Ministry edition

Find out what is actually holding your ministry back.

A free diagnostic for pastors, executive pastors, ministry leaders, and church teams. In about eight minutes you will see where your ministry is strong, where it is strained, and which next step will carry the vision.

About 8 minutes Free. No cost, no card Results on screen immediately Reviewed personally by an EGCC consultant

Step 1 of 911%

Question 2 of 8 · Team health

How would you rate your ministry team and serve teams?

Rate each statement from 1 (rarely true) to 5 (consistently true).

Please rate every item before continuing.

Question 3 of 8 · Leadership development

How are leaders being developed in your ministry today?

We have an intentional leadership pipelineA defined pathway from new attender to volunteer to leader to multiplier.

Informal mentoring, one-on-one as time allowsIt happens, but it is not systematized.

We rely on whoever raises their handLeaders emerge by chance more than by plan.

We do not currently develop leadersMost of the load sits on a small group of people.

Please select one option.

Question 4 of 8 · Systems & structures

Which best describes your current systems and structures?

Strong, written, regularly usedDocumented processes, clear roles, healthy meeting rhythms.

Some written, mostly informalBits exist but are not followed consistently.

Mostly verbal. Lives in our headsVulnerable to turnover, growth, or absence.

Vision is clear, but the systems behind it are notBig dreams, missing scaffolding.

Please select one option.

Question 6 of 8 · Ministry season

What is your ministry's current season?

Planting or launchingBuilding from the ground up.

Growing, and we need structure to sustain itVision is outpacing systems.

Stable, and ready to break through to a new levelHealthy, but a ceiling is forming.

Stuck or declining. We need a turnaroundHonest about where we are.

Healthy, and we want to multiplyExpansion, planting, or sending readiness.

Please select one option.

Question 7 of 8 · Self-leadership

How equipped do you feel personally as the leader?

Rate each statement from 1 (rarely true) to 5 (consistently true).

Please rate every item before continuing.

Question 8 of 8 · Priority move

If you could move one needle in the next 90 days, which would have the greatest impact?

Build a leadership pipelineDevelop the people who carry the mission.

Install missing systems and structuresBring order to growth.

Strengthen team and cultureHealth, trust, communication, accountability.

Sharpen mission, vision, and growth strategyWhere we are going and how we get there.

Develop me as a leader firstLead yourself before leading more.

Please select one option.

Want sharper recommendations?

Add a five-question deep dive on governance, generosity, discipleship, planning, and succession. Optional. Adds about 90 seconds.

Yes, include the deep dive

Deep dive · Governance

How healthy is your governance structure?

Clear, written, working well

Functional but could be sharper

Confused roles or stalled meetings

A source of conflict or constant drag

Please select one option.

Deep dive · Generosity

How would you rate your culture of generosity and stewardship?

Strong. Taught, modeled, sustained

Steady. Driven by a faithful core

Inconsistent month to month

Fragile. A real concern

Please select one option.

Deep dive · Discipleship

How clear is your discipleship pathway?

Defined, and we can name the steps

Implied but not written

It depends who you ask

We do not really have one

Please select one option.

Deep dive · Strategic plan

Do you have a written one-year and three-year plan?

Yes. Written, owned, and reviewed quarterly

Yes, but it has been a while since we revisited it

It is mostly in my head

We do not have one

Please select one option.

Deep dive · Succession

If you stepped away tomorrow, what would happen?

The ministry would keep moving. Leaders are ready

It would slow, but it could be carried

It would struggle. Too much depends on me

It would likely come apart

Please select one option.

Final step · Your results

Where should we send your results?

Your recommendation appears on the next screen and a copy goes to your inbox. An EGCC consultant reads every DNA personally and replies with a written recommendation within two business days.

First name *

Last name *

Role or title *

Church or ministry *

Email *

Phone optional

City, State optional

Average weekly attendance optional

Anything else you would like Dr. Ellis to know? optional

Used only to prepare your recommendation. Never sold, never shared outside The Ellis Group.

Please complete the required fields marked with an asterisk.

Your DNA results

Where you stand by pillar

Higher scores indicate current strength. Lower scores show where the highest-leverage work usually sits.

What we would recommend

What you flagged

What happens next

No automated pipeline. A real person reads this.

You will not be dropped into a nurture sequence. You will hear from a real consultant, with a real recommendation, on a real timeline.

A consultant reads it

An EGCC consultant reviews your answers, including the open-ended notes. Not a bot, not a template.

Within 1 business day

You get a written recommendation

What we heard, what we would diagnose, and the named program or engagement we would suggest.

Within 2 business days

You decide what happens next

Run with the recommendation, share it with your board or staff, or book a live working session with our team.

Your call

Book the Introduction Discovery Call →

The Discovery Call is a paid, 60-minute working session with Dr. Ellis or a senior consultant. The DNA itself is free, and nothing else is required.

Find out what is actually holding your ministry back.

Which words best describe your current ministry culture?

How would you rate your ministry team and serve teams?

How are leaders being developed in your ministry today?

Which best describes your current systems and structures?

Which areas feel most strained right now?

What is your ministry's current season?

How equipped do you feel personally as the leader?

If you could move one needle in the next 90 days, which would have the greatest impact?

How healthy is your governance structure?

How would you rate your culture of generosity and stewardship?

How clear is your discipleship pathway?

Do you have a written one-year and three-year plan?

If you stepped away tomorrow, what would happen?

Where should we send your results?

Where you stand by pillar

What we would recommend

What you flagged

No automated pipeline. A real person reads this.