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REASONS FOR USING A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COUNSULTANT

1. You will raise more money. Capital Campaign experts know this because they study real campaign results. It’s not theory or promotional hype. Churches using consulting expertise win every time by raising up to 60% more dollars for ministry compared with those who “go it alone.”
   
   
2. More money raised in your church capital funding project reduces the inevitability of incurring higher debt to complete construction.
   
   
3. The capital project runs more smoothly, avoiding many common problems. The consultant knows the pitfalls and guides you away from them. The consultant brings a knowledgeable and systematic approach to the project reducing stress and preparing church leadership and volunteer workers to finish strong. The consultant motivates, inspires and keeps the project focused.
   
   
4. A Consultant provides strategic direction, specific advice, and clear vision for success based on real results.
   
   
5. A consultant brings objectivity, guidance, and specific skills. Compare this to a medical condition that requires a specialist who has advanced knowledge, experience, and skills the generalist lacks.
   
   
6. A consultant brings credibility based in knowledge, understanding, training, and experience. A medical doctor, engineer, attorney, and people in similar professions bring credibility when their craft is required because they apply advanced knowledge, proficiency and tools to the task which brings the desired results.
   
   
7. A consultant brings course corrective measures and oversight to the process. You should expect some level of unexpected difficulty. Your consultant has answers to solve problems and keeps everything moving forward toward success.
   
   
8. By retaining a consultant, church leaders are more engaged and active in the work’s progress. Leaders are more decisive and less likely to delay progress when normal church activities stress schedules. Leaders are more decisive and less likely to delay progress when normal church activities stress schedules.
   
   
9. A consultant provides church leadership a knowledge base close at hand for handling any situation that arises.
   
   
10. A consultant leads a feedback study giving leaders confidence that the vision and goal is shared and achievable based on actual congregational feedback. This confidential study is vital for achieving success with optimal impact as the outside professional brings to it the credibility and objectivity required.
    
    
11. A consultant suggests the optimum time and plan for implementing the church capital project. Church conditions and seasons have bearing on its success. The Consultant knows how to produce maximum results specific to your church context since no two churches are exactly the same.
    
    
12. The most successful business leaders use consultants. They understand certain forces impact success and rely on the expertise, experience, and knowledge of a consultant to maximize growth opportunities. The church is not a business but can remarkably benefit by adopting sound business principles, consistent with Scripture, which strengthen the formation and functioning of its ministry.

Contact Doug Peck at (847) 879-3519 or by email doug.peck@convergeww.org

Doug Peck, CFRE
Executive Director of
Capital Campaign Services