Raised $10 Million! Dr. Richard Powell Senior Pastor McGregor Baptist Church Ft. Myers, Florida

"I want to share with you, on behalf of our entire church family, what a wonderful experience we had with Shepherds Group. Several months ago, God began to lay upon our hearts, that we needed to have a fundraiser because we needed to expand our Educational facilities. After much prayer and talking with a number of different organizations, God led us to Shepherds Group. We had one of the most wonderful experiences that we have ever had. Not only do these wonderful people come in with a Bible-based ministry, preaching and teaching the Word of God, sharing the exciting opportunities that this new building would present to our church, but they also sat down with all of our financial leaders and gave us a good, honest estimate of what the funds were that we thought we could raise and then, stepping out by faith, how we could launch out and raise perhaps even more. Not only were we able to meet these goals but we exceeded them. We took in the funds that we had hoped and prayed for and even more. But here’s the greatest, perhaps of them all. Pastors, you know how rare this would be… if I were to go back to our church family right now and share with them that we were going to use Shepherds Group again or that we were going to have their leaders come in to fill our pulpit, to teach and to preach for us…Our People Would Be Ecstatic!

It was wonderful, prayerful, Bible-centered and anointed time with the Shepherds Group. So, Pastors, I want to give you a word of encouragement. If God is leading you to expand the ministries of your church, and it includes the need for a fundraising organization, I encourage you and ask if you would, pray about perhaps including them in your ministry plans in the days to come. "

Pledged $4.2 Million! Dr. Hollie Miller Senior Pastor Sevier Heights Baptist Church Knoxville, Tennessee

"After seven consecutive years of capital stewardship campaigns, I was somewhat apprehensive about another three-year program. However, that was before I discovered the Shepherds Group. With the assistance of Shepherds Group, this has been our best campaign yet. Their fee is unbelievably modest, and their no-pressure approach church-friendly. But the results speak for themselves. We pledged $4.2 million. I highly recommend the Shepherds Group."

Pledged $7.5 Million toward Debt Retirement! Dr. Jerry Johnston Senior Pastor First Family Church Overland Park, Kansas

"It is an extreme pleasure to recommend Shepherds Group fund raising ministry. Ours is a new, young, exciting, and growing church with little history of stewardship and tithing. Most of our people are new converts. Understanding that debt retirement is the most difficult purpose for which to raise pledges in a capital campaign, we were somewhat apprehensive as to how much our $8.5 million debt we could raise in a campaign. We thought that $4 million would be a miracle. Our pledges came in at $7.5 million and continue to approach $8 million. We are ecstatic and overwhelmingly recommend Shepherds Group fund raising organization. What they did for us is unparalleled and we pray every church in America will give them serious consideration. I promise you will not be sorry. "

Dr. Gene Smith Senior Pastor Kingsland Baptist Church Katy, Texas

"It is my privilege and great joy to recommend the Shepherds Group for your church. We have just completed a campaign in our church using the materials provided by Shepherds Group and had a wonderful result. To say it was more economical is telling only half the story. Through the employment of the Shepherds Group plan our fellowship was enhanced, lives were changed and the Kingdom was advanced. Our primary starting point for consideration was how we could contract a capital campaign, consulting firm and save money. It turned out that we discovered more. I think that utilizing pastors who are still in the pastorate and who have had success in fundraising is the only way to go. They know what the people are feeling and can speak to the heart. I can wholeheartedly recommend Shepherds Group for your next capital campaign."

Dr. Wayne Dorsett Senior Pastor Perimeter Road Baptist Church Valdosta, Georgia

"Using the consultants of Shepherds Group was one of the wisest choices our church has made. It was our first official capital stewardship campaign and it was important that it was a positive experience. The leadership and motivation provided by Shepherds Group brought our church to enter this program with great enthusiasm and unity. Because of the low key approach and spiritual integrity of Shepherds Group, our experience was not only positive but powerful! I recommend them without any reservation and plan to use them again."

Rev. Keith Newman Senior Pastor Mission Valley Church of the Nazarene San Diego, California

"How many churches avoid building because they don’t want the headache or expense of dealing with a professional fund-raising company? I am pretty certain that would be the testimony of many of my fellow pastors. That’s exactly where we found ourselves when we needed to build again after only two years. Fortunately, we found Shepherds Group. Our most recent campaign, using their consulting team and materials developed new leaders, strengthened our faith, and allowed us to achieve all our goals. Not many fund-raising campaigns can do that. The Shepherds Group principles were one hundred times better than any program I have ever used! I recommend them to you without reservation!"

Dr. Steve Bain Senior Pastor The Believers' Fellowship Corpus Christi, Texas

"Shepherds Group is one organization I can personally and highly recommend. Pastor, if you want to raise some serious money while at the same time saving serious money on consultant fees and miscellaneous expenses, this is the capital fund raising program for you."

Dr. Charles Aiken Retired Director of Missions Pikes Peak Association Colorado Springs, Colorado

"Churches today have an exciting option in fund-raising. The Shepherds Group prides itself upon integrity and fairness. They are committed to helping the church raise needed funds at the lowest possible cost."

Dr. Bobby Blanton, Pastor Lake Norman Baptist Church Huntersville North Carolina

"From start to finish, the Shepherds Group is program is for Fundraising is the best that I have ever seen. In previous campaigns our church used another professional group and a state conventional program. Both programs did well. However Shepherds Group provided to be the most efficient of all. The program is simple, well planed, and practical. It is sensitively designed to create a spirit of excitement throughout the church. We far exceeded our giving expectations."

Pledged 1.5 million! Rev. Charles Roberts Denman Avenue Baptist Church Lufkin, Texas

"The Shepherds Group consulting team just helped us complete our recent capital campaign, Touching Eternity. We felt like we did actually Touch Eternity! They did a superb job in leading, motivating, inspiring and equipping our church to meet our campaign goal. We had absolutely no problems; in fact, it was the most successful campaign we have ever had! Our people were thrilled!"

Pledged $858,000! Stephen Daily Pastor Shadycrest Baptist Church Pearland, Texas

"When our Long Range Planning Committee began seeking someone to help us plan a Capital Fund Raising Campaign, we were delighted to hear about the Shepherds Group. They helped to make this entire process a very positive and exciting experience. The first phrase of our four-phase master plan included the construction of a new Children’s Building and the purchase of some adjoining houses and property for future expansion. Based on calculations derived from our current budget and membership, we set a goal of $700,000.00. We far exceeded this goal by receiving a total of $858,000.00 in pledges at our banquet and nine months later we are ahead of schedule of our actual giving.

As a Pastor, I can give Shepherds Group my unequivocal and enthusiastic endorsement. As the Lord allows us to advance to the next phase of our Master Plan, I feel certain we will ask Shepherds Group to help us once again and I believe that you would be wise to seek their counsel and expertise. "

Pledged $1.78 Million! Gary Swaggerty Pastor Second Baptist Church Clinton, Tennessee

"Second Baptist Church began a building campaign in January 2001 with the assistance of Shepherds Group. The Shepherds Group provided us with the guidance to undertake our stewardship banquet, which took place in April 2001, greatly exceeding our expectations. Glory be to God! We are thankful for the Shepherds Group. We did look at other groups who work with church building programs, but the Shepherds Group seemed to be exactly what we needed as a church. I would not hesitate to recommend the Shepherds Group to any church going through a building campaign. "



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