We will customize a campaign plan to fit the unique situation of your church, using the framework of our signature five-phase church capital campaign process, built on a foundation of best practices learned over our 30+ years’ experience conducting hundreds of campaigns.
• Design capital campaign plan and set master calendar
• Recruit capital campaign leadership team directors
• Craft initial draft of campaign case for support
• Initial coaching calls with all Directors; cast vision and outline general goals
• Create logo and select overall design themes for capital campaign
• Data review and segmentation for leadership approaches
• Initial planning for leadership research, personal meetings and leadership meetings
• Prayer for campaign and leadership team
• Work with Senior Pastor to select teaching materials and determine broad outline for sermon series
• Determine and arrange plans for guest speaker(s) – as appropriate/desired.
• Finalize case for support, theme, tagline, logo, etc.
• Determine print and media needed and set plans and timeline for production
• Produce first draft of copy/design for print materials, and “story-boards” for media
• Individual coaching calls with all Team Directors and Campaign Manager
• Steering team positions filled with input from Directors and Capital Campaign Manager
• Giving chart and capital campaign goal finalized
• Finalize planning for individual approaches and Leadership Challenge Meetings
• Orientation and brain-storming meetings with children and youth leaders
• Major event concepts determined, site selected and initial planning begun
• Prayer for campaign and leadership team
• Write, design, and produce capital campaign promotional materials
• Produce campaign multi-media presentation (including web pages)
• Ongoing coaching calls with all Team Directors and Campaign Manager
• Train teams and provide job descriptions and “marching orders” to all
• Campaign Briefings and Leadership Challenge Meetings confirmed and begun
• Major event plans finalized and organized
• Confirmation and final arrangements made for guest speaker(s)
• Sermon outlines/resources provided
• Select and order stewardship training resources
• Train small group leaders
• Prayer for campaign and leadership team
• Sermon series and stewardship training begins
• Secure leadership commitments and announce leadership giving totals
• Maintain exposure and generate excitement and momentum for the campaign
• Finalize preparations for Prayer covering, Capital Campaign Launch Event(s), Commitment Sunday, Celebration Sunday and First Fruit Offering
• Launch campaign with a kick-off event
• 24-hour prayer vigil preceding Commitment Sunday
• Celebration Sunday / First Fruit Offerings
Reaching the commitment goal for your church’s capital campaign is cause to celebrate, but it doesn’t mean your work is done. In truth, this is only the beginning – a capital campaign is not complete until the last pledge is collected, and that can take years. For a church capital campaign to succeed in the long run, you must finish strong.
Here’s what you can expect during the last phase:
• Celebration Sunday
• First Fruit Offering
• Plan and launch follow-up program to collect commitments, ensure ongoing campaign visibility, incorporate new families, etc.
• Pledge Collections
• New Member Communications
• Milestone Events & Special Offerings
DB&A completed a successful multi-million dollar capital campaign to renovate facilities at two separate campuses, including expanding both sanctuaries, growing the children and youth ministry spaces, adding adult classrooms, upgrading the fellowship hall & kitchen, and a complete refresh of the church exterior.
Each organization is unique and has different goals.
We'd like to hear about your vision today.
DB&A Capital Campaign Services