About | Intentional Churches

Multiplying Kingdom impact
with intentional churches

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OUR MISSION

We help churches to intentionally mobilize their 99s99s to reach and grow their ONEs.ONEs.

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We’ve been there,
running churches and
running after people . . .

. . . we get you, love you,
and want to serve you
because we were once you.

Doug Parks & Bart Rendel

Co-founders, Intentional Churches

CATCH UP ON OUR JOURNEY

2008

Doug and Bart birth the vision for a biblically based leadership operating system for churches.

2009

Drawing from their experiences, they start conceptualizing strategic tools and training for church leaders.

2010

An initial team is put together to help develop the tools and begin working with churches around the U.S.

2012

The groundwork and learning results in ChurchOS – the leadership platform for a growing church.

2013

Intentional Churches is formally launched and bootstrapping training gets initiated.

2015

Full-time staff members are brought on board to help with the scaling of operations and training.

2020

Doug and Bart launch their book, Intentional Churches, and digital resources for church leaders.

2021

Over 250 churches are using ChurchOS at various stages from getting started to multiplying and training others.

MEET OUR VISIONARIES

Doug and Bart are vision drivers and orchestrators who love helping church teams reach more people for Jesus in their communities. As executive church leaders who’ve been through the drill, they’re just the guys you need on your side.

MEET OUR VISIONARIES

Our co-founders are also co-authors of Intentional Churches: How Implementing an Operating System Clarifies Vision, Improves Decision Making, and Stimulates Growth.

THE CORE TEAM AT IC

We make it our business to treat your church as our own and help you transform it into an intentional church.

Kirby Andersen

Church Relations

Kirby equips church leaders with training and resources he wishes he had as a pastor.

Jim Stanley

Church Relations

Being able to provide strategic coaching to church leaders is a blessing to Jim.

Doug Coburn

Coaching

Developing and equipping our tribe of church leaders keeps Doug's engine going.

JIM SHELDON

Church Planting

What drives Jim at work is creating strategic alignment between vision and strategy.

RON SYLVIA

Church Planting

Ron coaches and equips church planters to multiply Kingdom impact in their cities.

Tasha Johnson

Operations

As Queen of Operations, Tasha makes sure all Kingdom work runs smoothly every day.

Lynda Rec

Operations

With her serious bookkeeping chops, Lynda keeps our numbers checked and balanced.

Mark Kitts

Technology

Mark is all up for leveraging technology for Kingdom growth and seeing the lost found.

Kristi Andrade

Project Management

Kristi's admirable administrative abilities keep our team and clients right on track.

Intentional Churches brings years of hands-on experience, born in the trenches of ministry, to help leaders clarify their vision and align their passion with their practices.

Jud Wilhite
Senior Pastor,
Central Church

ChurchOS INSTALLERS

There’s a good reason why we call our lead facilitators “installers” –

they lead the way in setting up churches for multiplied Kingdom impact.

Ron Sylvia

Lead Pastor

Church @ The Springs
Ocala, FL

Matthew Robinson

Pastor of Administration

First Baptist Church
Orlando, FL

Melissa Sandel

Director of Ministries

West Side Christian Church
Springfield, IL

Ben Coleman

Pastor of Adult Ministries

Sugar Creek Baptist Church
Sugar Land, TX

Matt Wright

Associate

Slingshot Group
Buffalo Grove, IL

Jesse Andersen

Operations

Intentional Churches
Tulsa, OK

OUR COACHES

Our team of 60+ experienced coaches serve as confidants, humbly coming alongside your team to deepen your understanding and use of ChurchOS.

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INTENTIONAL CHURCHES, IMPACTFUL CHURCHES

The only reputation that matters and the only currency we bank on is the trust of 250+ churches that have worked with us to multiply their impact.

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Our optimism stems from seeing the radical growthradical growth of churches fulfilling theGreat CommissionGreat Commission in their communities.

SEE OUR CHURCHES IN ACTION

Find out how intentional planning and focused action helped bring transformation to these churches.

Case Study: Oaks Church

Despite the initial hiccups, staying on course with ChurchOS paid off in the long run.

Read their story

Case Study: First Christian Church

Breaking free from broken processes brought a complete culture shift to this church.

Read their story

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OUR MISSION

We help churches to intentionally mobilize their 99s99s to reach and grow their ONEs.ONEs.

We’ve been there,running churches andrunning after people . . .. . . we get you, love you,and want to serve youbecause we were once you.

Doug Parks & Bart Rendel

Co-founders, Intentional Churches

CATCH UP ON OUR JOURNEY

2008

2009

2010

2012

2013

2015

2020

2021

MEET OUR VISIONARIES

MEET OUR VISIONARIES

THE CORE TEAM AT IC

We make it our business to treat your church as our own and help you transform it into an intentional church.

Kirby Andersen

Church Relations

Kirby equips church leaders with training and resources he wishes he had as a pastor.

Jim Stanley

Church Relations

Being able to provide strategic coaching to church leaders is a blessing to Jim.

Doug Coburn

Coaching

Developing and equipping our tribe of church leaders keeps Doug's engine going.

JIM SHELDON

Church Planting

What drives Jim at work is creating strategic alignment between vision and strategy.

RON SYLVIA

Church Planting

Ron coaches and equips church planters to multiply Kingdom impact in their cities.

Tasha Johnson

Operations

As Queen of Operations, Tasha makes sure all Kingdom work runs smoothly every day.

Lynda Rec

Operations

With her serious bookkeeping chops, Lynda keeps our numbers checked and balanced.

Mark Kitts

Technology

Mark is all up for leveraging technology for Kingdom growth and seeing the lost found.

Kristi Andrade

Project Management

Kristi's admirable administrative abilities keep our team and clients right on track.

Intentional Churches brings years of hands-on experience, born in the trenches of ministry, to help leaders clarify their vision and align their passion with their practices.

Jud Wilhite Senior Pastor, Central Church

ChurchOS INSTALLERS

There’s a good reason why we call our lead facilitators “installers” –

they lead the way in setting up churches for multiplied Kingdom impact.

Ron Sylvia

Lead Pastor

Church @ The SpringsOcala, FL

Matthew Robinson

Pastor of Administration

First Baptist ChurchOrlando, FL

Melissa Sandel

Director of Ministries

West Side Christian ChurchSpringfield, IL

Ben Coleman

Pastor of Adult Ministries

Sugar Creek Baptist ChurchSugar Land, TX

Matt Wright

Associate

Slingshot GroupBuffalo Grove, IL

Jesse Andersen

Operations

Intentional ChurchesTulsa, OK

OUR COACHES

Our team of 60+ experienced coaches serve as confidants, humbly coming alongside your team to deepen your understanding and use of ChurchOS.

INTENTIONAL CHURCHES, IMPACTFUL CHURCHES

The only reputation that matters and the only currency we bank on is the trust of 250+ churches that have worked with us to multiply their impact.

Our optimism stems from seeing the radical growthradical growth of churches fulfilling theGreat CommissionGreat Commission in their communities.

SEE OUR CHURCHES IN ACTION

Find out how intentional planning and focused action helped bring transformation to these churches.

Case Study: Oaks Church

Despite the initial hiccups, staying on course with ChurchOS paid off in the long run.

Case Study: First Christian Church

Breaking free from broken processes brought a complete culture shift to this church.​

We’ve been there,
running churches and
running after people . . .

. . . we get you, love you,
and want to serve you
because we were once you.

Jud Wilhite
Senior Pastor,
Central Church

Church @ The Springs
Ocala, FL

First Baptist Church
Orlando, FL

West Side Christian Church
Springfield, IL

Sugar Creek Baptist Church
Sugar Land, TX

Slingshot Group
Buffalo Grove, IL

Intentional Churches
Tulsa, OK

Breaking free from broken processes brought a complete culture shift to this church.