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About Us
At Make Sense, we are committed to strengthening pastoral ministry through clarity, formation, and practical support.
We recognise that today’s pastoral workers carry significant responsibility. They navigate complex community needs, safeguarding expectations, leadership challenges, and spiritual care—often while trying to discern what training is required, recommended, or simply helpful for their context. The landscape can feel demanding and unclear.
We exist to help ministries and individuals make sense of their ministry training requirements with confidence and purpose.
Whether ordained, commissioned, employed, or serving in a voluntary capacity, pastoral workers deserve thoughtful preparation and ongoing development. We listen alongside church leaders to help discern the needs of their people, strengthen ministry teams, and support healthy, effective ministry within the church community.
Lisa Way
Founder
After almost 15 years serving in Christian ministry — from youth work in local churches to missions abroad, and most recently as Director of Operations for Acorn Christian Healing Foundation — I founded Make Sense with a clear conviction: the Gospel of Jesus should be accessible to everyone, and so should the tools to share it well.
Throughout my ministry journey, I’ve seen firsthand that formal theological training, while valuable, isn’t always possible for everyone who feels called to serve. As well as this, churches and ministries are heavily reliant on volunteers who require ongoing training and investment to prevent burnout and frustration, and to maintain a joy for what they do. Passion and calling shouldn’t be limited by access to professional development. Make Sense was born out of a desire to bridge that gap — providing practical, thoughtful, and approachable resources that equip people to minister with clarity and confidence.
I bring hands-on experience, operational leadership, and a deep love for the Church into everything I create. I care about making complex ideas understandable, ministry sustainable, and learning both meaningful and manageable.
Book Lisa to speak at your service, small groups, or events.
Lisa has also led ministry training in listening, prayer ministry, conflict transformation, and much more, for:
- Transforming Lives Together, Chester DIocese
- Third Space Ministries
- Bethel Health & Healing Network
- Diocese of Guildford
- Diocese of Bath & Wells
- Glendale Church, Berkshire
- Online to groups of volunteers and paid staff within ministry
- Order of St Luke, Australia
- Lincolnshire Diocese
- Diocese of Carlisle
- St Faith's Church, Lee on Solent
- Holy Trinity Church, Gillingham
- Exeter Diocese
- The Bridge Youth Chaplaincy Project, Salisbury
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