What has impressed me the most about our consultant is his genuine compassionate spirit and becoming part of our parish community. I am the music director and he even joined the choir several times! Now I think that is going well above and beyond his duties. Also, he joined our bi-weekly Bid Euchre card club. As a side note, you should know he is a card shark, and he is a delight at card club. The Klote consultant also attends our “unique” staff meetings where the first part of the meeting we share our feelings on some written quote. He is very open and does share interesting perspectives from his life.
Over the time that the consultant has been at St. John’s Church, we have become lifelong friends. The consultant has become a part of the St. John’s family and I look forward to our time together.
St. John's Episcopal Church
Jackson, Wyoming
703-399-0518 
info@jdklote.com 
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Carmel Lutheran Church kicked off its ‘Hearts Compelled To Share’ capital campaign in record style. As of January 25th just 73 families of the more than 900 in the church had already committed $3.75 million dollars. That total represents not only the best kickoff to a campaign at CLC, it also represents the best campaign in total even though only 8% of the congregation has pledged so far.
The previous best campaign was just four years ago when CLC collected a total of about $3 million in pledges from over 425 donors.
"Jim Klote, president of James D. Klote and Associates, a capital stewardship consulting firm based in Fall Church, VA, appears on the big screen during his "All Things New" presentation at this year's Annual Conference session. Klote and Associates will conduct free stewardship education workshops for churches in all 18 districts of the conference this fall.
Participants listen attentively during the church stewardship workshop at Wright's Chapel UMC.The Virginia Conference sponsored series of stewardship workshops in each district is winding down, with two more district gatherings remaining in November.
