Posted:
4/23/10
 Planning to Build Your Church?
Reasons for becoming Early Adopters |
Early Adopters is a term used by change management theorists to identify people who quickly grasp innovation. They act right away. They comprise as much as 13.5% of the population and are sandwiched between Innovators and the Early Majority.1
If your church is thinking or planning to widen its ministry reach that includes capital expansion within the next two years, be an early adopter. Now is the time to begin a search for the right Capital Campaign Consultant. Conversations with the Pastor beginning two years out are ideal. Your consultant should be working for you not later than one year away from your planned public launch.
There are a number of reasons why becoming an Early Adopter and getting your church capital project started early will give you a cutting edge advantage.
- Early Adopters choose the right consultant and the church raises more money.
- Early Adopters guide a well designed plan that leads to maximum success.
- Early Adopters expose people to biblical generosity principles clearly and consistently which taught over time creates hearts who respond best to the Holy Spirit’s prompting.
- Early Adopters help shape a compelling vision which is the single most important factor in leading a successful church capital project.
- Early Adopters engage leadership in the process that helps people more quickly grasp the vision, see the need and get involved.
- Early Adopters understand a church capital project is only 25% of the work; 75% of a successful project is in its pre-planning, organizational, and follow-up phases.
- Early Adopters won’t rush the capital project because rushing falls prey to creating confusion and chaos in the church that often lingers for decades.
- Early Adopters have the advantage because only a limited number of churches benefiting from the Giving Confidence model and personal consulting of Doug Peck (Certified Fund Raising Executive) are possible each year.
Cornerstone’s CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SERVICES is high quality and affordable. Giving Confidence is a proven church capital funding project model. It is carefully crafted to fit the uniqueness of your church context because no two churches are exactly the same. Contact Doug Peck at (847) 879-3519 or by email doug.peck@convergeww.org |
Doug Peck, CFRE
Executive Director of
Capital Campaign Services |
1Everett Rogers, Diffusion of Innovations, noted by Peter de Jager (pdejager@technobility.com)
The BGC Cornerstone Fund: 1-800-323-4215
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2002 S. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
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