Successful Church Fund-Raising Capital Campaigns You Can Do Yourself

by Bisagno, John R.; Newman, Keith

• ISBN13: 9780805424959
• ISBN10: 0805424954
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: B&H Books

Summary

God is blessing many churches today with exponential growth and great opportunity for ministry in their community. However, many churches have inadequate facilities or feel the crunch of overcrowding and are without the immediate resources for expansion. This book, written from someone with the heart for the church and who had the joy of seeing his own congregation give in excess of $250 million over 30 years, will equip a church of any size with the knowledge to conductfrom beginning to enda full capital campaign.

Author Biography

John R. Bisagno has spent nearly 50 years in ministry, pastoring for 35 years. Recently retired from the First Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, he continues preaching both in the United States and abroad

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Keith Newman
Introduction	1	(1)
The Joy of Giving to the Kingdom	2	(4)
You Can be Your Own Fund-raiser	6	(2)
A Time to Build	8	(7)
Determining the Success of Your Campaign	15	(3)
How Much Will the People Pledge?	18	(6)
Borrowing and Pledging	24	(3)
Steps to the Successful Campaign	27	(4)
Principles of Motivation	31	(2)
Point of the Program	33	(2)
Organizing the Campaign	35	(2)
The Prayer Committee	37	(4)
The Publicity Committee	41	(4)
The Telephone Committee	45	(6)
The Invitation Committee	51	(5)
The Banquet Committee	56	(6)
The Children's Committee	62	(2)
The Transportation-Parking-Greeters Committee	64	(3)
The Host and Hostess Committee	67	(2)
Conducting the Banquet	69	(9)
The Tally Committee	78	(2)
The Follow-Up Committee	80	(3)
Things Not to Do	83	(5)
Countdown Calendar	88	(3)
Special Forms	91	(3)
Stewardship Sermon 1---``The One Minute Manager''	94	(3)
Stewardship Sermon 2---``A Pastor's Testimony''	97	(4)
Stewardship Sermon 3---``Five Principles of Prosperity''	101	(4)
Motivational Sermon 1---``We Have Come This Far by Faith''	105	(7)
Motivational Sermon 2---``We are Driven''	112	(3)
Motivational Sermon 3---``Winning the Day''	115	(3)
Sunday School Lesson Outline 1---``Why Should a Christian Tithe?''	118	(2)
Sunday School Lesson Outline 2---``How Do We Honor God by Helping Others?''	120	(5)
Appendix: Journey to Tomorrow: Our Next Step	125