by Rosario Ibarra | Jun 16, 2020 | Ask the Advisors, Featured
To quote President Harry S. Truman, “The way in which you endure that which you must endure is more important than the crisis itself.” I think we have all come to understand that over the last few months. When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, church leaders faced a...
by Joe Whitman | Jun 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured, News
After being away from our buildings for months during this pandemic, we now have the opportunity to get a new perspective on them. Your financial people may remark that your utility and maintenance bills dropped without visitors needing these creature comforts. You...
by Belinda King | Jun 9, 2020 | Ask the Advisors, COVID-19, Featured
For more than 20 years, I have had a passion for the church in the area of finance. Before coming to Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF), I worked at Chase Bank where I was known as “the church lady.” Now that I work for the church, I am known as “the bank lady.”...
by Jim Michel | Jun 2, 2020 | Ask the Advisors, COVID-19, Featured
As I looked at the question that had popped up on my email this morning I thought to myself, “Wow, which direction should I go with this?” I can look at this strictly for what do we need to do with our buildings after being away from them for as long as three months....
by Nadine Compton | May 28, 2020 | Ask the Advisors, COVID-19, Featured
At Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF), our staff members work with Disciples congregations and organizations on investments, loans, and more. But it’s our four Building and Capital Services Advisors who meet pastors, planters, and worshipers face-to-face,...
by Craig Walls | May 26, 2020 | Ask the Advisors, COVID-19, Featured
Before I answer that question, permit me to share an experience from nearly 20 years ago. In the fall of 2001, a month or so after September 11th, I attended a New Church Summit in Indianapolis led by Rick Morse—then, the new Director of New Church Ministry. Only a...
