FAITH WORKS CONSULTING

FAITH WORKS CONSULTING

HELPING YOU HELP OTHERS
INDUSTRIES SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

Is your organization looking to upgrade its strategic plan that currently just “sits on a shelf” to one that is actionable and relevant to today’s demands? Are you looking for a bold new vision that...

OPERATIONS

Does your organization need to innovate in order to stay competitive? Do you think you or your organization are successful but are unsure how to measure your impact? Could you or your organization benefit from...

PERSONNEL

Is your organization having trouble integrating its newer members with its existing older work force? Are you thinking about planning for employee successions or in the process of transitioning to a new personnel model? Does...

FINANCIAL

Would an organizational budget review and fundraising needs analysis highlight potential areas of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats? Does your organization need to better understand its market and competitors? Could your organization benefit from grant...

FAITH

Are you or your organization having trouble identifying how faith can help you grow?  Are you struggling with highlighting your core values to your clients or co-workers?  Are you fully expressing your organizational culture for...

G.R.A.C.E.

[God Reveals According to Circumstances and Experiences] G.R.A.C.E. is an individually-tailored faith coaching and development program for helping those struggling with their faith or wanting to grow their faith.  The program is designed for everyone, including current or ex-congregational members.  The program is especially helpful for those working in high burnout ministry professions, such as faith-based administrators or church Pastors.  I have also geared the program toward clientele who may be unable to regularly attend religious congregations and worship services due to their “celebrity” status or work restraints, such as athletes, musicians, actors, and politicians.

WELCOME


Management consulting and leadership coaching for individuals, social enterprises, and nonprofit organizations.  

Text, email, or call to schedule your free initial phone, video, or in-person consultation!

* 717.357.4253 *

rjhuston@faithworksconsultingllc.com

All artwork designed by, and courtesy of, Gerd Altmann.

Exemplary Professional

“Roger was an exemplary professional—dedicated, enthusiastic, independent, and always willing to increase his knowledge and develop his range of skills…Roger approached work with a fresh, alert, and eager mind.  He tackled problems intelligently, and he showed an unusual readiness to probe beneath the surface.  He showed remarkable persistence and determination in making sure he had fully grasped even the most complex of evidence.  He could always be relied upon.”

Rebekah T.

Higher Education Administrator

Flexibility & Creativity

“It is an honor to recommend Roger Huston…He is one of the most intellectually talented people I had in my time at my institution…Roger is highly motivated…Roger’s passion for learning, his remarkable capacity to do hard work, and the insight which he often revealed in public discussions or personal conversations with me set him apart from and above the majority of our peers.  His work was precise and clear, thoroughly researched and persuasively argued…Roger constantly and with great adeptness appropriated new ideas and new ways of thinking with flexibility and creativity.  I admire the way Roger resolutely seeks what is true and good.  But I also admire the way he employs this in dealing gently and with integrity with the people around him.  Roger is an upright man; a man whose convictions are tempered by graciousness and care.  I enthusiastically recommend him in the highest possible terms.”

Kirk G.

Higher Education Administrator

High Standard of Excellence

“Roger is one of the most self-disciplined people I have ever met.  He holds himself to a high standard of excellence.  He is a committed person who will go ‘above and beyond’ to attain his goals.  I can recommend Roger with no hesitation.”

Sarah E.

Higher Education Administrator

Inspiring

“Roger is personable and maintains a professional presence…I have had many occasions to work with Roger on various church-related tasks, as well as have enjoyed my time with him in personal, more comfortable settings too.  Roger has become a good friend.  Roger is easy to get to know, and he expresses his care and concern for others…His presentations were well thought out and instructive.  His interaction with persons of all ages was compelling…He is enthusiastic and encourages others to live out their lives with commitment and service.  He has a heart that is sincere and a dedication about his life and work that is inspiring…Roger takes his roles seriously…as is evident in his academic work, research ability, writing ability, and communication techniques.  He is always eager to help, dedicated to his work, and has been a blessing to our work…We praise God for the time we’ve been able to serve shoulder-to-shoulder with Roger Huston.  May God continue to bless him and his work.”

Brady S.

Executive Minister

Strategic Plan

“Overall, I do agree with the Strategic Plan that you drafted…the kind of resources we provide is very important for human beings’ survival…We continue to collaborate with so many local agencies in many different ways to better serve the community with various social resources.”

Alyssa W.

Nonprofit Executive

Thorough & Accurate

“I read through the Strategic Plan and find it to be a thorough and accurate assessment. The recommended actions should provide measurable improvements…I do believe that each of the areas of the organization from board to staff to volunteers has shown improvement because of the revisiting of the Strategic Plan over the years. Thanks for bringing it to the forefront again to keep the ball rolling forward.”

Robert K.

Board of Directors

Great Product

“This is an impressive document.  Great work!  I know how many hours go into the meetings, surveys, and decision-making to set the strategic priorities and action steps for such a multi-year plan. It was a pleasure to speak with you as part of the process.  I…wanted to just say that it looks like a great product from a robust process.”

Heather L.

Board of Directors

Outstanding Work

“Outstanding work, well done!”

Cindy K.

Nonprofit Staff

Industries

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

  • Faith-Based & Religious Organizations
  • Higher Education Institutions
  • Public Charities (Human Services)
  • Advocacy Groups
  • Foundations

SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

  • Socially Responsible Business
  • Entrepreneurial Nonprofits
  • Mission-Driven Enterprises
  • Community Organizations

INDIVIDUALS

  • One-to-One
  • Small Groups

Services

ADMINISTRATION
  • Research
    • Policy Formation
    • Market Analysis
    • Competitive Advantage Appraisal
  • Editorial/Writing – Critical Feedback
    • Content Strategy
    • Blogging
  • Executive Coaching
    • Leadership Development
  • Organizational Strategy, Vision & Planning
    • Goal Setting
    • Vision Formation
    • Growth Forecasting
    • Strategic Plans
    • Strategic Frameworks
    • Strategic Thinking Sessions
    • Executive Succession Plans
    • Emergency Transition Plans
    • Balanced Scorecard Assessments
FINANCIAL
  • Grant Writing
  • Fundraising Needs Analysis
  • Budget Review & Optimization
  • Revenue Stream Diversification
  • Capital & Infrastructure Campaign
PERSONNEL
  • Advocacy Training
  • Conflict Mediation
  • Personnel Recruitment, Training, & Augmentation
    • Position Searches
    • Human Resources Coaching
  • Volunteer & Board Engagement
    • Boomer Succession
    • Millennial Integration
    • Digitalite Outreach
OPERATIONS
  • Mission Calibration
    • Mission Revitalization
  • Innovation Formation
  • Social Media Marketing
    • Brand Strategy
    • Public Relations Consulting
  • Project, Program, & Service Evaluation
    • Measuring Social & Community Impact
    • Outcomes Assessment
    • Logic Modeling
  • Project, Program, & Service Management
    • Action Plans
    • SWOT Analysis
    • Critical To Quality (CTQ) Trees
FAITH
  • G.R.A.C.E.
  • Life Coaching
    • Faith & Work Balance
    • Faith @ Work Integration
  • Religious & Spirituality Incorporation
  • Cultural Identification & Values Inclusion
  • Faith Assessments & Integration Evaluation

About

Since 2005, Dr. Roger J. Huston has worked as an educator, consultant, coach, director, and minister with individuals and local, state, regional, national, and international businesses, governments, and nonprofit organizations.  After doing freelance management consulting from 2008 to 2018, Roger founded Faith Works Consulting in 2019.  

His consulting portfolio includes spiritual, religious, faith-based social enterprises, congregations, human service nonprofits, and higher education institutions.  His clients include individuals in a wide variety of professions, including business executives, board members, nonprofit directors, presidents and vice presidents, faculty and staff, pastors and ministers, actors and athletes, musicians and artists, and politicians and public servants.

I love meeting new people and cherish the opportunity to have conversations about life, faith, and work.

Over the past two decades, Dr. Huston has served in several leadership positions, including is as the Dean of the School of Business and Leadership at Kentucky Christian University, Affiliate Faculty for the Robertson School of Government at Regent University, and as a member of the Board of Directors for Global City Mission Initiative and Love Thy Neighborhood. He previously served as the Director of Testify–a religious education nonprofit organization–and as a Youth Director and Young Adult Director at two congregations. He was a member of the State of Iowa Board of Athletic Training and the Des Moines Area Religious Council.

Dr. Huston graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. with Honors in Religion from Simpson College. He then earned a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale University. Dr. Huston also holds a Master of Public Administration from Iowa State University and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Delaware.  His dissertation, A Paradox Perspective on Faith-Based Organizations, explored organizational paradox theory on matters related to faith-based nonprofit management, such as belonging, learning, organizing, and performance. Dr. Huston is in the process of earning an Ed.M. in Higher Education Leadership from Harvard University.

Dr. Huston has written and presented on topics such as faith and work, faith and policy, higher education leadership, and nonprofit management. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of business, computer science, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, leadership, management, marketing, political science, and public policy.  His research interests include nonprofit management and leadership, organizational theory and behavior, social impact and entrepreneurship, social and education policy, religion and public policy, and religion and public life.

In his free time, Roger enjoys spending time with his wife, Shawna, and two sons, Noah and Micah.  He loves lifting weights, hiking, and organic “hobby-farming” and sugarin’ (Walnut & Maple Syrup making) on their property in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.  Roger describes himself as “introverted and witty” and sometimes randomly inserts movie references into conversations. 

Values

14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you?  15 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that?  17 So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.  18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I by my works will show you my faith.

– JAMES 2:14-18

1. I have a passion for helping organizations achieve their goals.

  • I have shown a commitment to public service throughout my career, and I have devoted my life to helping others with my knowledge and experience.

2. I have a focus on relationship-building.

  • I offer personal service that other consultants cannot provide. I attempt to establish long-term relationships with my clients. The highest honor I can receive is a request, recommendation, or referral for future work.

3. I tailor my work to your needs.

  • Every organization is different! Therefore, I do not sell generic “prepackaged” proposals or plans. All my work is “custom-made” for your organization. I prioritize your organization’s needs and strive to help you achieve success in your chosen areas. Unlike other consultants, I do not:
    • Rely on or propagate management fads.
    • Sacrifice quality for the sack of speed.
    • Recommend cost cutting through personnel termination.
    • Produce visions, goals, strategies, or plans that are not actionable.

4. I charge a flat hourly rate for all services.

  • I am transparent and honest about the costs of all my services. I do not try to add expenses to a scope of work or attempt to hide fees. After an initial consultation, clients will receive a detailed proposal for any work they wish to undertake that enumerates the cost of all services and any travel or transcription reimbursements.

5. I offer a 20% discount to any human service nonprofit organization.

  • I believe in the good works of those who are on the “front lines” of solving some of our society’s biggest challenges.

6. I have a price match guarantee.

  • I will match any competitor’s project bid with a similar scope of work.

7. I have a satisfaction guarantee.

  • I want the organization to be proud of the results of our project collaboration.  If the organization is unsatisfied with my performance, I will work to make it right, or I will settle an appropriate fee reimbursement.

Contact

Faith Works Consulting, LLC

P.O. BOX 421

York Springs, PA 17372

717-357-4253

rjhuston@faithworksconsultingllc.com