What does Jeremy do…really?
I get this question with some regularity.
The detailed answer is… it depends.
Most churches reach out to me initially because they were referred to me by a Pastor friend of theirs who has done work with me. The initial purpose almost always has to do with the church looking for a loan.
Purchase, Construction, Refinance.
Where we end up is often a very different place. In order for me to help a church with what they THINK they need, I must understand what their ultimate goals are, not in the we need a 2500 seat worship center sense, but in the true mission and vision sense.
So while we start with “Jeremy, can you help me finance this project?”
We usually end up with “Our church is better positioned to minister to this community”
So for those of you still scratching your head, over the coming weeks I’ll be going through some of the things I look at when talking with a church and trying to help them be more effective at ministry. Here’s the preview of topics–
Marketing/Advertising-What are you doing to get them on campus
Sunday mornings/Worship experiences
Signage, Parking Lot, Greeters
Visitor Follow-up/Assimilation
Children’s Ministry
Offerings
Outreach/Community events
Revenue Optimization
Expense Control
Social Media–this post is already out there!
As always, most of the best posts come from ideas I get sitting in meetings with ministries or from readers who ask questions here, the more interactive the better, let’s learn from each other!
Back to what I do…really…
I help ministries ask questions they haven’t…to find answers they haven’t… to reach people that need it!
