I am writing to convey my highest compliments to the consultant. From the moment we first met over lunch, he has been engaging, professional, and relentless. I am so glad I have had the privilege of working closely with him.
The consultant has dedicated himself to our vision and to our Capital Campaign with complete ownership and a tremendous work ethic. Thanks to his guidance for almost a year now, we will achieve our ambitious goal of raising over $10 million to support the future work of our church.
I recently stepped down from a two-year term as president of the board of trustees at First Church and I am currently serving as Co-Chair of the five-year Capital Campaign so as you might imagine, I have been heavily invested in the success of this campaign from its earliest planning stages. Bringing on the consultant was the single best strategy decision we could have made. As a church, we know how to “do church.” He brought his specialty, “doing Capital Campaigns” to our doors, and we have learned and grown beyond our wildest dreams as a result.
As the consultant’s final on-site week with us draws to a close, we celebrate all that he has brought to First Church of Dallas and we realize, with sadness, that we will miss having him around!
I look forward to staying in touch as we progress toward the next phases along our amazing campaign journey!
Capital Campaign Co-Chair
First Church
Dallas, Texas
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.
