Malphurs Group

What Malphurs Group does

Malphurs Group is a non-profit consulting firm headquartered in Arlington, United States, founded in 1994 by church consultant Aubrey Malphurs. The firm provides strategic planning, ministry analysis, pastoral coaching, and consulting services to churches, operating as a specialized professional services practice targeting faith-based organizations rather than a technology or product company.

The firm's service portfolio is built around four interlocking practice areas: strategic planning for congregations, ministry analysis and assessment, one-on-one pastoral coaching, and broader church consulting engagements. Delivery is human-led, with the founder and a small team of 11-50 employees serving client churches directly through engagements, workshops, and authored methodologies. No technology platform, proprietary software, app, or API is disclosed in the available data; the underlying "technology" is the firm's consulting frameworks and the founder's published expertise in church leadership.

The business model appears to operate on a professional services basis, with revenue generated from consulting engagements, coaching retainers, and likely ancillary revenue from authored materials or workshops. No pricing model, public fee schedule, or customer-segment breakdowns are disclosed. No marketing or distribution channels are documented beyond the firm's website (malphursgroup.com). The firm is privately held as a non-profit, with no funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, awards, or regulatory actions on record in the supplied data.

Name

Malphurs Group

Website

https://malphursgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Malphurs Group is a non-profit consulting firm founded in 1994 by Aubrey Malphurs that provides strategic planning, ministry analysis, pastoral coaching, and consulting services to churches and faith-based organizations in the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Church and Ministry Consulting Services

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Church consulting
• Ministry strategic planning
• Pastoral coaching
• Ministry analysis
• Church leadership development

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Malphurs Group provides churches with strategic planning, ministry analysis, pastoral coaching, and consulting services. The firm partners with church leaders to assess ministry effectiveness, develop strategic plans, and coach pastors, drawing on the founder's expertise in church consulting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Church Strategic Planning Consulting engagement that helps church leadership teams develop a clear vision, mission, and executable strategic plan tailored to their ministry context.
• Ministry Analysis Assessment service that evaluates the health and effectiveness of a church's ministry programs, processes, and organizational structure, providing diagnostic insight to guide improvement.
• Pastoral Coaching One-on-one coaching for pastors focused on leadership development, personal effectiveness, and ministry implementation support.
• Church Consulting Services Broader advisory services for churches on leadership, organizational, and ministry effectiveness issues, delivered by the founder and consulting team.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Emerging players

• Blue Ocean Faith: A church planting network offering coaching and consulting for new church launches — comparable as a faith-based ministry consulting and coaching provider.
• Carey Nieuwhof: Leadership consultant and content creator serving church leaders through coaching, podcasts, and online resources — partially comparable as a pastoral coaching and church leadership resource provider.

Direct peers

• Auxano: Church-specific consulting firm specializing in vision framing, strategic planning, and ministry clarity — a direct competitor to Malphurs Group's strategic planning and ministry analysis services.
• Generis: Offers strategic generosity consulting for churches and faith-based nonprofits, addressing stewardship and ministry planning — overlapping with Malphurs Group's faith-based strategic consulting niche.
• Vanderbloemen Search Group: Provides executive search and consulting for churches and faith-based organizations, including pastoral coaching and team development — overlapping significantly with Malphurs Group's pastoral coaching focus.
• The Unstuck Group: A church consulting firm offering strategic planning, vision alignment, and ministry health assessments — directly comparable to Malphurs Group's core service offering for churches.
• Slingshot Group: Provides staffing, consulting, and leadership development specifically for churches and ministries — comparable in mission and customer base to Malphurs Group.
• Ministry Architects: Consulting firm focused on children's, youth, and family ministry strategy for churches — a focused ministry consulting peer with the same target customer base.
• Church Answers: Provides pastoral coaching, consulting, and resources to church leaders, with an emphasis on ministry health and leadership — directly comparable in pastoral coaching offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Church Pension Group: Provides benefits, consulting, and support services to Episcopal Church clergy and institutions — a broader incumbent in faith-based professional services with overlap in pastoral support.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/malphursgroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/malphursgroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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