Catalysing churches to become healthy and effective within their context.
Church Development
Our Church Development offering is focused on supporting your church to become healthy and effective within your context. Our consulting process is centred around helping pastors grow healthy churches that reach more people for Jesus. We pair you with a specialised consultant, trained to provide support for the following:
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A research-informed picture of your church right now.
Our Church Health Checks help leadership teams move from instinct to insight. Drawing on decades of Australian church research through the National Church Life Survey, combined with Partners in Ministry’s long-term pastoral and consulting experience, these assessments provide a clear, balanced picture of church health.
The results offer both qualitative and quantitative insight, benchmarked against national and international data, giving leaders a grounded foundation for reflection, conversation, and future planning.
Each Health Check is aligned with the Partners in Ministry health framework and results in a written report. Where included, one of our consultants will walk through the findings with you, helping translate insight into clear and practical next steps.
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Turning insight into focused, strategic action.
For churches ready to move forward, Next Steps consultancy supports leaders to design and clarify what comes next. This may include developing a strategic plan, reshaping leadership structures, strengthening governance, or focusing on a particular area of ministry effectiveness.
This engagement is tailored to your context, helping leadership teams move from understanding to action with confidence and alignment.
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Long-term support for churches navigating significant change.
Our Revitalisation Engagement is designed for churches experiencing challenge, plateau, or transition. This involves a comprehensive health review or consultancy process, followed by sustained support as recommendations or a strategic plan are implemented.
Rather than offering advice and stepping away, we walk beside leaders over time — equipping, supporting, and strengthening their capacity to lead through change and into renewed vitality.
Start with a short Health Snapshot
Our free Church Health Snapshot offers a short, high-level reflection on a few key areas of church life. It’s designed to give you a feel for how we think and what a full Health Check explores—without the depth, analysis, or tailored insight of our paid reviews.
Choose the Health Check that fits your context
A focused snapshot of church health completed by one key leader, offering quick clarity and a structured moment to step back and reflect. It helps surface what is shaping the church right now and whether further exploration would be helpful.
Best for: Senior leaders seeking an initial sense of church health or a clear starting point.
A broader health assessment drawing on the perspectives of multiple leaders and congregants. This option reveals shared patterns and dynamics, helping leadership teams develop a common understanding of what’s shaping the church right now.
Best for: Leadership teams or boards wanting shared insight and alignment before making decisions.
A comprehensive, research-informed assessment combining surveys, document review, and consultant insight. Designed to support churches navigating complexity, change, or significant strategic decisions.
Best for: Churches facing transition, growth, or major strategic planning decisions.
Your stories
In their own words, leaders share what it has been like to be supported, challenged, and sustained through Partners in Ministry.
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Talk with us about what support would be most helpful for you.
Our packages offer a clear and considered way to plan your development rather than piecing support together as you go. Each package combines diagnostic insight with targeted development, helping you choose what best fits your role, your team and your church. These packages are designed to be explored in conversation and adapted to your context, so the support you receive is both intentional and appropriate.