About
Mappings, LLC was formed in 2003 to help Christian leaders faithfully navigate their calling.
Mappings, LLC is located in Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Since 2003, Mappings has offered Customized Leadership Development Services throughout the United States to Christ-honoring Churches, Para-churches, Missionaries, and Ministers-in-Transition.
In 2009, Faith Mappings Inc., the 501(c)(3) non-profit division of Mappings, LLC, was created to effectively serve under-resourced Christian Leaders through the offering of need-based scholarships.
Steve Logan | Founder, Mappings LLC
Since 1990, long before the birth of Mappings, Steve’s focus has been Christian-based leadership and organizational development.
Today, Steve’s keen insight and depth of experience give him the unique flexibility to powerfully lead church, para-church and family business leaders toward the greatest expression of their God-given purposes. Whether it’s identifying growth opportunities, or providing the clarity to navigate seasons of significant change, Steve is a powerful catalyst for those seeking to more faithfully express God’s purposes in their lives!
Steve’s experience and background
- Project Management with a Fortune 500 company
- Leadership as a pastor in churches of ninety, 1100, and 5500 persons (suburban & urban; single & multi-site; startup & established)
- Trainer, coach and consultant to faith-based organizations with varying degrees of size and complexity (from 2 to 400 employees, and from $50K to $25M annual revenue)
Associates
Over the years, Mappings has developed an effective network of full-time and part-time leadership coaches with highly specialized skills. As growth opportunities are identified for you and your organization, we are able to call upon their expertise.
Steve’s formal education
- Kansas State University
- Wheaton College Graduate School
- Denver Seminary
Philosophy of Ministry
Here at Mappings, we’ve been known to say,
“Nothing is more practical than good theory”.
Why? Because theory informs and influences nearly every one of our decisions. And good decisions help form abundant lives and great organizations!
We believe in a healthy, well articulated, user-friendly philosophy of ministry.
We love to help leaders and their teams align decision making processes to their unique collection of perspective, priorities, personality and provisions – to achieve the greatest expression of their God-given purposes.
What is your philosophy of ministry?
“This will become a question asked with increasing frequency and urgency in our era of rapid change. Leadership boards wrestle with their fundamental commitments. Societal changes, dissatisfaction with ineffective ministry, and a plethora of ministry models and “success seminars” have made philosophy and strategy of ministry a critical leadership function. This is foundationally important work!”
– Philip Sell, Christian Education Journal
A Strong Philosophy of Ministry…
- Allows your organization to embody its deepest held theological convictions
- Encourages “best ministry practices’ by helping leaders know who, where, how, when to lead, and what to measure
- Helps leaders better understand their roles and goals
- Helps leaders articulate the reasons behind their ministry strategies
- Is essential to achieving our greatest influence for Christ in this generation of accelerated change
- Helps leaders gain focus and establish criteria for good decision making throughout their organization
- Creates alignment throughout the organization; reducing ‘sideways energy’
“Philosophy of ministry is critically important to every life and every organization.”
A strong philosophy of ministry will give you “eyes to see” your organization like never before. It's pretty amazing... kind of like this:
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