For many years, ADF has partnered with Christian Investors Financial (a part of the Evangelical Free Church of America) to provide capital fundraising consulting for Alliance churches. I've asked the vice president in charge of capital campaigns, Steve Johnson, to write a guest blog emphasizing the benefits of a consultant-based capital campaign. ADF is a firm believer that capital campaigns are a critical element of any capital project, so I encourage you to read what Steve has to say:

While Scripture doesn’t clearly state that you should make charitable gifts from your estate, God has called you to support your church and other ministries during life. A great way to accomplish this is through your estate plan. Giving from your estate often provides an opportunity to make the largest gift to the Lord’s work you’ll ever make.

Have you ever wished you could do more to inspire your adult children to be generous and engage them in the Lord’s work? Scripture is clear that God wants us to be generous and do good works (1 Tim. 6:17–19, 2 Cor. 9:6–15)…