Keep up with the Good News through DCEF!
Consider it one of the “value addeds” of partnering with Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF). In addition to the financial and consultative services we offer, we can keep you current on what’s happening in Disciples congregations around your state, province, or territory and around North America. Through these blog posts, you’ll get the latest news on, and personal insights from, Disciples who are making a difference in their community with the help of DCEF. Plus, you’ll occasionally read stories that offer you your own opportunity to make a difference. Disciples helping Disciples, that’s what DCEF and you are all about. Read on!
Featured Posts
The church has left the building: How the PPP loan helped one Disciples congregation feed Portland, OR’s houseless
First Christian Church (FCC) in Portland, Oregon moves seven tons of food through its building every week. Yes, you read that right… seven tons, every week. In an effort to address the city’s food insecurity issues, which have only become compounded with the COVID-19...
What is the biggest obstacle to a successful building project?
That’s an easy question. The answer is fear! In my more than 20 years of pastoral ministry, both in local congregations and at Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF), the greatest threat I’ve seen to successful ministry of any kind, including successful building and...
Ministry Post-Pandemic Checklist: A Pause in the Dissonance
This week, Ask the Advisors welcomes guest blogger Gilberto Collazo, Vice President of Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF) and Lead for Hope Partnership Services. Much of the conversation around post COVID-19 focuses on how to observe all of the social distancing...