
OUR CHALLENGE
47%
of cradle Orthodox have left the Church
21%
of Greek Orthodox Christians regularly attend Church
64%
of young people fall away from the Church
99%
of Parishes are dependent on festivals and fundraisers to fund their operations
Is this a “Good Account Before The Awesome Judgment Seat of Christ?”

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Doctors can assess your personal health.
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Financial planners can assess your financial health.
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Until now, your Parish lacked similar empirical and validated assessment tools to assess its operational health and effectiveness.
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After 20+ years of work with over 500 Orthodox parishes, the Orthodox Ministry Services (OMS) team developed its Effective Parish Assessment (EPA). The EPA is a reliable, easy, and empirical way to assess the health and operational effectiveness of your Parish.
THE SOLUTION
Empirical research identified 6 Operational Pillars that must be optimized to excellence in the most healthy and effective Orthodox Parish.
Research identified 30 Operational Building Blocks to support the 6 Pillars that must also be assessed and strengthened to ensure optimal health and effectiveness.
With the invaluable support of Leadership 100 and the GOA Department of Stewardship, OMS will deliver for free its EPA 1, EPA 2, and provide a Preliminary Parish Improvement Plan, to a cohort of several parishes from each GOA Metropolis.



OMS EFFECTIVE PARISH MODEL


OMS EFFECTIVE PARISH ASSESSMENT 1
The EPA 1 online assessment evaluates a Cohort Parish’s operational effectiveness in the 6 Pillars of an Effective Parish.
Each Pillar will be color coded based on survey responses:
Green = Good
Yellow = Caution
Red = Critical

OMS EFFECTIVE PARISH ASSESSMENT 2
The EPA 2 online assessment evaluates in greater depth the Building Blocks in any of the 6 Pillars in the Red Critical category after the EPA 1.
Each Building Block area in each Pillar assessed will be color coded based on survey responses:
Green = Good
Yellow = Caution
Red = Critical
OUR CONSULTANTS


NICHOLAS
CHAKOS

BILL
MARIANES

MITCH
OWEN

STEVE
TIBBS
