Sunday, 19 October 2014

Advices On Church Capital Campaign

By Dominique Martin


Planning and developing for establishments would take a lot of preparation, whether it is for renovation or for construction. There are a lot of aspects you need to cover like finance, legalities, manpower, location planning, fundraising or marketing, endowments, maintenance, and also feasibility studies. There would be a lot to consider for this and whichever goal you might have whether it is for an organization, an agency, or a company.

Having this process executed would most likely need both art and science. A church capital campaign has a need of a mix of modern and traditional processes and methods in order for it to be established. The way this works is through fund raising so that there would be enough finances for the construction of the church within a specified time.

Compared to other campaigns which are most likely for museums, universities, schools, and hospitals, this one is quite different. It strongly involves towards the Christian Stewardship principle and is built upon a solid foundation which the lifestyles and priorities are taken from this. The values and responsibilities are from the word of God.

How long it takes to accomplish this would depend on how well the planning and execution phases are done. It also depends on the time the donors are able to support you. Some would be able to commit their support and pledge for donating funds or assistance, but some need time to pray, discuss with the committee, and consider, in order for them to make a decision.

A few mistakes may arise because of some factors that are overlooked. It is important that the committee is able to conduct a feasibility study or maybe a congregational readiness survey so that they can already calculate if the plan is viable to succeed or not, and how to make necessary actions. Blind faith alone would not be a good choice regarding the importance of this project.

Having the project publicized too early would also contribute to the failure of the entire project. Most of the donations and funds that are being received during this face would be minimal and would not be enough to fully support everything. That is why it is very crucial to privately meet the members and other donors that have high contributions in order to solidify the foundation of the campaign.

This campaign should be seen from start to finish. A lot of people would think that there is more importance with publicity, but the legs of the entire project are in the first and last phases. These two would determine the complete success of the campaign. There would be more security if the start is established well, and there would be loyalty from the members if it finished well.

There is no valid certainty that the support and assistance that would be given is one hundred percent from the members of the church. This is why the committee should never make assumptions based on this and most likely lead to miscalculations. The risk is not worth it, so there needs to be additional planning for these situations or cases.

One way to make sure that all of this would go smoothly is by referring to a professional for their inputs and outputs for the whole project. This is a complex campaign and should be highly regarded as such and given appropriate attention. Everything is critical and every step should be well calculated in order to reduce further risks for the campaign to fail.




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