Our clients
Episcopal Diocese of Missouri
What do we do with a previously successful program when the world around it has changed?
Strategy + vision
The Deaconess Anne House was founded in 2012 as a ministry of the Diocese of Missouri and as a branch of the national Episcopal Service Corps program. The Deaconess Anne House is located in the neighborhood of Old North St. Louis, an area in which the Diocese of Missouri has long had a presence. This residential ministry sought to house young adults who spent a year living in intentional community, working at partnering social service/non-profit organizations, rooting all their work in Benedictine spiritual formation, and sharing in a communal rule of life.
In an ongoing effort to ensure the program was meeting the needs and priorities of the Diocese of Missouri, Bishop Deon Johnson placed a pause on the program and engaged Vandersall Collective in August of 2022 to perform a review. This review included:
a document review of over 300 pages of founding documents
19 stakeholder interviews
creation of a diocesan-wide survey of delegates
data analysis
competitive analysis of the field
comprehensive report with recommendations for short and long-term next steps
Trinity Episcopal Church
How do we keep up with a constantly changing world?
A small but thriving parish in urban St. Louis, this congregation bridges long-held divides in the city. Committed to Anglo-Catholic worship and social justice, they sought to both align their money narratives with their core values and increase giving. We worked with the leadership to articulate those core values, translated them into a strategic filter, conducted a development audit, taught leadership how to utilize giving data, and coached them through their 2021 annual giving campaign.