Built to Empower Bold Leaders
Valerie founded MissioSpark to inspire and equip the church to impact the world for Christ.
Mission Mobilizers
Training that equips leaders and churches to effectively engage in global and local missions, driving impactful ministry efforts
Inspirational Voices
Dynamic speaking and motivational leadership that encourages faith-driven communities to boldly pursue their mission
Evaluation Researchers
Strategic planning services led by evaluation research providing actionable insights to achieve long-term success
Dr. Valerie Carter Smith (B.A., M.Div., MS, D.Min) specializes in research methodology and design with congregations and non-profit organizations. She is an instructor of Sociology and a graduate instructor of Research Methodology for Doctoral Students. She frequently contracts with individual doctoral students to provide coaching in the area of research design. Her research methodology includes:
the collaborative work of identifying the issues
designing and deploying the data collection tools.
conducting analyses
reporting
Ministry Collaborations
“Taking the results of the study helped us to reorganize and we have seen an increase in membership and programming.”