25
Sep
2012

Church Construction ReDefined 2012

Written by Lamar Slay  |  Found in: Blog

The conference is free to the first 20 churches who register. To find out if your qualify to attend, go to www.partnerscc.com/churchconstruction/ .

16
Aug
2012

How to Make Debt Reduction Campaigns Exciting

Written by Lamar Slay  |  Found in: Blog

Most pastors and churches experience anything but excitement when it comes to debt reduction capital campaigns. Talk to the typical capital campaign company and they will tell you that debt reduction money is “the hardest money to raise”.

30
Jul
2012

Expertise is Inexpensive: Do you want Money Back?

Written by Carl Lavallais  |  Found in: Blog

Only in churches or other houses of worship or non-profit organizations, do we often decide that we can best do it ourselves. Many are the stories of pastors, boards and leaders who have cost the church hundreds to millions by one bad decision or a chain of them. If only, they had sought Expertise.

25
Jun
2012

Experience is Expensive: Is it Costing You?

Written by Carl Lavallais  |  Found in: Blog

As a pastor, is experience costing you? You know that you have the right people in place, but no church construction related experience. You are missing answers, objectivity and productivity.

08
Jun
2012

Inexperience is Expensive: What’s Your Story?

Written by Carl Lavallais  |  Found in: Blog

How many pastors or leaders of older churches can remember the old, Building Fund “Thermometer on the Wall” or some similar visual tool used to inspire and track actual capital campaign contributions?

08
Jun
2012

Experience vs. Expertise: There is a Difference!

Written by Carl Lavallais  |  Found in: Blog

Often pastors, board members and building committees spend years attempting to address their current facility issues, assess their needs, acquire property, engage an architect, estimate their borrowing capacity, initiate a capital giving campaign and then invite a builder to construct what has already been agreed to by others.