Sierra Vista Ministries is a multi-dimensional Christian consulting firm serving the broad interests of Christian schools and churches to meet missional needs.  As a testament to the SVM Promise & Process, clients seeking organizational resources and/or counsel are offered up to a full-day of complimentary conversation to communicate needs ahead of receiving a proposal for services.

Schools

School communities represent dynamic and complex organizational structures for administrators, faculty-staff, parents, and students to navigate in the ever-changing educational landscape. SVM exists to partner with all corners of the fellowship to ensure success.  Doing Lord’s Work the Lord’s Way, SVM offers these base services, with the opportunity to amend and augment to specification.

Administrative Resources 

The many hats of the school administrator can seem daunting at times, which is why SVM stands ready to come alongside the leader and his/her team to provide support in a variety of ways. 

Accreditation Support

• Remaining current and on point with the accreditation process between reporting deadlines is a challenging endeavor for any leader, particularly one juggling multiple responsibilities.  To help schools stay on course with the accreditation process, including developing organizational strategies, stakeholder collaboration, evidence-based inquiry, and action plan development, among other items, SVM brings strategic experience to help schools put their best foot forward in this important process.

Admissions & Marketing

• Visioning and implementing effective Admissions & Marketing strategies are critical elements to the long term sustainability of any private school. In this way, SVM offers proven strategies to help schools achieve success in this critical area.

Advancement & Business Development

• The development of third-party resources and the cultivation of community support is vital to meet budgetary needs not covered by tuition. SVM offers a variety of services to assist schools raise capital by developing everything from annual giving campaigns, special events, feasibility studies and campaign plans for capital campaigns, grant writing, and other sources.

Chapel & Special Event Speaking

• At its core, SVM is a ministry, so it relishes the opportunity to share the Gospel message, and other biblical truths. Whether it’s a chapel message supporting an annual theme verse, an assembly message, a graduation or special event speaking engagement, SVM stands ready to support your ministry. And if your organization has ever wrung its hands looking for Christian talent to lead your auction in a Christ-honoring way, you can rest easy with SVM.

Media Relations

• With over 40 years of experience in print and broadcast media, SVM has ready-made solutions to amplify the message and stories of your ministry. Whether it’s creating media releases, voicing media, or producing other content, SVM offers top tier Christian counsel and execution.

Messaging & Content Writing

• The every-day rigors of running a school often tax the margins of an administrator’s ability to find the quiet time to draft all the messaging that is required.  Whether it’s getting the ball rolling on a consequential draft, or something more routine, SVM can help.

Board Resources

Leadership Coaching & Training

• With years of experience developing successful teams, SVM comes alongside Boards and administrators to provide executive coaching and training.

Operational Effectiveness & Evaluation

• The opportunity to receive an outside perspective on operational effectiveness can be the beginning of renewed growth. With years of experience at the collegiate and secondary school levels, SVM can provide a fresh perspective to spur ministries to new levels of success.

Strategic Planning

• Does your school have a strategic plan? Can it effectively answer: Where are we, where do we want to go, and how do we get there? These are the three key questions organizations must ask to achieve success. SVM specializes in guiding these types of discussions and working with teams to help organizations develop comprehensive plans with measurable metrics to monitor organizational effectiveness.

Faculty & Curriculum Development

With years of classroom and administrative experience, SVM keenly understands the joys and opportunities of training up today’s young people. By sharing best practices in teaching with scheduled follow-up coaching and evaluation, SVM partners with administrators to bring about didactic and enthusiastic learning environments.

Parent & Student Support

College & Career Planning

• Through a strengths-based approach that champions the individual God-given strengths of every student, SVM represents a passionate partner for students and parents to join in seeking the plans God has (Jeremiah 29:11) for them. The SVM Process includes blending personal coaching with an individualized curriculum plan to help students reach their goals and objectives.

Mentorship

• Noted American psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner famously said, “In order to develop normally, a child requires progressively more complex joint activity with one or more adults who have an irrational emotional relationship with the child. Somebody’s got to be crazy about that kid. That’s number one. First, last and always.”  The journey families take together to help students reach their God-given potential is filled with joys and sorrows, and that’s where SVM comes in – to partner with parents in being “crazy” about kids.  With over 38 years of experience coaching, teaching, counseling, and mentoring students, SVM has a demonstrated track record of passionately loving and challenging kids reaching the next level of development. So, whether it’s academically, socially, or emotionally, SVM is prepared to come alongside to pray for your student and help him/her become the unique child of God they were created to be.