Things have gone really well. Our Klote consultant has been a good fit with our staff and works well with everyone from administrators and teachers to support staff and laity. He and I have had the opportunity to sit one-on-one at least four times, and we have another scheduled meeting tomorrow. I appreciate his positivity, honesty, and willingness to shoulder whatever work may be beneficial to our cause. The Klote process has synced well with how Immanuel operates and I’m optimistic about our ability to meet our lofty goal. That said, our combined flexibility in regard to the process when working with school families (many of whom are not church members) has led to significant positive outcomes in both volunteerism and financial pledges. I can honestly say that I look forward to the bi-weekly steering committee meetings!
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Valparaiso, Indiana
703-399-0518
info@jdklote.com 



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.
