Most consultants have sat in one seat. I've sat in all four.

You're not hiring a fundraiser or a finance person. You're getting someone who has led every part of a ministry's business, and knows how each one affects the others.

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

Fourteen years running the finances of a church that grew from $5 million to $11 million.

Cornerstone Nashville
COO

Operations

Facilities, HR, risk and legal, with 50 direct reports and a $60 million budget at the largest point.

Cornerstone · CBN
CDO

Chief Development Officer

Led major gifts and planned giving at CBN, then grew WAY FM's major donor revenue 260%.

CBN · WAY FM
Compliance

Governance & Compliance

Every annual audit passed, IRS compliance overseen, and boards trained to protect the ministry.

Cornerstone · CBN · Lawson Consulting
$120Mraised through major donor development at CBN
$4.8Mmajor donor revenue at WAY FM, up from $1.8M in two years
2–5×annual operating revenue raised in client capital campaigns
20+ yearsinside churches and ministries, starting in the CFO's chair

Sound familiar?

The vision is bigger than the budget.

That gap can be closed, with a plan for who gives, why they give, and what it takes to ask well.

How I can help

Grow the revenue. Then protect what you've built.

Grow revenue

Donor Development & Annual Fund

Find what's working in your giving program, build a major donor strategy, and grow it year over year.

What's included

Capital Campaigns

A proven model that brings every stakeholder forward, from the first gift through construction.

What's included

Donor Analysis

A clear picture of who gives, how much, and why, so you know exactly where the next dollar comes from.

What's included

Protect what you've built

Fractional CFO & Budgeting

A budget your board can actually read, reports you can act on, and a finance office that runs clean.

What's included

Nonprofit Compliance & Board Governance

Practices that protect your nonprofit status, your board and your executive staff.

What's included

What it looks like when it works

Inspired donors

People giving with confidence, for ongoing ministry and for special projects.

A seamless campaign

From launch to construction, including the construction.

Clear finances

A budget your board, finance committee and staff can all read and act on.

A protected board

Leaders who know the ministry is operating the way a nonprofit should.

Organizations served

CSCCa · Charleston Church · Faith Bible College International · Pathway of Life · Connection Church · Christ Methodist Church · Covenant Fellowship · Finding Kids · Hope Media · Long Hollow Church · Montclair Tabernacle · People's Church · Valley Church · Visalia First Assembly of God