For churches and ministries in Northeast Ohio
Pastors are called to shepherd people, not to carry the budget, the staff structure, and the board report alone. Josh Muller and Matt LaFleur are committed Christians who have served on church staff, as a pastor and as a church CFO, and in lay leadership. We help church leaders lead well, build healthy teams, steward resources faithfully, and make the decisions in front of them with clarity.
Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed.
If any of these sound familiar, a conversation is a good place to start.
Our focus is leadership, strategy, culture, and financial leadership. Some churches need a coach for their pastor and team. Some need CFO-level guidance or an experienced voice at the board table. Many need both, working together.
Led by Josh
Support for senior pastors, executive pastors, and staff and elder teams carrying real responsibility.
Led by Matt
Experienced financial leadership for churches that need more than bookkeeping but not a full-time executive.
Led by Matt, with Josh
An experienced outside voice at the board, elder, or finance committee table, on a schedule that fits your church.
Tax preparation and attest services (audits, reviews, and compilations) are not part of these services.
Josh and Matt together
For the decisions where the people side and the numbers side of ministry meet.
Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
Hear from the pastor and key leaders about the mission, the people, and what is weighing on you.
Look at the people, structures, and finances that bear on the decision in front of you.
Agree on priorities and owners in a way your staff, elders, or board can affirm.
If we work together, we stay with you, revisit the plan, and adjust as the ministry grows and changes.
Coaching, leadership, and vision
Josh has served as a pastor and today serves in lay leadership at his church. He also built and sold a construction company, so he understands both the calling of ministry and the weight of leading an organization.
Financial clarity, strategy, and operations
Matt is a CPA and former church CFO. For more than 20 years he has been involved in professional and lay ministry, including work alongside church leaders. He helps churches see their finances clearly and steward them well.
We are glad to serve Christian churches and ministries across traditions. We respect your theology, your polity, and your governance structure, and we work within them.
Church plants, small and midsize congregations, and larger churches with growing staff can all be a good fit. Christian schools and ministries can be a good fit too.
No. Maple Creek Advisors is not a registered CPA firm and does not provide tax preparation or attest services such as audits, reviews, or compilations. We can help you prepare for an audit and work alongside your audit firm.
Yes. Conversations about your staff, your people, and your finances stay confidential.
We have offices in Cuyahoga Falls and Elyria and serve churches across Northeast Ohio, in person and remotely.
Tell us about your church and what is weighing on you. We will start with a conversation, with no obligation.
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.