What a Capital Stewardship Program Is and Is Not Biblical understanding. Through teaching and preaching,
A capital campaign program is a spiritual work, not a financial one. A knowledge and understanding are gained, and through campaign is about understanding there is a Kingdom need and a prayer is gained the wisdom to know how God would have Kingdom provision to meet that need. It’s about developing an us apply this knowledge and understanding. understanding of Godʹs perfect plan of providence to meet the need Organizing Your Capital Campaign Team through the proper stewardship of His people. A capital campaign is a complex operation that requires A capital campaign is: months to properly prepare and then execute. The capital campaign executive team needs to be properly staffed by the • A program wherein God’s people come together in equal right directors, and provided clear objectives with job sacrifice to provide funds for building. descriptions. Note that those people may not be who you • A time of spiritual growth and faith building that stirs the heart think. and spirit. Generally speaking your campaign team should not be made • A Biblical process that results in a 3‐year giving commitment, up of financial people such as CPAʹs, bankers, treasures, etc. normally raising between 1 and 3 times current annual giving A capital campaign team should be organized into sub‐teams in tithes and offerings. with discreet areas of responsibility, with each sub‐team being headed by a director who sits on the executive campaign A capital campaign is not about high pressure tactics, brow beating, team. Each of these directors should have experience and trickery, guilt, or heavy handed tactics to “fleece the sheep” of their gifting according to their particular responsibility. Each money. It is a time of learning, spiritual growth, and prayerful director then recruits people to serve with them. consideration of how God would have each one respond to the need. Timing Your Capital Campaign Goals of a Capital Stewardship Campaign There are three primary timing considerations for a capital The overall goals of a capital campaign are to communicate campaign: how early you should begin a stewardship information, impart excitement, and provide for spiritual needs campaign before building, the best time(s) of the year to through clear preaching, teaching and prayer. The primary goal execute a campaign, and the amount of time required to should never be considered as that of just raising money; money is a properly prepare for a capital campaign. by‐product of doing everything else well. Churches often wait until they are ready to start building It might be said that the goal of the campaign is to develop wisdom in before they begin a capital campaign, or they wait until they the body. The scriptures say we are to pursue knowledge, find they cannot qualify for a loan before belatedly starting a understanding, and wisdom. Wisdom is the proper application of
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