Empowering Church Leaders Across the Globe
Church Business Management Institute (CBMI) is a multi-disciplinary Organization founded to address the growing need within the churches for financial sustainability. For years, many churches have relied heavily on external donors, creating an unsustainable model of dependency. CBMI was born out of a vision to reverse this trend by equipping leaders from these organizations with business and management skills that are founded on bibilical principles that can help them lead their ministries towards self-sufficiency.
At Church Business Management Institute (CBMI), we believe that sustainability is the cornerstone of impactful ministry. For too long, leaders from these organizations, for example; the Anglican Church in Africa have faced significant challenges rooted in financial dependency and poor asset management. These challenges often hinder ministries from reaching their full potential, as they rely heavily on external donors. Our mission is to change this narrative by equipping leaders with the practical tools, strategies, and business acumen needed to build ministries that not only serve their congregations today but continue to grow, thrive, and expand for generations to come.
Our Vision
We envision a world where every church operates with confidence, free from financial dependence, and focused on its mission. By reducing dependency, we believe churches can refocus their energy on what truly matters that is to say spiritual growth, community engagement, and long-term ministry success.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build capacity for leaders in the churches by providing them with practical, implementable skills. These skills enable leaders to plan, manage, and execute financially viable projects that support their ministries, allowing them to thrive independently.
We are guided by the following values:
- Acceptance: Welcoming leaders from all backgrounds, adapting our approaches to their unique needs.
- Simplicity: Providing straightforward, practical solutions that are easy to implement and sustain.
- Flexibility: Tailoring our services to fit the diverse challenges faced by different churches and dioceses.
- Sustainability: Ensuring that every project, strategy, and skill we teach leads to long-term growth and independence.
By combining these values with a deep understanding of the challenges faced by churches, we have become a trusted partner for those seeking to transform their ministries.
Our Services
At CBMI, we take pride in our work’s lasting impact on churches, dioceses, and communities across Africa. Our approach is rooted in collaboration, where we work alongside the church leadership to create meaningful change that supports their ministries for years to come. We capitalise on the following thematic areas for trainings and consultancy services:
Theme One: Property Development & Asset Management
- Feasibility studies and market analysis to establish need and viability
- Assets and property management
- Validations and M&E audits
- Project planning and management
- Design and Development
- Manage, Administer and Monitor Contracts for Construction
- Development of Asset Registers
- Detection and prevention of fraud
Theme Two: Leadership and Strategic Management
- Concept and application of strategic management
- What Good Governance Is
- Preparing Strategic Plans
Theme Three: People and Performance
- Role of mentoring and coaching
- Human Resource management
- Developing and implementing improvement plans
- Reward management
- Supportive supervision
- Discipline / Sanctions & Grievance handling
Theme Four: Community & Integration of ICT in Church Business
- Customer relationship management
- Social Corporate responsibility
- Public relations
- The role of ICT in managing Church Businesses
Theme Five: Entrepreneurship and Resource Management
- Introduction to mindset change
- Introduction to entrepreneurship
- Community Engagement
- Creativity and innovation
- Resource Mobilization
Theme Six: Other Areas
- Gender Mainstreaming
- Retirement Planning and Management
- Financial Planning and Budgeting Skills
- Management Skills Improvement
Our notable Projects and Partnerships.
1. Facilitators at the Peer Mentoring Workshops
We have facilitated at peer mentoring workshops that bring together church leaders from across Africa. These workshops created a platform for those in leadership to share experiences, learn from one another, and develop practical strategies for managing their mission real estate developments and ministries more effectively. The workshops have been held in various countries like Zambia, South Africa, Swaziland, Kenya, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Tanzania, and many others, with the core objective of empowering hundreds of leaders to improve their ministry’s financial sustainability taking the approach of implementing Mission and Real Estate Development Projects.
2. Conducted Feasibility studies and market analysis
CBMI has successfully conducted feasibility studies & market viability analysis for different mission real estate development projects across different dioceses in Africa. Some of these notable organisations are listed below:
- Province of the Church of West Africa – Ghana
- Zambian Anglican Council – Lusaka, Zambia
- Diocese of Central Tanganyika – Dodoma, Tanzania
- Diocese of Rumonge – Burundi
- Diocese of Northern Malawi – Malawi
- Diocese of Machakos- Kenya
- Diocese of Tanga – Tanzania
- Diocese of Muyinga- Burundi
- Bunyoro – Kitara Catholic Diocese – Hoima, Uganda
3. Development of TOT manuals and Facilitator Hand-books
CBMI has developed user manuals and facilitator hand-books customised to biblical principles and foundations, real church case studies and biblical reflections to support the knowledge gaps in areas of:
- Financial Planning and Management
- Governance and Human Resource Management
- Business Planning and Management
- Community Engagement & Resource Mobilization
Case Study 1 –SAFINA HOUSE, ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CENTRAL TANGANYIKA MRED PROJECT SCOPE INCLUDED: the feasibility study for this project
Case Study 2–ZAMBIAN ANGLICAN COUNCIL, LUSAKA FEASIBILITY STUDY MRED PROJECT OUR SCOPE INCLUDED the feasibility study for this project
Case Study 4 – BIRIMBA AMAHORO HOSPITAL, RUMONGE, BURUNDI OUR SCOPE INCLUDED FEASIBILITY STUDY
Our Team
Moses D Lutalo
Director Real Estate