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Capital Advantage
A New Paradigm in Fund Raising
Harvestime has been working with fundraising companies for more than 25 years and has something better to offer. Capital Advantage takes the best practices from a dozen fundraising companies and combined them into one simple program.
Prairie Lakes Church
Pointing people to God
With vibrant Biblical-based messages, a new vision, and a $120,000 renovation program to modernize the old building, worship attendance soared more than 200 percent in one year. With this growth came a new goal: Reaching 10 percent of the unsaved people in this region for Christ.
Hawthorne Hills Community Church
Developing a ministry campus in an industrial park
A transitional site would allow Hawthorne Hills to develop a facility that would meet the needs of the growing church, allow the church to grow to 1,500 people, and then move to a new site at the appropriate time.
Harvestime Grants for Church Development
God is supplying funds for new facilities
Growing churches across the country are faced with many challenges when it comes to acquiring land and developing facilities for their ministries. The facility requirements of fast-growing churches often far exceed their financial abilities.
An Owner’s Right-Hand Man
A knowledgeable representative helps guide you through the building process
Successful owner’s reps can walk inexperienced owners through a project from planning to occupancy, or they can assist more experienced owners by simply focusing on providing value engineering and cost feedback through the design and estimating phase.
The Top 10 Habits of Prevailing Churches
Critical steps your church must follow to succeed
No perfect formula exists for a church or ministry to follow. There are, however, patterns of performance that tend to yield higher results. Harvestime offers 10 significant steps you can take to help your church thrive.
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Crossroads Grace Community Church
Maximizing ministry momentum by eliminating growth barriers
Several years ago, Crossroads purchased a 32-acre site for $1.5 million. Last year, the church sold 12 acres to a developer for more than $2.5 million. This left the church with $1 million in cash and 20 acres paid for.
Consensus, Communication, and Commitment
Harvestime’s Strategic Planning Retreat
Once you’ve completed the program, you will have a defined strategy, design drawings in hand to communicate your vision, a program for conducting a successful fund raising campaign, and the ability to secure financing.
The Master Plan
Keeping it simple for an ever-expanding congregation
Today’s growing churches are looking at how they can continue to grow and at the same time develop campuses where people can experience smaller and more intimate communities.
The Born-Again Facility
New evangelism process helps churches meet development challenges
As churches across the country look to expand their ministries through video venues and offsite locations, many are caught in the never-ending trap of entitlement issues, use permits, and, of course, “NIMBY” (Not in My Back Yard). To sidestep these challenges, we suggest you consider a new process, facility evangelism.
Got Land?
Creative acquisition for growing ministries
At Harvestime, we’ve found that if you can’t win at a particular game, you need to either change the rules or reinvent the game so you can win.
Designing a Church for the Unchurched
Thirty points for your design team to consider
If your ministry exists to turn irreligious people into fully devoted followers of Christ, then your primary customer is the unchurched in your community.
From First Time Guest to Raving Fan
Proven strategies for connecting with visitors
As churches grow, a common occurrence begins to take place with first and
second time guests. Often, guests will not return, and when asked about their decision to look elsewhere for a church (or not to go back to church at all), a pattern emerges. |
