WE WILL SAVE Your Ministry Time & Money.  How?    The best interest rates, terms and fee structures are offered to those who can demonstrate an ongoing understanding and ability to manage and monitor the financial affairs, projects and programs of their ministry.  Financial institutions, by design, generally only fund projects that have a clearly articulated and defendable position.  It is our job to help you create that defendable position and to help you communicate it (written & verbal) in a way the yields the best results and lowest costs for your ministry at its current stage of development.  Ministries who have taken these steps, will be in a "Position to Possess" the best products, rates and terms that financial institutions have to offer.      We will help you understand the mechanics of how financial institutions evaluate funding requests, make credit decisions and price loans.    We will help you identify the financial institutions best suited to serve your ministry at this stage of your ministry's development.  We will quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate those funding options and then communicate those findings to your senior leadership team and or your membership.          We will help you prepare, present and communicate your funding request with the financial institutions best suited to your ministry.     Solid planning and effective communication can save your ministry thousands of dollars... How?  Lowering your interest rate by 1% on a $1 million dollar loan can save your ministry over $250,000 in interest costs alone, and lower mortgage payments $8,200 annually.  How much Kingdom Impact could that add to ministry?   WE WILL SIMPLIFY Cumbersome, Time Consuming Processes That Affect Your Productivity, Efficiency & Access To Resources.  How?     Being in a "Position to Possess" means that you have the knowledge and resources you need to consistently carry-out and sustain your God given Vision.     Unfortunately,  ministries often grow faster than their readily available supply of knowledge and resources.  As the ministry and vision expand, funding efforts also increase, both in terms of frequency and dollar size.  As dollar size increases, additional knowledge, planning and accountability will be needed and expected by those who can potentially fund these larger projects and programs.     The most significant factors that influence loan rates, fees, terms and timing must be addressed well before you ever present your request to a funding source.  Generally, you only have one chance to present that information correctly.  Knowing what to prepare and how to present it is critical.  Knowing what questions to ask and who to involve in the decision process is also key.    We will help you IDENTIFY and COMMUNICATE the KEY ISSUES that willl ultimately; 1) Speed up the funding process; 2) Lower funding costs and; 3) Avoid costly miscalculations.  Some of these issues include: 3 INDICATORS that will stop your loan dead in its tracks... 5 ROADBLOCKS to a quick & effective funding... 22 FINANCIAL RATIOS banks use to approve your funding request... 35 ISSUES you must identify before taking a loan... 11 QUESTIONS you must ask before purchasing property.. 10 QUESTIONS you must ask before hiring an architect... 3 MISTAKES you must avoid in construction planning... 20 QUESTIONS you must ask before hiring contractor... 8 QUESTIONS you must ask contractor references... 8  QUESTIONS you must ask before hiring an accountant... PREPARING an all inclusive Source & Use of Funds Statement... AS WELL AS ... The 4 Pillars of Ministry Finance... the key to financing success. CLICK HERE To learn more about the 4 Pillars of Ministry Finance. Failure to understand or address these and many other issues (not addressed here) prior to making a funding request, will simply multiply your investment of time and money, raise loan rates and fees, delay funding and can potentially jeopardize your project, programs and ministry.     Ministry Funding IS A MAJOR ENDEAVOR and can present itself as a complex matrix of negotiations, paperwork, processes and requirements.  Managing the roles, expectations and workflow of your senior leadership is a prerequisite if you are to minimize what can quickly become a frustrating, expensive and time consuming task.    Our goal is to take what we have learned and use if for the benefit of God's Kingdom Builders.   WE WILL ENRICH Your Peace Of Mind.  How?            We will work with you until you can say, We are "Walking By Faith", 2 Corinthians 5:7, but have also "Counted The Cost", Luke 14:28-33.  This will free your heart and mind to share, with even greater confidence and assurance, the vision God gave you for your community.