STEWARDSHIP RESOURCES

“As Christian stewards, we receive God’s gifts gratefully, cultivate them responsibly, share them lovingly in justice with others, and return them with increase to the Lord.” – USCCB

Teaching stewardship and growing giving can be intimidating for pastors, church administrators, and volunteers new to the field. We are here to help guide you through the process of securing funds for your parish and ministry needs without fundraising.

Our parish capital campaigns follow the same principles of discernment and engagement that you will find in the stewardship resources and guides we provide for free below. If you are getting started with a church capital campaign, building project, preparing for an annual stewardship campaign, or just trying to grow a culture of generosity at your church, you’ll find what you need to get started here! 

CHURCH CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS EBOOK

 

EBook church Capital Campaigns

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INSTANT DOWNLOAD RESOURCES

The Stewardship System eBook

 

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Church Planned Giving Manual

 

Planned Giving Guide for Church

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Stewardship Strategic Plan

Church Stewardship Strategic Plan Checklist & Calendar

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WEBINARS AND VIDEOS ON DEMAND

Church Development assists with church capital campaigns with a discernment-based, community-engaging stewardship approach. We hav been successful in creating a culture of generosity and raising funds for over 25 years. For free resources on stewardship and giving to increase tithing at your parish visit www.church-development.com.
Getting Started with a Church Capital Campaign: An Action-Oriented Webinar
Prepare your Catholic parish for a successful capital campaign! This video shares essential tips for Catholic pastors, church administrators, stewardship committee members, building committee chairs, and diocesan stewardship directors to plan a church capital campaign. Learn how to engage your community, boost stewardship, and raise funds with a community-building and discernment-based approach. 🔑 Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 9:30 Church Capital Campaign Theory & Research 22:23 The Role of Major Donors: Key to capital campaign success 26:01 The Feasibility Study: So much more than "How much could we raise in a church capital campaign?" 39:03 Community Engagement and Prayerful Discernment-Based Parish Capital Campaigns 40:54 The Structure of a Church Capital Campaign 45:37 Parish Capital Campaign Timeline 46:12 Church Capital Campaign Follow-Up: How to avoid pledge attrition and solicit planned gifts 47:12 Cultivating Readiness: Action steps to prepare for a church capital campaign 49:36 Avoid Disasters: Campaign calendars, building consensus, saying "thank you" 📌 Resources: - Free Stewardship System eBook to raise annual offertory: https://church-development.com/church-capital-campaign-and-stewardship-resources/ - Contact us for a consultation: https://www.church-development.com/contact - More stewardship tips: https://www.church-development.com/blog #CatholicCapitalCampaign #ChurchCapitalCampaign #ChurchFundraising #Stewardship #ParishFundraising Church Development has helped churches raise a billion dollars through capital campaigns for over 30 years. Based in Kansas City, we serve parishes in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Chicago, Columbus, Phoenix, Dallas, Denver, Fort Myers, Houston, Indianapolis, LA, San Diego, St. Louis, Tampa, and across the US. Let us help your parish grow in faith and generosity!
Preparing for a Church Capital Campaign
You hired a professional consultant to manage your last church capital campaign, like everyone advised you - and it was a disaster. Or maybe you've inherited a train wreck campaign from the last person in your position (pastor or administrator). Now you need another capital campaign. UGH. What do you do? Unfortunately, high-pressure church capital campaigns are the norm in our industry. Someone shows up at your doorstep with a pledge card, on which they've printed how much they think you should give (based on your giving history), and they don't leave until you sign the pledge card on the dotted line. "Did that really just happen?!" This archaic approach offends and alienates members. It drives people AWAY from the church. In this age of decreasing weekly attendance, we need the opposite of that. Is a capital campaign that brings folks INTO the church possible? In our office, we lovingly refer to some of our client projects as "damage control campaigns". In fact, we do a lot of these every year. Why? Our community engagement and prayerful discernment-based capital campaigns heal splintered faith communities and re-establish trusting relationships with the church. In this webinar, we will talk about how we do it, and how you can, too. And we'll invite our guest presenter, Rev. Dan Dolquist, to share lessons learned from 4 consecutive capital campaigns. Church Development assists with church capital campaigns with a discernment-based, community-engaging stewardship approach. We have been successful in creating a culture of generosity and raising funds for over 25 years. For free resources on stewardship and giving to increase tithing at your parish visit www.church-development.com.
Repairing Trust After a High Pressure Church Capital Campaign
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Education on Stewardship, Annual Appeals, and Capital Campaigns

Ultimate Guide to Community & Prayer-Based Church Capital Campaigns

Ultimate Guide to Community & Prayer-Based Church Capital Campaigns

What is a capital campaign in a church? A church capital campaign is a time-limited community project to raise significant funds for a particular cause, often a new building, renovation, or debt payoff. Capital campaigns differ from fundraising in that the financial...

What is a Parish Feasibility Study?

What is a Parish Feasibility Study?

When a parish embarks on a church capital campaign, the stakes are high. Whether the goal is to renovate a sanctuary, build a new community center, or fund mission-driven initiatives, success hinges on careful planning. One critical step in parish capital campaign...

Guide to Church Capital Campaign Videos

Guide to Church Capital Campaign Videos

The definitive guide to church capital campaign videos. The open rate for a an email containing a video is above 70%. That compares to the open rate for an email without a video of about 20%. So that begs the question should you have a church capital campaign...