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About Our Consulting Services

We know leading in ministry today comes with its challenges. Our church consulting services are designed to meet your faith community where you are, identify key challenges, and walk with you to solve them.

Faith communities today are wrestling with real problems: declining participation, limited volunteer recruitment and capacity, conflict, financial constraints, and tired leaders. But God isn’t done working through your faith community to transform people’s lives. Our consultants will help your faith community identify vision, capitalize on the community’s strengths, and address problems so your ministries can flourish.

Consulting Benefits

Growth

Our consulting services will expand your faith community’s impact by capitalizing on your strengths. We’ll also focus on improving the health of your leaders.

Support

We’ll guide you to assemble a team from your church and walk with you through every step of the consulting process.

Lasting Impact

We don’t offer a prescriptive, quick fix, but an intentional process for growth that you can replicate and return to again and again.

Refined Vision

We’ll guide you to reframe how you measure ministry effectiveness for today’s realities and move beyond survival.

Congregational Buy-in

Volunteers are a key aspect of our group consulting experience, expanding your faith community’s and your capacity.

Testimonials

“Because the Ministry Leadership Center’s process used the strengths of the leaders in place and contextualized the tools for the church’s new reality, the leaders have been able to listen and trust in next steps, relying on these tools, which begin with Bible study, discernment, and listening. Instead of a shiny new thing, it has provided real results and healing.”
- Rev. Melinda Britt, Connectional Ministries Officer, Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church
“So often in church we get caught up in the semantics and just getting stuff done that we often don’t take the time to sit back, think theologically, and listen to the Spirit. Unlike a committee meeting where I often leave drained from just getting stuff done, I leave each session energized feeling like I truly am doing the ministry God has called me to.”
- Paige Bach, Director of Next Generation Ministry, Providence Presbyterian Church
“The process was so well organized and it truly helped guide our decision making without telling us what to do. I feel more connected and invested in a program that makes sense and isn't backed by a reasoning of ‘the way we've always done it.'"
- Jennifer Skidmore-Breece, Lay Leader, Providence Presbyterian Church

Consulting Service Details

  • Regular meeting facilitation, virtual or hybrid, and coaching from an experienced ministry consultant
  • More than just a written report, we’ll equip your faith community to take action to grow your impact
  • Customized experience based on your faith community’s unique needs, assets, and timeline
  • Intentional, action-oriented processes, questions, and activities to move your faith community forward
  • Process rooted in your faith community’s unique strengths and theological values
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How it Works

Step 1

Reach out to schedule a free consultation with our team so we can learn about your faith community’s dreams, hopes, assets, and challenges.

Step 2

We’ll develop a custom, multi-tiered consulting proposal designed specifically for your faith community.

Step 3

You’ll discern which consulting package is right for your faith community in this season of your ministry.

Step 4

Once you’ve determined the right path for your faith community, we’ll help you assemble a team of people to journey with us throughout the experience.

Step 5

Together, we’ll begin the process of developing a healthier church!

Get an Overview of Our Consulting Approach

Get a preview of how we approach church consulting and some of the key problems we’ll address together.

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Meet Our Consultants

BIO

Lesleigh (she/her) has been part of MLC since its founding. She holds a BS from Auburn University and a MDiv from Vanderbilt Divinity School and is an ordained Disciples of Christ pastor. A veteran ministry coach and consultant, she has worked with churches and judicatories in urban, rural, and suburban settings of all sizes and denominations across the country, as well as nonprofits. She enjoys the outdoors—especially hiking.

Rev. Lesleigh Carmichael

BIO

Candi Cylar (she/her) holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Tuskegee Univ. and an MDiv from Columbia Theological Seminary. She brings 20+ years of experience across urban and suburban, medium and large congregations in the Southeast and Midwest, serving primarily adults in UMC contexts. A coach and consultant, Candi is Program Director for SBC21 and leads The Candi Cylar Agency.

Candi Cylar

BIO

Brad is a priest in the Episcopal Church with over twenty years of experience serving churches in Alabama and Texas. He holds degrees from Samford University and the University of the South, Sewanee. Brad has specific training and experience in children’s & youth ministry, school chaplaincy, the catechumenate, and family systems theory. An avid cyclist and animal lover, Brad lives in Birmingham with his wife and children.

The Rev. Brad Landry

BIO

Kevin holds a BA from Marshall University, a MDiv from Lexington Theological Seminary, and a DMin from Phillips Theological Seminary. As an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), he’s served in urban, suburban and rural churches in Appalachia and the Mid-West. Kevin was a resident in the Lilly Endowment’s Clergy Residency Program and is an alumnus of the Bethany Fellows. He currently serves on the Ministry Team at Lee’s Summit Christian Church.

Rev. Dr. Kevin Snow

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As a clergyperson in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Emily chairs the EcoFaith Summit of the Upper Midwest Organizing Team and the Indian Boarding School Initiative Education Team. She creates contemplative practices and worship arts and was liturgical coordinator for the Lutheran World Federation's 2023 Global Assembly. Emily holds degrees from Luther College, Luther Seminary, and United Seminary-Twin Cities. She serves as an ecumenical innovations consultant at The Ministry Lab (theministrylab.org)

Rev. Emily Meyer

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Katye (she/her) is an ordained Deacon in the United Methodist Church with experience in congregational leadership and theological education. She holds an MDiv from Garrett Seminary in the Chicago area and a BA from SMU in Dallas. Katye is passionate about ecumenical and interfaith work and believes in the power of stories to transform lives and communities. She lives in Arkansas and is the mom of twin boys.

Rev. Katye Chambers

BIO

Mark (he/him) holds a BBA in marketing from The University of Texas and has spent more than 20 years on staff at Memorial Drive UMC in Houston, TX. Mark and his team participated in MLC's Ministry Transformation Lab and he is passionate about youth culture and helping students discover and develop a meaningful relationship with Jesus. Mark shares life with his wife Becky and son Jake and loves music, sports, and preparing delicious meals.

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