5 Tips for Budgeting Your Church Building Project (Before Costs Climb Higher) Few decisions shape a church’s next chapter like a new building. It’s a step of faith, a statement of vision, and, for most congregations, the largest financial commitment they will ever make. That’s why your church building project budget deserves as much prayer […]
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What is the Board’s Role in a Christian School Capital Campaign?
What is the Board’s Role in a Christian School Capital Campaign? A capital campaign can stretch a Christian school board in ways few trustees anticipate when they vote to move forward. The campaign doesn’t change what the board is responsible for, although it raises the stakes on every one of those responsibilities. For heads of […]
New Life Fellowship: How A Campaign Partner Helped Secure a Permanent Home
For years, New Life Fellowship had been more than a gathering place. It was a family, a beacon of hope, and a foundation for spiritual growth for its congregation in Kirkland, Washington. But as the church’s lease approached expiration in January 2025, leadership faced a decision every growing church eventually meets: it was time to […]
Leading With Clarity: What Christian School Leaders Carry (and What They Don’t Have To Carry Alone)
If you lead a Christian school, you already know the weight of the role. You’re setting the tone in the hallway, casting vision in the boardroom, and holding steady when a decision gets hard. That weight doesn’t show up only during a capital campaign. It’s there every day, but a campaign has a way of […]
How to Run a Capital Campaign Vision Check With Your Leadership Team
Most capital campaigns don’t stall because the vision wasn’t big enough. They stall because the leadership team never sat down together and got honest about where things actually stood before the campaign was announced. If you’ve already read through the signs that typically point to capital campaign readiness, you may still be left with a […]
Growing Enrollment, Growing Pains: What Voucher State Momentum Means for Your Campaign Timing
Growing Enrollment, Growing Pains: What Voucher State Momentum Means for Your Campaign Timing If your school sits in a voucher or ESA state, you have probably felt it already. Inquiries are up. Waitlists exist where they never used to. Families who once assumed private school was out of reach are now walking through your doors […]
Signs Your School Is Ready for a Capital Campaign
Signs Your School Is Ready for a Capital Campaign Every Christian school leader reaches a moment when the vision outgrows the building. Maybe it’s a waitlist that keeps growing, a facility that no longer reflects the quality of education happening inside it, or perhaps your board has started asking the question out loud: Is it time to launch a campaign? That question […]
What Is a Church Capital Campaign?
We define a church capital campaign as a generosity initiative that requires significant capital, beyond your church’s regular giving, tithes, and offerings. Whether your church is looking to build a new building, move from a portable location to a permanent one, add a new campus or site, retire debt, or take on another major project, […]
What Rapid Growth in School Choice States Means for Your Campaign Timing
What Rapid Growth in School Choice States Means for Your Campaign Timing If your school sits in a voucher or ESA (Education Savings Account) state, you’ve likely felt it already: more inquiries, fuller waitlists, and families walking through your doors who never would have considered private education a few years ago. This isn’t a local anomaly. It is part of one of the fastest shifts in K-12 […]
How Do Churches Fund Capital Campaigns?
Every church reaches a point where God’s vision for the ministry calls for growth, expansion, or new facilities. But that raises a critical question: how do churches get the funding to grow? Whether your congregation is considering a new sanctuary, a campus expansion, or a renovation project, understanding how to start a church capital campaign […]
Your Guide To Church Capital Campaigns in 2026
Your Guide To Church Capital Campaigns in 2026 Church leaders today are navigating a unique moment. Ministries are growing. Facility needs are expanding. Debt from previous seasons may still linger. If your ministry is considering a building initiative, renovation, land purchase, or debt-reduction effort, understanding how church capital campaigns function in 2026 is an essential […]
Top Ministry Lenders for Church Capital Campaigns
Top Ministry Lenders for Church Capital Campaigns (2026 Guide) If your church is preparing for a church capital campaign project, building expansion, or launching a new ministry construction initiative, one of the key questions you’ll face is: How will we finance this project responsibly? While many churches fund part of their building initiative through a […]
