MAYBERRY SYNDROME – DO YOU SUFFER FROM IT? When problems such as sexual abuse of a child occur in a church, the cause often is the “Mayberry Syndrome”—the ongoing belief that nothing would go wrong in the church because “everybody knows everybody.” Avoiding this syndrome, and the potential problems arising from it, requires answering “yes” or “no” to six key…
TIPS FOR CAPITAL STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN – PART 3 This is the third and final part of the series on organizing a successful Captial Stewardship campaign, authored by John Hessel, principal of John L. Hessel & Associates. Keys to a Successful Capital Campaign A capital campaign is the most Biblical, most positive, and most productive way to raise funds for a…
Tips for Capital Stewardship Campaign – Part 2 This is the second of a three part series from Capital Stewardship Services Specialist, John Hessel, with John L Hessel & Associates. People give in a capital campaign differently than they give in a Church’s annual budget emphasis. The difference can be explained in three words: Mission, Motivation, and Mobilization. Understanding that…
This is the first of a three part series from Capital Stewardship Services Specialist, John Hessel, with John L Hessel & Associates. A capital stewardship campaign is a systematic three-month effort, Biblically based and Spiritually motivated, to inform and challenge a congregation to give designated capital gifts over a three year period, in addition to tithes and other offerings already…