.. Reduce Cost and Risk

... Raise Money for Building

.... and much more

Pastors are taught a variety of things, including how to exegete the Word, pastoral care, church planting, and church growth strategies - but no one teaches them what to do when they are successful and need to build church facilities. We are here to help.

Your church will never undertake a task that is more demanding or complicated in terms of cost, risk, and effort than in a church building program. However, those in your church are largely unequipped by either training or experience to lead the church in a building program in a optimal manner.

The purpose, therefore, of our church construction consulting ministry is to equip and guide your church in building the best building for the ministry in a manner that will:

Reduce:  Uncertainty, Cost, Effort, and Risk

Increase:  Satisfaction with the finished project, Unity and concurrence in the body of Christ while building, and Financial support for the project.

Please visit the About Us page for more information about our consulting ministry.

The purpose of a feasibility study is to provide the church with a qualified report of objective and quantifiable information, and actionable plan. A needs and feasibility study defines a plan that will define the scope, timing and budget of a building program, and is instrumental in maintaining unity in the body of Christ. The needs and feasibility study will ask and answer the correct questions to determine the most feasible of the possible options that, within the actual financial ability of the church, best meet the needs of the ministry, the congregation, and the community.

• Do we need to build, why is building the right thing to do.
• Why is the selected church floor plan the right plan for this church?
• What do we need to build and how was this determined from our needs?
• What can we afford to build and how will we pay for the building program?
• When is the right time to build with consideration to need and financial ability?
• Where to we need to build and why is that the right decision?

In other words, the church's needs and feasibility study will answer the question oh "how do we know what we need to build?"

If you have read Insights on Achieving a Positive Church Construction Experience, you already know a few specific benefits to the church from a feasibility study; the bottom line being that churches which did feasibility studies tended to have better outcomes.  When you are talking about projects that are commonly in the $750,000 to $2M price range, a better outcome is not only of great importance, but it has a very real and substantial dollar value.

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A church capital campaign is a spiritual endeavor that also produces financial fruit.

A church capital campaign is really not about money, it is about helping people understand a kingdom need exists, understanding God's perfect plan of providence through stewardship, and, through teaching and prayer, calling people to the appropriate faith response; for God has provided an abundance for every good work .

What you should expect from a Church Capital Campaign

• Increased unity and support for the building program: spiritually, financially, and emotionally.
• To raise between 1 and 3 times your current annual receipts to the general fund over a 3 year giving period.
• Spiritual growth, as people seek God's will and trust His provision.
• Improved ability to obtain church construction financing.
• The necessary monthly cash flow to help service a mortgage.
• Increased cash reserves to provide a financial safety net.
• Increased excitement in the body of Christ.
• The spiritual benefits of a coordinated time of teaching and preaching regarding our money and possessions.
• Cash for up-front design fees and initial construction expenses.
• Potential to reduce the funds that need to be borrowed.
• In addition to the money raised in the campaign, it is not unusual to see regular tithes and offerings go up 10-15% during a capital campaign.
• The spiritual benefits of putting faith into action.