Julie Bullock is a senior generosity strategist with Generis, a national
consulting firm working with large churches, church plants, multi-site
churches across all denominations in the area of accelerating generosity.
Prior to joining the Generis team, Julie served as the pastor of generosity
at Community Christian Church, a multi-site church in Chicagoland with
twelve campus locations. While on staff at Community, Julie served as
the director of development for the NewThing Network as a generosity and
fundraising coach to new church plants and churches desiring to go multi-site.
In addition to her prior work, Julie has served as the director of development
for Wheaton College, leading a team of 30 advancement professionals in a
$160 million capital campaign and has strong experience in gift planning and
charitable estate planning.SESSIONS
Workshop Session 1: Pre-Launch Fundraising — Getting Started on the Right Financial Footing
You decided to plant a church, and you were so excited about it until you remembered you are going to have to raise the funds. Is there anything more daunting than raising
support for a church that doesn't yet exist? Pre-launch is one of the most important phases of a church plant. It is extremely important to line up funding for your church
plant so you will be able to make it through the first 18 months, a time when the offerings of your church will likely not be sufficient to cover the costs of ministry. In
this workshop we will focus on the fundamentals of success in the pre-launch phase. There are few other factors more tied to launching well and sustaining growth than getting
started on strong financial footing. Join us to learn practical tools for launching well!
Time: Tuesday, 2:30 – 3:30pm
Location: Tent 12
Speakers: Chris Willard and Julie Bullock
Workshop Session 2: Building a Culture of Generosity Post-Launch
Your church now has real people who are showing up on a weekly basis and they are beginning to give. You are still making ends meet from the support you raised in the pre-launch
and launch phases, but you know you have to work on a plan to become self-sustaining as a body and on discipling your givers. What does that look like? How do you navigate the
challenges? This session will focus on post-launch funding as well as continuing to nourish your givers as they grow in their giving.
Time: Wednesday, 8:45 – 9:45am
Location: Tent 12
Speakers: Chris Willard and Julie Bullock
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