It takes strong, visionary leadership to take a church successfully through a building project. Many times, church leaders find themselves ill equipped for this task. Often churches don't really know who they are, what makes them unique, what their needs are and what financial resources are required. Aspen Group offers services that give empowering information and assistance to church leaders at all levels. This builds confidence and instills peace-of-mind.

The following tools help you clearly assess if it is time to build. If so, you can then proceed with knowledge and confidence.

Tools include:

Transforming Church Index

This survey of your church membership measures your church's organizational competencies, such as church culture, leadership effectiveness, ability to change, member satisfaction, communication and much, much more. Each competency is compared to the national norm in that area. This study can highlight areas that must be addressed before your church is ready to begin the building process.

Strategic Planning

This in-depth, on-site service is administered by a TAG, a highly respected consulting firm selected by Aspen Group. TAG has significant church-specific expertise. Information is gathered on-site through interviews, focus groups and other research. TAG provides an assessment report and then facilitates a strategic planning retreat. The result is a clear vision and mission for your church and roadmap for the future.

Financial and Space Requirements Model

Determine your approximate space and financial needs. Compare that to future needs in 5 and 10 years based on variable church growth rates. This interactive tool provides essential early planning information. You'll get a predicted total investment amount that includes everything from land acquisition to fixtures. And you'll have recommended square footage and acreage requirements for your facility and site, based on your current and projected needs.