Restore Ministries

What Restore Ministries does

Restore Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Christian counseling organization founded in October 2012 by Jennifer Ervin and Julie Sparkman in Birmingham, Alabama. The organization integrates clinical mental health treatment modalities — including EMDR, Brainspotting, and cognitive behavioral therapy — with biblical counseling and spiritual direction, serving individuals, couples, teens, families, and foster/adoptive families dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relational conflict, and spiritual struggles. A team of five counselors (Julie Sparkman, Jennifer Ervin, Jennifer Phillips, Linda Barrett, Angie Stritikus) plus a client coordinator delivers services in-person at the Birmingham office and online via telehealth, on a sliding fee scale tied to household income ($85-$140/hour for counseling; $50-$80 for spiritual direction).

The organization's core technology is its clinical-theological integration model, operationalized through licensed practitioners (LPC, LCSW) holding specialized trauma therapy credentials alongside pastoral counseling experience. Beyond clinical services, Restore Ministries has built a curriculum product line of four Bible teaching series — Idol Addiction, Unhitching from the Crazy Train, Six Weeks to Sane Thinking, and Inside Out — available across multiple formats including book, DVD, CD, workbook, digital download, and streaming video. A co-authored book was published through New Hope Publishers in 2017, and products are distributed globally via Amazon, Christian Book Distributors, Barnes & Noble, and Vimeo On Demand.

The revenue model is a hybrid of sliding-scale service fees (pay-as-you-go per session), one-time product sales (digital and physical curriculum/media), and tax-deductible donations enabled by 501(c)(3) status. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via a WordPress website, supplemented by content marketing through a blog, the 'Head to Heart' podcast, and organic social channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vimeo). Geographic scope is nominally the Southeastern United States for in-person services but effectively global for digital products. The organization carries no external equity, debt, or institutional investors, operating as a founder-led ministry entity.

Name

Restore Ministries

Legal name

Restore Ministries

Website

https://restore-ministries.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Restore Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit in Birmingham, Alabama that integrates licensed clinical counseling (EMDR, Brainspotting, CBT) with biblical counseling, offering sliding-fee therapy and spiritual direction alongside a multi-format Bible teaching curriculum sold globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Counseling Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Christian counseling services
• Biblical counseling
• Spiritual direction
• Bible study curriculum
• Pastoral counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Counseling Services: Individual counseling sessions for adults, teens, couples, and families. Fees are based on household family income using a sliding scale. In-person and online sessions available.
2. Spiritual Direction Services: One-on-one spiritual direction sessions and group spiritual direction for women. Individual sessions range from $50-$80 based on income; group sessions $100 for up to 4 people.
3. Curriculum and Study Materials: Sale of Bible study curriculum including video teaching series, workbooks, CDs, DVDs, and digital downloads. Products include Idol Addiction, Unhitching from the Crazy Train, Six Weeks to Sane Thinking, and Inside Out.
4. Book Sales: Published book Unhitching from the Crazy Train available through Amazon, Christian Book Distributors, Barnes & Noble, and New Hope Publishers.
5. Donations: 501(c)(3) non-profit organization accepting tax-deductible donations from supporters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Restore Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that delivers Christian counseling and spiritual direction services to individuals, couples, teens, and families, both in-person and online, using a sliding fee scale based on household income. In parallel, the organization produces and sells a portfolio of Bible teaching curriculum products (video series, workbooks, books, CDs, DVDs, and digital downloads) designed for individual study, small groups, Bible studies, and Sunday School classes.

Product overview

Restore Ministries is a non-profit Christian counseling organization offering a portfolio of Bible teaching curriculum products (Unhitching from the Crazy Train, Idol Addiction, Six Weeks to Sane Thinking, and Inside Out) alongside counseling and spiritual direction services. The products are available in multiple formats including books, DVDs, CDs, workbooks, downloads, and streaming video. Counseling services are provided in-person and online on a sliding fee scale for individuals, couples, teens, and families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Unhitching from the Crazy Train: Bible teaching series and book exploring Jesus' invitation to true rest, finding rest in a world you can't control.
• Idol Addiction
• Six Weeks to Sane Thinking
• Inside Out / From The Inside Out

Products and services

• Counseling Services In-person and online pastoral counseling services provided by licensed counselors (LCSW, LPC) covering anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationships, spiritual concerns, codependence, abuse recovery, and parenting. Offered on a sliding fee scale based on household income for individuals, couples, teens, and families.
• Spiritual Direction Services One-on-one and group spiritual direction sessions for women helping them develop greater discernment and awareness of God's direction through prayer, contemplative prayer, scripture reading, and other spiritual disciplines. Individual sessions $50-$80 on sliding scale; group sessions $100 for up to 4 people (1.5 hours).
• Unhitching from the Crazy Train (book and curriculum)

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• New Hope PublisherscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2017New Hope Publishers published the book Unhitching from the Crazy Train co-authored by Julie Sparkman and Jennifer Phillips. The partnership enabled the expansion of their teaching ministry through traditional book distribution channels.
• Vestavia Hills United Methodist ChurchminorOthers · 1 November 2015Church venue used for one-time events and sessions such as the Crazy Train re-focus event in November 2015.
• Camp EmpowercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJennifer Ervin serves as co-director of Camp Empower, a trauma-informed therapeutic camp helping children with attachment struggles, learning differences, cognitive and behavioral issues and anxiety. This represents a collaborative initiative extending their counseling expertise to camp-based programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lifeway Christian Resources: A major publisher of Sunday School and small-group Bible study curriculum — overlapping with Restore's Bible-teaching curriculum products for church and small-group use, but at significantly broader scale.
• RightNow Media: A large streaming library of Bible study, teaching, and curriculum video content used by churches and small groups — a potential distribution channel and competitor for Restore's Bible-teaching curriculum product.
• Focus on the Family: A large Christian ministry offering counseling referrals, marriage/family resources, and biblical content — operating in the same broader faith-based counseling and family resource space, but at significantly greater scale and breadth.

Direct peers

• Association of Biblical Counselors (ABC): A membership and training organization promoting biblical counseling as an alternative to (or integration with) clinical approaches — directly comparable to Restore's counseling philosophy and target audience.
• Cloud-Townsend Resources (Drs. Cloud & Townsend): A faith-based counseling practice and content organization founded by Henry Cloud and John Townsend, producing Christian counseling books, training, and direct services — overlapping with Restore's clinical-faith integration and curriculum publishing.
• Peacemaker Ministries: A biblical counseling and conflict-resolution ministry providing faith-based counsel, training, and resources to churches and individuals — overlapping with Restore's Bible-teaching curriculum and counseling approach.
• New Life Ministries: A faith-based counseling, teaching, and broadcasting ministry providing Christian counseling resources and content — a direct peer in combining biblical counseling with media/content distribution.
• Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF): A long-standing faith-based counseling training and counseling organization integrating biblical theology with clinical mental health practice — closely aligned with Restore Ministries' model of combining pastoral and clinical modalities.

Emerging players

• Faithful Counseling: An online therapy platform matching clients with licensed Christian counselors — directly competing with Restore's online counseling offering, but at much greater scale via a digital-first model.

Others

• New Hope Publishers: Existing publishing partner of Restore Ministries (co-publisher of 'Unhitching from the Crazy Train'); a Christian book publisher distributing faith-based titles to the same audience Restore serves through counseling and curriculum.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Restore_Min
• YouTubevimeo.com/user20011371
• Facebookfacebook.com/RestoreMinistries
• Instagraminstagram.com/Restore_Ministries
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/restore-ministries

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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