Mission
Many smaller church and nonprofit leaders are overwhelmed by running the business side of their organization. At Christian Ministry Alliance we help them sort through the clutter and provide practical solutions, so leaders can gain back their time, and have the energy to lead their people and mission effectively.
Ruling year
2014
President & CEO
Mr. Douglas Leslie
Main address
P.O. Box 7735
Goodyear, AZ 85338 USA
EIN
46-3408177
Cause area (NTEE code)
Christian (X20)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We love the church and all related ministries, and we want to see them operate with excellence. At Christian Ministry Alliance we know ministry leaders have a specific calling to fulfill their mission. More than anything else they want to stay confident and focused on what God has put in front of them. The problem is many ministry leaders are wearing so many hats and juggling so many daily responsibilities, that they don’t have time to handle all the details involved with administration. We come alongside ministries and those that lead them, providing credible, practical, and affordable resources that allow them to focus on the mission. We do this through a simple process by 1) getting to know the organization, budget constraints, culture, needs, future hopes. Then 2) we provide practical options that alleviate immediate organizational pain, and 3) allow the leader freedom to focus on why they entered ministry in the first place.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
One Day Leaders Forum
A working roundtable event in different geographic locations specifically designed for senior ministry leaders. The forum addresses critical issues facing ministry leadership and the people they serve.
Alliance Finance
A professional service offering online financial processing and a full-service accounting/bookkeeping service for smaller churches and ministry nonprofits nationwide.
Alliance Digital
A professional service offering digital services, including video development, web and internet solutions, and branding packages for smaller churches and ministry nonprofits nationwide.
Alliance Consulting
A professional service offering comprehensive organizational consulting offerings for smaller churches and ministry nonprofits nationwide.
Donor Fund
An administrative service providing donation processing and reporting. This program was developed to assist support-raising missionaries and new or small organizations raise their financial support from their donors. Our service includes online donation platforms, donation receipting, 1099 MISC IRS filing, and donation tracking software.
Where we work
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Charting impact
Five powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our primary and ultimate goal is to alleviate the burden many ministry leaders feel as they try diligently to fulfill their mission. For many smaller organizations, the ministry's business can feel like it is sabotaging the ministry's mission. Christian Ministry Alliance's goal is to help leaders chart a course out of the bushes, helping them clear their plate of the administration so they can focus. The clarity allows ministry leaders to place needed time and energy in building strategic relationships with other ministry leaders in their communities. We address this reality as well by providing relationship-centered events that allow leaders to build trust and connectivity in safe environments. Additionally, we provide skill development seminars, organizational management platforms, accounting services, digital development services, and organizational consulting. A strong goal is to see the local church leaders build high-trust relationships with para-church leaders so that together they can build lasting partnerships to reach their communities.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We provide a series of professional services through with which we build relational and professional credibility. These strategic lines of service include the following: 1. Alliance Finance - offering online transaction processing for a low flat rate, support processing for those raising personal or project support, and bookkeeping and payroll services for smaller organizations. 2. Alliance Digital - offering digital services to include website design and maintenance, logo and branding design, and video shooting and production 3. Alliance Consulting - A full service, comprehensive consulting services for churches through a certified church consultant. Under our consulting umbrella, we also provide ongoing coaching for ministry leaders who need a sounding board. 4. Alliance Learning - providing live and online training for organizations and their leaders. These professional capabilities help us build credibility and trust with ministry leaders, allowing us then to convene meetings where ministry leaders can interact safely since they know us and our desire to see them succeed.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
In order to provide these services, we have partnered with professionals in each of these programmatic areas that provide expertise. Additionally, we have gained specific certifications for our staff so that we have expertise in-house for our members. These fields of expertise include web development on the WordPress platform - both coding and design, a CPA to oversee our bookkeeping services, and skilled videographers out of Hollywood, CA for our digital video production. Additionally, we have in-house certifications for Certified Church Consultant (CCC) and Certified Nonprofit Accounting Professional (CNAP).
How will they know if they are making progress?
We track our progress utilizing metric indicators that we have designed from the input of our staff and Board of Directors. Each line of service we offer (Digital, Finance, Consulting, and Learning) is tracked via a series of internal process flows and external surveys. We work to track those ministries that are involved with us as well as their progression toward the interactive relationship building with other leaders via event attendance and personal outreach.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have engaged local ministries who understand our mission and want to be part. 90% of those engaged are taking advantage of one of our lives of service and will attend an event if personally invited to do so. Our 2020 vision is to expand nationally with the service lines and engage ministries across the United States. This involves continuing to build out our online learning platform, hiring internal staff for member development, developing a series of online webinars that are practical and beneficial, and continuing to build a diverse Board of Directors.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is the organization collecting feedback?
We regularly collect feedback through: electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.).
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How is the organization using feedback?
We use feedback to: to identify and remedy poor client service experiences, to identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, to make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, to inform the development of new programs/projects, to strengthen relationships with the people we serve.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
We share feedback with: the people we serve, our staff, our board, our funders.
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to: it is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, it is hard to come up with good questions to ask people, it is difficult to identify actionable feedback.
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Christian Ministry Alliance
Board of directorsas of 5/7/2020
Douglas Leslie
Christian Ministry Alliance
Term: 2014 -
Brian Rensing
TEAM International
Rob Lane
Living Water Church
Troy Renter
Harlan Assembly of God
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Keywords
Church Para-Church Ministry Partnership
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