilization
- Report and recommendation containing, but not limited to:
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- Ministry space plan requirements
- Land and parking requirements
- Analysis of current and future financial ability
- Congregational survey results
- Readiness to build analysis
- Executive summary including recommendations and next steps
- Education and orientation for staff, boards, and building committee