{"id":5226,"date":"2020-05-28T13:49:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T17:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.disciplescef.org\/blog\/?p=5226"},"modified":"2020-12-08T14:05:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T19:05:44","slug":"got-questions-about-your-church-advisors-have-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplescef.org\/blog\/got-questions-about-your-church-advisors-have-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Got questions about your church? Our Advisors have the answers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF), our staff\u00a0members work with Disciples congregations and organizations on investments, loans, and more. But it\u2019s our four Building and Capital Services Advisors who meet pastors, planters, and worshipers face-to-face, traveling to Regions and Areas across the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, that\u2019s not safe or healthy for our employees or our partners, so we\u2019re bringing our Advisors online!<\/p>\n<p>In the new blog series <em>Ask the Advisors<\/em>, Belinda King, Craig Walls, Rosario Ibarra, James Michel, and guest bloggers Gilberto Collazo and Terrell McTyer tackle the issues facing faith communities in the <a href=\"https:\/\/disciples.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)<\/a>, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Changes needed to safely welcome members back into sanctuaries, fellowship halls, and other facilities<\/li>\n<li>Budgeting during a pandemic<\/li>\n<li>Necessary technology upgrades for services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So every other Tuesday, make sure to visit our website and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChurchExtension\/?ref=bookmarks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/churchextension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With years of experience in civil engineering, church planting, business and finance, all of our Advisors are prepared to answer the questions keeping you and your leadership team up at night.<\/p>\n<p>Get ready to rest easy with <em>Ask the Advisors<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disciplescef.org\/blog\/how-can-dcef-help-our-congregation-through-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How can DCEF help our congregation through COVID-19?<\/a> <em>(May 26, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disciplescef.org\/blog\/changes-needed-welcome-members-back-worship-space\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What changes are needed to welcome back members into our worship space?<\/a> <em>(June 2, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disciplescef.org\/blog\/how-might-covid-19-pandemic-impact-church-finances-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How might the COVID-19 pandemic impact your church finances?<\/a> <em>(June 9, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/can-technology-help-us-do-church-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Can technology help us do church better?<\/a> <em>(June 16, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/church-god-calling-vision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Are we the Church God is calling us to be? Are we the Church the world needs us to be?<\/a> <em>(June 23, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/how-make-your-church-building-more-blessing-than-curse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to make your church building more blessing than curse<\/a> <em>(June 30, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/signs-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Signs of the times<\/a> <em>(July 7, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/should-we-do-capital-fundraising-campaign-during-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Should we do a fundraising campaign during this time?<\/a> <em>(July 14, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/time-continue-serving-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How can we continue serving our communities?<\/a> <em>(July 21, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/what-key-successful-church-merger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is the key to a successful church merger?<\/a> <em>(August 4, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplescef.org\/blog\/what-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What next?!<\/a> <em>(August 18, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplescef.org\/blog\/convert-online-viewership-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to convert online viewership to engagement<\/a> <em>(September 1, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplescef.org\/blog\/stewardship-campaigns-look-like-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What stewardship campaigns in 2020 should look like<\/a> <em>(September 15, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplescef.org\/blog\/ministry-post-pandemic-checklist-pause-dissonance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ministry Post-Pandemic Checklist: A Pause in the Dissonance<\/a> <em>(September 29, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/biggest-obstacle-successful-building-project-fear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is the biggest obstacle to a successful building project?<\/a> <em>(October 13, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplescef.org\/blog\/changing-better-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Changing (for the better) with the seasons<\/a><em> (October 27, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplescef.org\/blog\/congregation-connecting-unchurched-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is your congregation connecting with the unchurched?<\/a><em> (November 10, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplescef.org\/blog\/how-congregations-thrive-during-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How congregations can thrive during the pandemic<\/a> <em>(November 24, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disciplescef.org\/blog\/are-we-ready-to-shift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Are we ready to shift?<\/a> <em>(December 8, 2020)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If you have a question for one of our advisors, feel free to leave it in the comment section below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Disciples Church Extension Fund (DCEF), our staff\u00a0members work with Disciples congregations and organizations on investments, loans, and more. 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