Immediate Triage for Urgent Situations
Staff moral failure at 9pm. Financial discrepancy discovered Friday afternoon. Elder confrontation just happened. When you need strategic guidance immediately—not next week when you can reach a consultant—Crisis Navigator provides instant risk assessment, prioritized next steps, and stakeholder communication strategy based on your church context.
"Our worship pastor was just arrested for DUI after a church event. SP is on vacation unreachable. Sunday service is in 10 hours..."
"Secure Sunday coverage first. Contact backup worship leader now. Notify board chair within 4 hours..."
Urgent Situations Require Immediate Intelligence
Crisis Navigator provides consultant-quality triage in minutes—not days. Get risk assessment, prioritized action steps, and communication strategy when the clock is ticking.
Instant Risk Assessment (0-100 Scale)
Paste the concerning email, describe the situation, or upload meeting notes. Crisis Navigator analyzes across three dimensions: Relational risk (your partnership with SP, staff morale), Leadership risk (your authority, credibility, sustainability), and Governance risk (board/elder dynamics, legal/HR exposure).
Prioritized Next Steps
Not generic advice—specific action steps prioritized by urgency and impact. "In the next 4 hours, do this. By end of day, address this. Within 48 hours, complete this." Accounts for your church governance, SP relationship dynamics, and organizational context.
Stakeholder Communication Strategy
Who needs to know what, when, and how. Crisis Navigator maps your stakeholders (SP, board chair, staff, legal counsel) and provides communication frameworks specific to your governance structure and the situation severity.
Built for the Situations That Keep XPs Up at Night
Crisis Navigator recognizes and provides specialized triage for six categories of urgent situations.
Staff Moral Failure
Pornography discovered on work device. Affair between staff members. Financial impropriety by direct report. Get immediate guidance on HR process, legal considerations, communication strategy, and board notification timeline.
Financial Crisis
Budget shortfall discovered. Unauthorized expenditure. Embezzlement suspected. Donor complaint about fund mismanagement. Receive risk assessment, stakeholder notification plan, and steps to protect organizational integrity.
Leadership Conflict
Public confrontation with SP. Elder challenges your authority in meeting. Staff member threatens resignation. Board member undermines you with congregation. Get de-escalation strategy and governance clarity steps.
Governance Emergency
Board makes major decision without XP consultation. Elder moral failure. Constitutional crisis over authority. Unexpected leadership transition. Receive organizational risk assessment and stabilization strategy.
Legal/HR Exposure
Discrimination complaint. Harassment allegation. Employment law concern. Workplace safety incident. Get immediate guidance on legal notification requirements, documentation needs, and stakeholder communication.
Communication Triage
Cryptic email from board chair. Concerning text from SP. Anonymous complaint. Vague threat. Passive-aggressive message. Decode what's really being said, assess relational/organizational risk, and get response framework.
What You Actually Get: Consultant-Quality Triage
See how Crisis Navigator analyzes an urgent situation and provides actionable intelligence immediately.
"Our worship pastor was just arrested for DUI. It happened Saturday night after a church event. I got the call from his wife at 11pm. Our SP is on vacation unreachable until Monday. Our Sunday service is in 10 hours. I have no idea what to do."
Secure Sunday service coverage
Contact backup worship leader immediately. Prepare simple explanation: "Pastor has a family emergency." Do NOT announce details publicly yet.
Document the situation
Write down timeline of events as you know them. Note: Wife called you at 11pm, arrest Saturday night. Save for HR file.
Attempt SP contact
Send text/email: "Urgent staff situation. Need to talk ASAP." Don't leave details in voicemail.
Brief your key staff (3-4 senior leaders only)
Frame: "Family emergency, service covered, more info Monday." Do NOT share arrest details with full staff yet.
Notify board chair
Phone call (not text): "Staff crisis, handling it, will brief fully Monday." Gauge whether emergency board meeting needed.
Full board notification
Prepare written brief: Facts, actions taken, next steps needed. Recommendation: Place on administrative leave pending assessment.
SP alignment conversation
When he's reachable: Full brief, decisions made, input needed. Reference covenant: "I made immediate calls due to timing."
- Backup worship leader
- Your spouse (processing)
- Board chair (notification)
- Full board (formal)
- Senior staff (3-4 leaders)
- Legal counsel (if needed)
- Senior Pastor (when reachable)
- HR consultant
- Full staff (Monday AM)
Crisis Triage That Knows YOUR Church Context
Crisis Navigator doesn't give generic crisis management advice. It accounts for your governance structure, SP relationship dynamics, covenant commitments, and organizational patterns.
Your Governance Structure
"Grace Community Church is elder-led with 6-person board. Board chair is [Name]. Crisis Navigator knows you must notify board chair within 12 hours of major staff situations per your governance documents."
SP Relationship Dynamics
"Your covenant with Mark specifies: 'Major personnel decisions require joint alignment.' Your partnership score is currently 72. Crisis Navigator factors in that making decisions without SP input risks further partnership damage vs. immediate action requirements."
Role Clarifier Patterns
"Your Role Clarifier shows you have authority over direct reports but feel uncertain about decision-making when Mark is unavailable. Crisis Navigator provides specific guidance on what requires SP input vs. what's within your authority."
Organizational History
"Your Trends data shows team culture drops 15 points on average after staff departures. Crisis Navigator accounts for this when recommending communication timing and transparency levels with full staff."
Triage First, Then Process
Crisis Navigator provides immediate action steps when urgency is high. After executing initial triage, route to The Advisor to process the situation emotionally, refine communication approach, and plan long-term response.
"You've completed the immediate triage steps for the worship pastor DUI situation. Now let's talk through:"
- How are you processing this emotionally?
- What surprised you about how you handled it?
- How do you rebuild staff trust after this?
- What does restoration pathway look like (if any)?
- How do you debrief with Mark when he returns?
"The immediate crisis is stabilized. Let's work on the longer-term leadership and relational dynamics."
Continue Processing with AdvisorCrisis Navigator Features by Plan
| Feature | Free | Essentials | Leadership+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analyses per month | — | 3 | Unlimited |
| Three-risk assessment (0-100) | — | ||
| Prioritized next steps | — | ||
| Stakeholder communication map | — | ||
| Evidence highlighting | — | ||
| Church context integration | — | ||
| Follow-up Advisor routing | — | ||
| Export analysis (PDF) | — | — |
Right Tool for the Situation
Use Crisis Navigator When
- Situation just happened (last 24 hours)
- Urgent decisions required (hours/days)
- Multiple stakeholders need notification
- Legal/HR exposure present
- Risk assessment needed immediately
- Clear next steps required NOW
Use The Advisor When
- Processing ongoing situations
- Strategic thinking needed (not urgent)
- Exploring options before deciding
- Relationship dynamics to navigate
- Long-term planning required
- Emotional processing needed
Both tools work together: Crisis Navigator provides immediate triage, then routes to The Advisor for deeper processing and long-term strategy.
When Crisis Hits, Get Immediate Guidance
Essentials plan includes 3 crisis analyses per month. Leadership+ includes unlimited analyses with PDF export.
Analyze Urgent SituationAll crisis analyses remain completely confidential to you.