Development Advisors, LLC (“Advisors”) have worked with many churches over the past several years including Mission Hills Church (“MHC”). MHC has been among the very best church organizations that Advisors has had the privilege to work alongside and in service for. There is so much real estate development expertise on this Building Committee that the Committee did not need Development Advisors to assist but instead chose to hire us anyway. Our job has been much easier to perform because of this experience and because of MHC’s excellence.
MHC is synonymous with excellence. MHC has an excellent congregation, an excellent staff and an excellent volunteer base.
Let us explain further.
MHC’s congregation is excellent. While I personally know many of the MHC congregants, the overall congregation is excellent because it trusts its leaders and has shown this trust by the monies it has raised money for its new building project and its affirmation in nearly unanimous congregational votes along the way. MHC can be proud that it is in the top-tier of congregations nationwide in fund raising as a percentage of its annual budget. MHC can further be proud of the average giving for its family units. This too is at the highest end.
MHC’s staff is excellent. The staff that we have worked most closely with (Keith Carson, Byron Johns, Mike Romberger, Tracy Snyder, Judy Lustig, Janet Carter, Rick Passwaters, Heidi Lopez, Kelli Tenneson) have all been very coachable and willing to take suggestions not only in real estate development, but in church operations and communicating with its congregants. Not enough can be said for Keith Carson’s commitment to excellence. Keith, you have been great to partner with and to serve next to (so far and we still have a ways to go!). You too Byron have shown an incredible passion to be excellent in all that you do.
MHC’s volunteer leaders are excellent. Very few churches have such skilled lay volunteers as MHC. MHC’s lay volunteers have been willing to step-up and invest countless hours of their personal time at the expense of their families and their businesses. In advance of the completion of this incredible project, let us acknowledge those individuals whose part has and continues to be invaluable to the success of this amazing project.
· To Steve Kugler for his practical insights, his great judgment, his construction wisdom, and his loyalty to those construction professionals who had previously served Mission Hills with its proposed building expansion and renovation;
· To Greg Markling for leading the original feasibility study, for his great design eye, for his persistence to refrain from cutting the building back in the face of a cost-cutting momentum, and for his constant encouragement to have faith that God will provide (He has!);
· To Andy Limes for his commitment to always finding the solution through persistent challenges; to taking the hard questions at the public forums; and to his willingness to take risk knowing first that God was leading;
· To Mike Williams who has invested hundreds of hours of legal leadership to offer his beloved church risk mitigation guidance in ways it would have never even considered—all at no cost to MHC;
· To Janis Kugler for her willingness to stand in the gap when and where help was needed (especially in finance and communications) and to work untiringly with a loving, positive spirit.
· To Kent McSparran for “leading the leaders” at a critical time when it appeared that MHC might have to postpone its new building project or start a new design all over again (until God showed otherwise);
· To Kurt Butler for his patience with a committee that simply did not appreciate what it takes to produce the sound and lighting effects expected by today’s church attendee and currently offered by other “competing” churches;
· To Jon Roberts for his willingness to reconcile the financial management systems and to oversee the project expenditures;
· To Gayle Christy, Rusty Crandall, Colleen McVaney, Connie Burton, Dale Schlotzhauer, Mark Gouin, Dave Wedin, Mark McComb and many others (sorry if I forgot you) who invested countless hours offering their wisdom and experiences to make the critical decisions that will make this new building creation a legacy facility for the next 65 years of this great church (which are its people!).
We are confident that God intends for this building project to be completed. Further, Development Advisors will continue to be involved until the completion and well after the scheduled move-in date of August, 2010.
Thanks for giving us the opportunity to be a part of and to work alongside this excellent organization.
Very Truly Yours and all for His glory,
Scott McLean and Tim Dreessen
Principals, Development Advisors, LLC
MHC is synonymous with excellence. MHC has an excellent congregation, an excellent staff and an excellent volunteer base.
Let us explain further.
MHC’s congregation is excellent. While I personally know many of the MHC congregants, the overall congregation is excellent because it trusts its leaders and has shown this trust by the monies it has raised money for its new building project and its affirmation in nearly unanimous congregational votes along the way. MHC can be proud that it is in the top-tier of congregations nationwide in fund raising as a percentage of its annual budget. MHC can further be proud of the average giving for its family units. This too is at the highest end.
MHC’s staff is excellent. The staff that we have worked most closely with (Keith Carson, Byron Johns, Mike Romberger, Tracy Snyder, Judy Lustig, Janet Carter, Rick Passwaters, Heidi Lopez, Kelli Tenneson) have all been very coachable and willing to take suggestions not only in real estate development, but in church operations and communicating with its congregants. Not enough can be said for Keith Carson’s commitment to excellence. Keith, you have been great to partner with and to serve next to (so far and we still have a ways to go!). You too Byron have shown an incredible passion to be excellent in all that you do.
MHC’s volunteer leaders are excellent. Very few churches have such skilled lay volunteers as MHC. MHC’s lay volunteers have been willing to step-up and invest countless hours of their personal time at the expense of their families and their businesses. In advance of the completion of this incredible project, let us acknowledge those individuals whose part has and continues to be invaluable to the success of this amazing project.
· To Steve Kugler for his practical insights, his great judgment, his construction wisdom, and his loyalty to those construction professionals who had previously served Mission Hills with its proposed building expansion and renovation;
· To Greg Markling for leading the original feasibility study, for his great design eye, for his persistence to refrain from cutting the building back in the face of a cost-cutting momentum, and for his constant encouragement to have faith that God will provide (He has!);
· To Andy Limes for his commitment to always finding the solution through persistent challenges; to taking the hard questions at the public forums; and to his willingness to take risk knowing first that God was leading;
· To Mike Williams who has invested hundreds of hours of legal leadership to offer his beloved church risk mitigation guidance in ways it would have never even considered—all at no cost to MHC;
· To Janis Kugler for her willingness to stand in the gap when and where help was needed (especially in finance and communications) and to work untiringly with a loving, positive spirit.
· To Kent McSparran for “leading the leaders” at a critical time when it appeared that MHC might have to postpone its new building project or start a new design all over again (until God showed otherwise);
· To Kurt Butler for his patience with a committee that simply did not appreciate what it takes to produce the sound and lighting effects expected by today’s church attendee and currently offered by other “competing” churches;
· To Jon Roberts for his willingness to reconcile the financial management systems and to oversee the project expenditures;
· To Gayle Christy, Rusty Crandall, Colleen McVaney, Connie Burton, Dale Schlotzhauer, Mark Gouin, Dave Wedin, Mark McComb and many others (sorry if I forgot you) who invested countless hours offering their wisdom and experiences to make the critical decisions that will make this new building creation a legacy facility for the next 65 years of this great church (which are its people!).
We are confident that God intends for this building project to be completed. Further, Development Advisors will continue to be involved until the completion and well after the scheduled move-in date of August, 2010.
Thanks for giving us the opportunity to be a part of and to work alongside this excellent organization.
Very Truly Yours and all for His glory,
Scott McLean and Tim Dreessen
Principals, Development Advisors, LLC
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