Built for churches & ministries
We help churches, businesses, and marketplace leaders build the people, systems, and culture that lasting growth requires.
Dr. Mark A. Ellis, Sr.Founder and Principal Consultant
Trusted by leaders at
Years developing leaders and organizations
Rooms served: church, business, marketplace, academy
Programs and tracks across four pillars
Signature frameworks: VAS Leadership and Systems & Structures
Where you're stuck
Find the one you have been saying to yourself for months. Tap it to see what we would diagnose, and the path we would recommend.
Our diagnosis
You don't have a vision problem. You have a structure problem. Without clear roles, decision rights, and operating rhythms, growth multiplies pressure instead of fruit.
The path
A diagnostic-led consulting engagement that maps your operating model, redesigns roles and decision rights, and installs governance that scales without losing the heart of the ministry.
Our diagnosis
You don't need more people. You need a leadership pipeline. Without a pathway from new leader to mature leader, capacity stays bottlenecked at the top.
The path
A cohort built around the VAS model (Visionary, Administrative, Shepherding) that equips staff and ministry leaders with clarity about how they're wired and how to lead.
Our diagnosis
Most managers are never trained to manage. They inherit habits, yours and their last boss's. Without practical management skill, accountability collapses and culture follows.
The path
A practical program that equips first-line and mid-level leaders to coach, hold accountability, run effective one-on-ones, and lead through change.
Our diagnosis
Culture is not what you write. It is what you reward, tolerate, and repeat. Without leadership behavior and accountability, values stay decorative.
The path
A diagnostic and training engagement that strengthens communication, recognition, conflict resolution, and team chemistry, turning stated values into observed behavior.
Our diagnosis
Effort without process is noise. Most teams skip the fundamentals (qualification, prospecting cadence, presentation discipline, proposal quality) and call it a sales problem.
The path
Focused training and coaching covering Sales Fundamentals, Prospecting, Presentation Skills, Proposal Writing, and Marketing Basics.
Our diagnosis
Operational excellence is the floor, not the ceiling. Without leadership influence (vision, character, communication, courage), organizations cap out at the founder's bandwidth.
The path
One-on-one executive coaching paired with the Leadership and Influence and Self-Leadership programs. Sharpens decision-making, communication, and inner discipline.
Our diagnosis
Organizations grow into the structure they had at the last size. What got you here will not hold you here. You need governance designed for the size you are now.
The path
An engagement that audits roles, governance, communication, and decision rights, then rebuilds the organization to fit its current size and trajectory.
Our diagnosis
Change does not fail because people resist new ideas. It fails because leaders skip the work of clarity, communication, and shared sponsorship.
The path
A workshop and coaching engagement that equips senior leaders to plan, sponsor, and communicate change, building the alignment a rollout actually needs.
Our diagnosis
You cannot scale a reaction. Without a plan tied to capacity, capital, and people, growth becomes pressure and pressure becomes attrition.
The path
A facilitated planning engagement that produces a 12 to 24 month plan, defines the metrics that matter, and builds the cadence to execute.
Don't see your sentence? Take the free DNA and we'll help you name it.
Who we help
Pastors and executives don't lead the same way, but they need the same thing: clarity. Pick the room you're in and start the free DNA built for it.
For pastors, executive pastors, ministry leaders, serve teams, and faith-based nonprofits whose vision has outgrown their structure.
Start the Ministry DNA→02For owners, executives, HR leaders, and department heads building healthier teams and stronger operating models.
Start the Business DNA→03For business owners, sales professionals, consultants, and emerging leaders sharpening sales and growth discipline.
Start the Business DNA→04For current managers, new managers, and senior leaders who need practical leadership skill, not theory.
Start the Business DNA→How it works
No mystery and no theater. Every engagement, church or business, starts the same way.
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Free · about 8 minutesTell us where you are and where you want to go. An EGCC consultant reads every answer within 1 business day and sends a written recommendation within 2.
Start the free DNA →02
$199 · 60 minutesA working session with Dr. Ellis or a senior consultant. Not a sales call. You leave with a written summary and a named recommendation, whether or not we work together.
Book your call →03
Within 2 business daysA tailored proposal, right-sized to your organization: training, coaching, or consulting, delivered in person, virtually, hybrid, or as a cohort.
See our programs →The $199 Discovery Call is credited toward any engagement booked within 60 days.
Meet the founder
Corporate executive, business strategist, pastor, and organizational developer. His work sits where business discipline meets pastoral wisdom, which is why EGCC stays credible in the boardroom, the pulpit, and the marketplace.
Vision needs structure. Growth needs systems. People need clarity.
From Dr. Ellis
Practical, faith-informed reading for pastors, leaders, and teams. Ordering for a church, a team, or an event? Ask us about group copies.
Paperback · 2025Systems for church health and success: the nine areas every thriving ministry needs to build well.
Get it on Amazon →Kindle · 2025Unlocking divine power through obedience. A practical call to surrender for leaders and the weary.
Read on Kindle →
BookWhat does it really mean to become a new creation in Christ?
Ask for a copy →
Sunday School · 12 lessonsA 12-lesson journey through African American faith, history, and purpose.
Ask for copies →In their words
Real words from people who sat in the room, from plant floors to church leadership teams.
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This is the most informative and most creative class I've been to as far as getting a person ready for leadership on the job and in one's personal life! I would recommend this man, Mr. Ellis, to every company suffering from lack of leadership.
Prentiss Lott
Hiland Dairy | Memphis, TN
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I was so encouraged in the session! I felt propelled to THINK bigger and more intentionally. I love learning about how to pair practical life principles with the word of God. I DID NOT want the session to end!
DraVonne Jones
Real Estate Broker
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Powerful session that was more than thought provoking; it was mind shifting! Everything shared was relevant to our spiritual and natural journey!
Jamell Moore
Seattle, WA
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I thoroughly enjoyed all of the teaching and was blessed to be able to receive all of the information that was given. I'm ready to work!
Yalonda Smith
TV Women
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This was my first leadership training and it was more than I expected.
Lauren Moore
True Vine | Seattle, WA
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Just keep doing what you are doing because you are a great inspiration and motivator.
Marilyn Wynn
True Vine | Seattle, WA
Questions
Straight answers about cost, time, and what happens next.
Yes. The DNA Needs Analysis is free and takes about 8 minutes, with a Business edition and a Ministry edition. An EGCC consultant reads your answers personally within 1 business day and sends a written recommendation within 2 business days.
Because it is real work, not a sales pitch. In 60 minutes with Dr. Ellis or a senior consultant you get a diagnosis, a written summary within 48 hours, and a named recommendation, whether or not we work together. The $199 is credited toward any engagement you book within 60 days.
Churches and ministries, faith-based nonprofits, businesses and teams, marketplace leaders, and executives and managers. Pastors and executives lead differently, but they need the same thing: clarity.
Yes. Training and consulting run in person, virtually, hybrid, or as a cohort, depending on what fits your people and your calendar.
Within 2 business days you receive one tailored proposal, right-sized to your organization's size and stage. If it is not the right time, you still keep the written summary and recommendation.
Yes. Dr. Ellis speaks at conferences, leadership retreats, and staff trainings. Tell us about your event on the contact page and the team will follow up.
The next step
Two ways to start. The free DNA if you want a structured first move. The $199 Discovery Call if you want a real working session with our team.
Questions first? Email hello@theellisgroupcc.com
