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Most churches wish that they had more money. Unfortunately, most do not think beyond the offering plate so they live month by month. How do we get beyond this point to ensure that your church has the funds to accomplish great things and press forward?

  

Most churches barely touch the surface of their financial opportunities. The perfect example of this is a story that I heard while having lunch with Richard Stack the trustee of the Darling Foundation which has libraries in UCLA and USC named after them because of the millions they give yearly. Richard informed me that when he formed the Darling Foundation for his former partner they had millions to give away. The problem is that they would send out letters and make calls to organizations that they had wanted to meet with them to give out funds. The second problem is that most of the organizations never contacted them. Mr. Darling was the former mayor of Beverly Hills and his wife wanted to help the community leaving a legacy since they had no children. There are countless of organizations losing out on funds because they never look for funding and many are waiting on the Lord.  

The greatest obstacle to obtaining funding is laying the correct foundation. A house is built one brick at a time and to design and implement a sucessful development program takes time. One of the best foundations an organization can build is to have a development board, development team, and a function team. Please look at the following:

DEVELOPMENT BOARD: Consists of your church board,  business and community leaders that attend your church. They manage corporate relationships, community leader relationships, and community events such as hosting lunches for local business owners.

DEVELOPMENT TEAM: Consists of those that love people and understand serving. They manage community relations, foundation/government funding, and developing corporate relationships.

FUNCTION TEAM: People that love to serve and are the back bone to your sucess. They serve at events and functions that the church have and they represent the church at community events.   

Do you really want your financial situation to change? Are you willing to press beyond the obstacles to get ahead? Whether you are a small church or a large church there are opportunities for you. If you are interested in developing a strong and effective development team contact us at 706-631-2525