A Sample Capital Campaign Preaching Schedule
One of the greatest challenges I face is helping pastors plan their preaching for a capital campaign. I’m often asked how long a sermon series should run for a capital campaign. The answer depends upon many factors, but I have found that four to six weeks is the best length.
The following is a thumbnail overview of a series preached by a recent client. The project is a new worship center. The church raised 2 ½ times its budget, and with one year left, they are ahead of schedule in giving.
Vision 2022 Sermons – Fall Stewardship Campaign
September 18, 2022 – Sermon 1
Title: See the Need
Text: Matthew 9:35-38
Key Ideas: This message will focus on setting the stage for the series. I will talk about seeing people the way Jesus saw them and then call people to respond as Jesus did. I will contextualize this, seeking to show the deep need to reach the many people God has and is bringing into our communities.
September 25, 2022 – Sermon 2
Title: Meet the Need
Text: Psalm 24, Mark 12:41-44, Luke 12:13-21
Key Ideas: This message will focus on showing what sacrifice looks like in God’s Kingdom. To meet the need and truly reach/disciple people, we must sacrifice together. But what does sacrifice look like? I will contrast the Mark 12 and Luke 12 stories, letting Psalm 24 be the driving reminder that everything belongs to God.
October 2, 2022 – Sermon 3
Title: Live the Vision
Text: Nehemiah 2-3
Key Ideas: This message will focus on the importance of vision and how vision drives God’s people. I will discuss how having a vision is one thing, but living it is another. We need both. I heard a wise person once say, “Dollars follow vision.” Truly, God’s vision must be in the driver’s seat, and His people must get on board for the ride.
October 9, 2022 – Sermon 4
Title: For the Next Generation
Text: 2 Timothy 1-2
Key Ideas: This message will focus on the importance of passing down our faith to the next generation, as modeled and taught in 2 Timothy 1-2. In this sermon, I will do all I can to compellingly call our people to have a relentless passion and burden for the next generation and ask them to get on board and be willing to sacrifice like never before!