production consulting engagement

Consulting Services Agreement.

A confidential executive review page for the production department assessment and strategic advisory engagement between form. and Mt. Zion Full Gospel Baptist Church.

status: prepared for review / pending execution
Consultantform.
ClientMt. Zion Full Gospel Baptist Church
PayeeDontavious Ladson
Engagement Fee$7,500 + approved expenses
01overview

Agreement between form. and Mt. Zion.

Mt. Zion has engaged form. for a focused production consulting engagement designed to assess the health, structure, staffing, governance, cost alignment, workflows, and leadership readiness of the production and technical arts department.

The goal is to create a clearer and more sustainable production function before the incoming Director of Production & Technical Arts steps fully into leadership.

Scope boundary: This is a strategic advisory engagement. It is not ongoing production management, staff augmentation, technical installation, employment placement, or operational takeover unless separately agreed in writing.
02scope

A disciplined assessment built for readiness.

The work is structured to move quickly, observe accurately, and translate the findings into usable leadership direction.

2.1
Pre-engagement alignment

Scope, timing, stakeholders, documentation, and schedule.

2.2
On-site assessment

48–72 hours observing the real production environment and how it actually functions.

2.3
Structure + governance review

Decision rights, accountability, approvals, leadership clarity, and departmental ownership.

2.4
Stakeholder interviews

Targeted conversations with leaders, team members, and ministry stakeholders.

2.5
Staffing + contractor assessment

Current roles, contractor relationships, capacity, sustainability, and future alignment.

2.6
Cost + workflow health

Spending alignment, process health, service planning, scheduling, communication, and documentation.

Director readiness planning

form. will identify what the incoming Director should inherit clearly, what should be addressed before arrival, and what the first 30, 60, and 90 days should prioritize operationally.

Final recommendations and leadership debrief

Findings will be organized into practical recommendations and reviewed with Mt. Zion leadership through a focused debrief.

03deliverables

Usable direction, not abstract findings.

finding
Strategic summary

A clear summary of what was observed and what it means.

recommendation
Practical guidance

Structure, governance, staffing, contractors, workflow, cost stewardship, and Director readiness.

debrief
Leadership walkthrough

A focused review with the designated leadership team.

runway
Priority action guidance

Direction that supports the incoming Director’s leadership runway.

04partners

form. leads the engagement.

form. may engage qualified subcontractors, consultants, advisors, or delivery partners to support the work, including One39 Coaching & Staffing where appropriate.

All such resources operate under form.’s direction. form. remains responsible to Mt. Zion for the overall engagement and delivery.

05client role

Access, context, and cooperation.

Mt. Zion will provide reasonable access to the leaders, staff, contractors, volunteers, schedules, systems, documentation, budgets, workflows, and departmental information needed to complete the assessment.

Delays in access, documentation, or stakeholder availability may delay delivery of final recommendations.

06payment

Engagement structure.

flat engagement fee$7,500plus approved reimbursable expenses
payment schedule
  • 50% due upon execution: $3,750
  • 50% due upon leadership debrief or final recommendation delivery: $3,750
  • Payment due within seven calendar days of invoice receipt unless otherwise agreed in writing. Additional payment enforcement, late-payment remedies, service suspension rights, cancellation terms, and related protections are governed by the signed legal agreement.
Payment direction: Although this Agreement is between Mt. Zion and form., all payments are payable to Dontavious Ladson unless otherwise directed in writing.

Travel, lodging, meals, ground transportation, and other reasonable engagement-related expenses are billed separately at cost. Any single travel or lodging expense exceeding $500 requires advance approval unless required by schedule changes, travel limitations, or reasonable engagement-related needs.

08execution

Ready for execution.

This page is for executive review, presentation control, and alignment prior to signature. It is non-binding and is not intended to replace the signed legal agreement. Final execution should occur only through the signature-ready legal agreement using DocuSign, Dropbox Sign, Adobe Sign, PandaDoc, or a comparable e-signature platform.

Parties

clientMt. Zion Full Gospel Baptist Church
consultantform.
signatoryDontavious Ladson
titleFounder, CEO & Chief Systems Architect

Execution path

Open the signature-ready legal agreement and complete execution through the preferred e-signature platform. This preserves audit trail, timestamps, version control, and document retention.