LoveServes

What LoveServes does

LoveServes International, legally AAVI, Inc., is a US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Ellenton, Florida that coaches pastors in the development of healthy, outward-focused churches. The organization operates across six countries — the United States, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Brazil, and Venezuela — with a regional hub in Santo Domingo, a partnership with Association Saq B'e in Guatemala, and a coach in Brazil. It was founded in 1982 by Martin Newby and Brent Whitehead, originally as a clean water ministry, and pivoted in 2005 to its current pastoral coaching focus. The organization employs approximately 20-25 staff across both its US headquarters and Dominican Republic operations.

The core offering is the Four12 Group coaching program, a year-long engagement built on Christian Schwarz's Natural Church Development methodology that measures eight core characteristics of healthy churches. Pastors participate in roundtable peer groups of 8-10 pastors combined with one-on-one coaching that addresses both the pastor's personal and family health and the church's missional engagement. Supporting products include Healthy Church Training, structured pastoral workshops, the LoveServes mobile app for donor and prayer-team engagement, and short-term mission trips to the Dominican Republic. LoveServes reports impact metrics of 2,904 pastors coached, 3,388+ impacted churches, 16,894 annual adult conversions, and 15,193 annual child conversions attributed to its network.

The revenue model is donation-based: LoveServes accepts one-time and recurring contributions through the PushPay platform, augmented by annual newsletter fundraising, mission trip fees, and event-driven campaigns such as the COVID-19 relief effort in 2020 that distributed $86,090 across 7,346 homes. The organization holds GuideStar Platinum transparency status, is governed by both a Dominican Board and an American Board, and is led by Executive Director Pastor Daniel Rodriguez (joined 2012) and President Peter Swanson. Its go-to-market combines community-led pastor peer groups, event-driven mission trips, and direct-to-consumer donor cultivation through web, email (Constant Contact), social media (Facebook, X/Twitter), YouTube, and the mobile app.

Name

LoveServes

Legal name

AAVI, Inc.

Website

https://loveserves.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LoveServes International is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that coaches pastors in six countries (US, DR, Guatemala, Jamaica, Brazil, Venezuela) through year-long peer groups and one-on-one mentoring, using a proprietary church health methodology to develop outward-focused, community-transforming churches funded by individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pastoral Coaching and Church Development Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Coaching, Mentoring & Facilitation Services (BPACANAI), Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Pastoral coaching services
• Church development training
• Ministry mentoring programs
• Religious leadership coaching
• Pastoral peer groups

Headquarters

HQ city

Ellenton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: LoveServes is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 65-0406418) that relies on charitable donations from individuals and organizations. Donations provide coaching programs, workshops, and support for pastors in six countries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LoveServes International provides pastoral coaching and church development services through its Four12 Group year-long roundtable peer coaching of 8-10 pastors, one-on-one pastoral mentoring, Healthy Church Training using a diagnostic tool based on eight core characteristics, and pastoral workshops. All services are delivered free to pastors and churches across six countries (Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, United States, Venezuela), funded by charitable donations.

Product overview

LoveServes International offers a portfolio of church development programs centered on coaching pastors to develop healthy, outward-focused churches. The core offering consists of the Four12 Group (Pastor Peer Group) coaching program, delivering year-long mentorship through roundtable groups of 8-10 pastors plus one-on-one coaching, supplemented by Healthy Church Training based on eight core characteristics methodology, and pastoral workshops. Additional offerings include the LoveServes App for news updates and giving, and Mission Trips for short-term volunteers. All programs aim to equip church members for works of service (Ephesians 4:12), with the goal of transforming communities through disciple-making churches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Four12 Group: The pastor peer group coaching program based on Ephesians 4:12, offering roundtable peer groups of 8-10 pastors and one-on-one mentoring.
• Saq B'e

Products and services

• Four12 Group (Pastor Peer Group) A year-long coaching program delivered through Roundtable Pastor Peer Groups of 8-10 pastors, providing mentorship and one-on-one coaching to help pastors develop healthy churches that equip members to love God and love neighbors. Pastors meet monthly for 12-14 months (one in-person collective meeting and one individual virtual meeting) at no cost to participants.
• Healthy Church Training A diagnostic and training program based on eight core characteristics of healthy churches (per Christian Schwarz's Natural Church Development methodology), measuring eight areas within a church to guide investment of efforts and resources toward church health and community transformation. Includes the systematic Church Health Process for evaluating strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
• One-on-One Pastoral Coaching Individualized coaching for pastors focusing on personal and family health, leadership development, and applying Healthy Church principles to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of communities. Delivered by regional LoveServes coaches.
• Pastoral Workshops Various workshops and training sessions for pastors and church leaders covering topics such as church health, evangelism, discipleship, and community outreach.
• LoveServes App A mobile application for staying updated on current news, reading testimonies, joining prayer teams, and continuing with charitable giving to support LoveServes ministry work.
• Mission Trips Short-term serving mission trips partnering with local churches coached by LoveServes in the Dominican Republic, allowing supporters to experience the ministry model firsthand and engage in personal spiritual growth alongside coached pastors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,904 pastors coached with 16,894 adult conversions and 15,193 child conversions annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bravo SupermarketscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2020During COVID-19 pandemic, Bravo Supermarkets (leading grocery supplier in Dominican Republic) donated $48,000 worth of food to be distributed through LoveServes' network of churches. LoveServes coordinated with Bravo to purchase additional bulk food supplies at $10,000 for pastors to pick up at Bravo stores near their communities.
• Compassion Ministry InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Compassion Ministry International at Pastor Ezekiel Perez's church in Azua de Las Lomas, where more than 275 children receive education and daily meals through the community outreach program.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Halftime Institute: Faith-based leadership development program for marketplace and ministry leaders. Comparable as a coaching/cohort-based leadership-development offering, though from a US-centric executive-coaching lens.
• Leadership Network: Dallas-based nonprofit focused on innovation and leadership development for pastors and church leaders. Highly comparable to LoveServes' mission of coaching pastors to develop healthier, more outward-focused churches.
• Church Multiplication Network: Network focused on equipping church planters and providing coaching to pastors. Closely aligned with LoveServes' pastor-coaching and church-health focus.
• Exponential: Church multiplication movement and annual conference focused on church planting and church health across denominations. Comparable to LoveServes' church-multiplication and healthy-churches methodology.
• Made to Flourish: Network dedicated to pastoral leadership and vocation, equipping pastors to integrate faith and work. Directly parallels LoveServes' coaching-of-pastors model and faith-based community-outcome framing.
• Acts 29: Global church-planting network with a strong presence in Latin America and Africa. Comparable on mission to multiply churches, especially relevant to LoveServes' Brazil and DR operations.

Emerging players

• Gloo: Technology platform serving churches and pastors with tools for engagement, content, and AI-driven pastor resources. Adjacent ecosystem player serving the same pastor/ministry customer base with a tech-enabled offering.
• Vanderbloemen Search Group: Faith-based executive search and pastoral placement firm serving churches and ministries. Adjacent in serving the church-leadership market with a different commercial model (staffing vs. coaching).

Broad incumbents

• Compassion International: Large-scale Christian child-sponsorship nonprofit with global operations. Comparable as a faith-based donor-driven nonprofit of greater scale; existing LoveServes partnership increases comparability.
• World Vision: Global faith-based humanitarian organization operating in similar geographies. Comparable as a much larger faith-based nonprofit with multi-country footprint, though focused on humanitarian aid rather than pastoral coaching.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LoveServesIntl
• Facebookfacebook.com/LoveServes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/loveserves-international

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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