ORGANIZATIONS
Helping faith institutions adapt, innovate, and thrive
We help you envision new initiatives in training and partnership building, refine your mission and strategies, and redesign curricula and programs so that you can grow and thrive for generations to come.
- New Initiatives in Training and Education
- Strategic Planning
- Curriculum Design and Program Planning
- Equipping Engagement
Supporting your mission
Seminaries and faith-based organizations face momentous obstacles today, and survival—not to mention growth—seems daunting, if not impossible. Entrenched practices and structures hinder and discourage leadership. Your constituencies demand different approaches and answers to constantly shifting questions and opposition. Innovation is risky and often blocked by numerous parties.
Red Oak Collective comes alongside seminaries and faith-based nonprofits to enhance an institution’s adaptation and vitality in a changing landscape. We help you envision new initiatives in training and partnership building, refine your mission and strategies, and redesign curricula and programs so that you can grow and thrive for generations to come.
How we can help
Tough questions within a humble, creative, and collaborative environment—that’s what we bring to the table. Red Oak Collective has the experience and wisdom that can help you refine where you are going (vision) and how you seek to get there (strategic planning). We can help your board and leadership consider how to create better institutional policies, culture, and structures that will enable your organization to flourish.
New Initiatives in Training and Education
- Master planning documents (incl. budgets, hiring processes, timelines, and feasibility studies)
- Vision and values articulation documents for public use
- Case statements suitable for fundraising and partnership building
- Market analysis
- Guidance for various other processes/issues (e.g., theological commitments, church relations, etc.)
- Grant facilitation
Strategic Planning
- Mission and vision refinement
- Strategic and action plan facilitation (3–5 years)
- Fiscal sustainability planning
- Board and leadership guidance
- Institutional policy and culture recommendations
- Organizational structure recommendations
Curriculum Design and Program Planning
- Curriculum mapping and redesign
- Program development (MDiv, MA, certificates, etc.)
- Learning outcomes and assessment integration
- Creative/innovative pedagogical approaches
Equipping Engagements
- Keynote addresses
- Conference sessions
- Seminars – in person or via Zoom
- Classes – in person or via Zoom
- Leadership training – in person or via Zoom
- Tailored to your audience and context
- Topics available upon request
Next Steps
If any of these services align with your organization’s needs, I’d love to begin with a free 30-minute discovery call to clarify your goals and outline a plan that fits your context.
