Religious Organizations
Guiding religious institutes through change with compassion and clarity.
KEB has specialized in serving religious institutes since 1931.
KEB management consultants bring clarity to complex challenges. As religious institutes navigate many forms of transformation, we collaborate with you to engage, discern, and renew your institute’s vision and service to mission within the context of realities.
We facilitate hope–filled processes based on compassion, trust and opportunities for new life.
Our Service Areas:
Facilitating
We facilitate groups to guide discernment, membership engagement, communications and organizational change.
Planning
We design integrated planning processes, engaging members and collaborators to build consensus around stewarding resources for mission, members and legacy.
Reorganizing
We help you adapt your operating models to free leadership teams to focus on
the life of the institute and its members while guiding operations through a
mission lens.
Financial Consulting
Our certified public accountants offer financial analysis, forecasting, costing,
audits, reviews and other financial consulting.
We’d be honored to support your institute’s discernment.
Our team is here to listen, understand, engage, and help you navigate life–giving changes. Connect with Bethany to begin a discussion today.

Bethany Jaeger
Partner, Principal – Management Consulting
Since 2009, Bethany has partnered with religious congregations to navigate profound transitions with compassion and clarity. She works closely with leadership teams, members, and collaborators to design processes that honor each institute’s mission and legacy while discerning how their charism can continue through new hands and structures.
Her expertise includes long-range planning, governance development, and organizational restructuring tailored specifically for religious life. Whether guiding congregations through resource stewardship, membership engagement, or leadership transitions, Bethany creates spaces for dialogue and consensus that respect tradition while preparing for the future.