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Bill McMillan & Joel Mikell > 11 Fatal Mistakes Churches Make During Capital Campaigns (part 3)
Fatal Mistake #3:
Assume Alignment Among Staff Leadership
Key staff leaders must be willing to incorporate the capital campaign into their individual areas of ministry. This means finding a way to get all age groups and all ministries involved in the campaign. Many church leaders make the mistake of focusing only on adults because they view adults as the only givers within the church. Though that might be true, including all age groups and ministries reinforces the importance of the campaign. So any money given by preschoolers, children, and students—regardless of the amount—is significant.
It is easy to overlook this step in the process. After all, the non-adult ministries often program their curriculum for quarters or years at a time. Because the capital campaign is important, it is vital that ministry leaders get on board. Some leaders might be resistant because they have served at churches where a capital campaign created issues for different ministries. Leaders must be willing to address those concerns head on. Leaders can overcome resistance by tying the campaign to the church’s vision and encouraging staff members to see the vision through their areas of ministry.
Some leaders who have failed to secure staff alignment have seen the effects on their capital campaigns. They realized after the fact that the synergy of being on the same page throughout the organization can propel a church to achieve its objectives.
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About Bill McMillan
Bill McMillan brings thirty years of ministry experience to the RSI team. As Executive Vice President for RSI, Bill serves his team through the management of business development with every client as well as custom services. As an RSI consultant, Bill has served many of America’s great churches to help them grow their stewardship culture and resource their visions. Some churches that Bill has served include Granger Community Church, Eagle Brook Church, Mariners Church, Bayside Church, and Gateway Church in Austin, TX. Bill earned his BA from Wayland Baptist University, his MRE from Southwestern Seminary and his MA in counseling from Texas Tech University.
About Joel Mikell
Joel Mikell, President of RSI Stewardship, has a passion for the ministry of stewardship. He has personally watched church communities, as well as individuals, experience profound spiritual growth and life transformation through stewardship journeys built around prayer and scripture. As a gifted leader and public speaker of relational, holistic stewardship, Joel feels a deep calling to serve the local church by helping them steward and resource their vision to reach people for Christ. Joel is co-author of Church Giving Matters, a book with practical tools for church leaders to give strategy and hope regarding stewardship. Joel recently released an eBook entitled Crafting a Theology of Stewardship and is co-author of The Ministry of Giving which is the only book of its kind that focuses on ministering to financial leaders in the church outside of a campaign.
