So You Want to Do a Capital Campaign? Dr. John Jackson, President William Jessup University (

What Makes a Capital Campaign Vision Successful? Clear Compelling Urgent

Spiritual Goals? Vision Alignment Synergy Growth and Health for Your Church Family

Key Questions Are the people ready? Are there any obstacles? Is the Vision God-Sized? (I Chronicles 28 & 29)

Keys To Success Vision starts with the senior pastor Fit the Stewardship to your church ’ s DNA Prioritize strategic projects and ministry partners Develop lay leaders for each project

The Essentials for Stewardship Homeruns “ Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, ” says the Lord almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. ” Malachi 3:10 Relationships Christ – We cannot do it without HIM! Each Other – I need YOU and you need ME! The World – Fulfilling the Great Commission! It ’ s not about programs, it ’ s about people

Meeting with Financial Leaders Pray Legacy, Key, Core Invite them to be Investors in the Vision! Anticipate Key Questions Make the Ask Pray

faithful You can EXPECT tough times - look at them simply as an opportunity to be faithful … …It ’ ll change your life and the lives of all those around you! …while I am in chains. But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, …Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice… being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. From Philippians 1:6-8

Participation Benchmarks Staff, Board, Key Ministry and Financial Leaders must be at 100% 40-80% Participation from active households

Development of Strategic Messaging General Messages for Most Donors (platform/print) Targeted Messages for Financial Leaders (events) Targeted Messages at Strategic Checkpoints for All Donor Groups Creative Messaging – Video, faith stories, DVD, drama, print Message Series