Clarity Evolution Partners

FOR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES & FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

Change in ways not walked before.

Membership shifts, ministries merge, needs change, and familiar structures no longer fit — while what is most essential is more vital than ever.

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OUR APPROACH WITH FAITH COMMUNITIES

To lead a religious community or faith-based organization today is to carry a sacred weight. It is easy for operational urgency to overshadow communal spirit, or for outdated ways of doing things to block creative new expressions.

We provide supportive yet rigorous guidance through all or part of the arc of change. From discernment through implementation, we ensure your community or organization has a clear, shared understanding of where it is going and how it will get there. And we stay with you for the journey, providing strategic accompaniment along the way.

When the gap between your current reality and your next step feels uncertain or overwhelming, you need protected space and expert accompaniment to navigate the terrain with both wisdom and rigor.

OUR SERVICES

Because each client is unique, we work with you to co-create an engagement that will truly meet your needs. We provide ongoing accompaniment and coaching through implementation and the messy middle of change. Services we provide often include:

Facilitation + Visioning

Where is your organization, and where is it called to go?

Grounded in a spirit of discernment, we facilitate evocative conversations and retreats to help leadership, boards, members, staff, and stakeholders see where the community or organization is called to go.

Research, Planning + Strategic Accompaniment

How do you take the next step, together?

We conduct stakeholder research so decisions rest on a clear understanding of the people and causes you serve and hope to reach. Then we help you design and pilot new expressions of your work, refresh programs, and build the relationships and capacity you need to carry your mission forward, supported by rigorous methods.

Learning + Evaluation

How do you know you’re on course?

We use participatory and developmental evaluation to gather credible evidence and stories, so you know whether your mission is thriving in your community. We stay with you and adjust course as needed to ensure that you are advancing your mission in a manner that meets the moment.

OUR WORK

From a 40-year-old service program to a newly merged health system, here is what accompaniment has looked like for communities like yours.

FAITH-BASED SERVICE PROGRAM

A faith-based service program finding new expression

THE THRESHOLD

Enrollment in their traditional post-college year of service was declining. But rather than close, the program’s leaders sensed they still had something vital to offer their community.

HOW WE WALKED WITH THEM

We accompanied them through a process of discerning which parts of their identity were most essential to carry forward, and who else they might serve while staying true to their values. Then they went out into the community for many listening conversations, looking for the place where their gifts met real need.

WHAT CHANGED

A fresh, courageous expression of their work, still rooted in the gospel values that have animated them for 40 years, but evolved to meet the needs of this moment. They are now designing a new program for women rebuilding their lives after incarceration, offering the same gifts of accompaniment, vocational discernment, and supportive community.

“Clarity, indeed! Kathryn and Christine have faithfully accompanied our reimagination process with deep listening, steadfast guidance, and a realistic outlook. They have supported us in a way that we are now ripe for success as we launch a new iteration of a model that is grounded in our missional and foundational values.” — Executive Director, faith-based service program

FAITH-BASED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Two healthcare systems growing one culture

THE THRESHOLD

Two large faith-based healthcare systems merged. Though rooted in the same faith tradition, their cultures were quite different, and leadership wanted a clear, shared way forward, using leadership formation as a vehicle for culture change.

HOW WE WALKED WITH THEM

We engaged more than 400 stakeholders through an efficient process that elevated every voice, from front-line workers to C-suite executives, to determine the most critical elements of leadership formation to tackle first.

WHAT CHANGED

A clear map for their leadership formation agenda, created by the community itself. Because stakeholders helped set the priorities, buy-in has been high and the new programming has been remarkably successful, helping build a coherent, thriving culture.

“Phenomenal work! The process was inclusive yet efficient. We could not have gotten to where we are now without you!” — Healthcare system VP

NATIONAL ARCHIVES COLLABORATIVE

Bringing the story of women religious to a national audience

THE THRESHOLD

A small, stretched team was tasked with building a national exhibit on the heritage and contributions of women religious, drawing on the archives of more than 40 congregations. In its first five years, the collaborative needed a high-quality partner to learn what would resonate with a broad range of visitors.

HOW WE WALKED WITH THEM

We identified diverse audience segments with overlapping values, then conducted more than 40 interviews and 200+ surveys to understand their interests and priorities. From there, we provided operational support to the archivist team.

WHAT CHANGED

The audience insights we surfaced are shaping much of the exhibit’s content and tone. We will continue to accompany the collaborative as learning and evaluation partners as the exhibit opens and programming begins.

“Kathryn and Christine have been true partners in our work. They spent time getting to know our organization’s mission and goals before developing and implementing an in-depth audience evaluation process and frameworks to guide, track and measure a multi-year grant-funded project. The result has been a better understanding of why and how we do our work that extends beyond a specific project to our whole organization.” — Managing Director, national archives collaborative

Our clients include religious communities, faith-based nonprofits, and philanthropies.

Catholic Volunteer Network GHR Foundation Women Religious Archives Collaborative FADICA CommonSpirit Daughters of Charity Province of St. Louise Loretto Community Urban Servant Corps Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis Franciscan Mission Service Franciscan Volunteer Ministry
A young fern frond unfurling in soft light

BEGIN THE JOURNEY

Every engagement begins with a complimentary Discovery Session. We bring deep respect for the work you are doing and genuine curiosity about who you are becoming.

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Christine Baker, PhD

440-391-8087

christine@clarityevolutionpartners.com

Kathryn Racine, MDiv

916-296-9337

kathryn@clarityevolutionpartners.com

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