FEATURED SPEAKERS & GUESTS

This seminar will feature presentations and opportunities for one-on-one interactions with leading experts in the areas of church architecture, construction, lending, capital campaigns, leadership, worship technology and more. Learn strategies and insight from a team that has worked with more than 1,000 ministry organizations nationwide.

This seminar will feature presentations and opportunities for one-on-one interactions with leading experts in the areas of church architecture, construction, lending, capital campaigns, leadership, worship technology and more. Learn strategies and insight from a team that has worked with more than 1,000 ministry organizations nationwide.

Don Mahoney

Principal Architect & President, BGW Architects

Don has one of the most extensive backgrounds in worship and performing arts architecture in the U.S. He has designed prominent facilities all across the country throughout his 37 year career and has been recognized with a number of awards for innovative and creative church design, including multiple WFX Solomon Awards for Best Church Architect, Best Church Design, Best Special Project and Best Digital Church. Don is also a recipient of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund Arts & Architecture Award for Best Liturgical Design.

Don specializes in helping ministries to cast their vision during the very earliest stages of the project through creative master planning and preliminary design concepts. He has always emphasized the importance of maintaining a solid design approach in all budget environments by taking advantage of the free tools of architecture such as scale, proportion, texture, color and form. Don earned his Masters Degree in Architecture from the University of Utah in 1982 and formerly served as President of the American Institute of Architects for the State of Utah.

Don Mahoney

Principal Architect & President, BGW Architects

Don has one of the most extensive backgrounds in worship and performing arts architecture in the U.S. He has designed prominent facilities all across the country throughout his 37 year career and has been recognized with a number of awards for innovative and creative church design, including multiple WFX Solomon Awards for Best Church Architect, Best Church Design, Best Special Project and Best Digital Church. Don is also a recipient of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund Arts & Architecture Award for Best Liturgical Design.

Don specializes in helping ministries to cast their vision during the very earliest stages of the project through creative master planning and preliminary design concepts. He has always emphasized the importance of maintaining a solid design approach in all budget environments by taking advantage of the free tools of architecture such as scale, proportion, texture, color and form. Don earned his Masters Degree in Architecture from the University of Utah in 1982 and formerly served as President of the American Institute of Architects for the State of Utah.

Matt Roberts

Senior Pastor, The Genesis Project National Network of Churches & BGW Church Strategy Consultant

Matt is the Founder and Lead Pastor of The Genesis Project, a church based in Ogden, Utah that has grown to a multi-site movement in 6 communities across the nation reaching thousands every week. He is also the co-author of the book “The God of New Beginnings. Matt began his ministry as a youth pastor in the inner cities of Tampa, FL and Portland, OR. In addition to his present ministry in Utah, Matt serves as a church strategy consultant with BGW, coming alongside churches all across the country and supporting them in establishing a clear and vibrant missional identity. Matt and his team at The Genesis Project are certified in facilitating the StratOp Strategic Planning System and are uniquely equipped to help your leadership team bring clarity out of uncertainty and help facilitate meaningful growth.

Matt Roberts

Senior Pastor, The Genesis Project National Network of Churches & BGW Church Strategy Consultant

Matt is the Founder and Lead Pastor of The Genesis Project, a church based in Ogden, Utah that has grown to a multi-site movement in 6 communities across the nation reaching thousands every week. He is also the co-author of the book “The God of New Beginnings. Matt began his ministry as a youth pastor in the inner cities of Tampa, FL and Portland, OR. In addition to his present ministry in Utah, Matt serves as a church strategy consultant with BGW, coming alongside churches all across the country and supporting them in establishing a clear and vibrant missional identity. Matt and his team at The Genesis Project are certified in facilitating the StratOp Strategic Planning System and are uniquely equipped to help your leadership team bring clarity out of uncertainty and help facilitate meaningful growth.

Regional Representatives, Christian Financial Resources (CFR)

Appearance Dates: Sept 13, 14; Oct 11, 12; Nov 10, 17

CFR has funded over $1 billion in church projects during the past 42 years and currently manages more than $800 million in total assets while serving roughly 5,000 investors. These projects include land acquisitions, loan refinances, and/or the construction improvement of church buildings, parsonages, schools, and various other facilities operated by the congregations they serve. The CFR slogan “Funding Ministry… Changing Lives,” sums it up. CFR carries out its purpose by receiving funds through investments and contributions, and subsequently loaning those funds at affordable rates to independent Christian Churches and their associated ministries.

Regional Representatives, Christian Financial Resources (CFR)

Appearance Dates: Sept 13, 14; Oct 11, 12; Nov 10, 17

CFR has funded over $1 billion in church projects during the past 42 years and currently manages more than $800 million in total assets while serving roughly 5,000 investors. These projects include land acquisitions, loan refinances, and/or the construction improvement of church buildings, parsonages, schools, and various other facilities operated by the congregations they serve. The CFR slogan “Funding Ministry… Changing Lives,” sums it up. CFR carries out its purpose by receiving funds through investments and contributions, and subsequently loaning those funds at affordable rates to independent Christian Churches and their associated ministries.

Regional Generosity Strategists, Generis

Generis is a team of experienced guides who walk with churches and ministries of all shapes, sizes, and personalities to develop a sustainable culture of generosity to fund their God-inspired vision. Since 1989, Generis has helped more than 3,100 churches close the funding gap by guiding them through a process that results in a sustainable culture of generosity. Generis connects your unique vision to proven strategies that have helped fund more than six billion dollars in the faith community with a “make-it-last” mindset. This mindset ensures that everything that is accomplished outlives the length of any one campaign, project, or initiative and continues to fund your vision for years to come.

Regional Generosity Strategists, Generis

Generis is a team of experienced guides who walk with churches and ministries of all shapes, sizes, and personalities to develop a sustainable culture of generosity to fund their God-inspired vision. Since 1989, Generis has helped more than 3,100 churches close the funding gap by guiding them through a process that results in a sustainable culture of generosity. Generis connects your unique vision to proven strategies that have helped fund more than six billion dollars in the faith community with a “make-it-last” mindset. This mindset ensures that everything that is accomplished outlives the length of any one campaign, project, or initiative and continues to fund your vision for years to come.

Ministry Development Team, CDF Capital

Appearance Dates: Sept 27, 28; Oct 25, 26

CDF Capital was founded in 1953 with a single mission to help churches grow. At that time, the most significant barrier for church expansion was access to the financial capital needed to purchase land and construct buildings, so CDF stepped in and provided loans and investment options to help fund these projects. Today, CDF recognizes that church growth and sustainability require much more than just money. There is a need for leadership development and spiritual resources, and CDF is uniquely positioned to provide comprehensive services–what they call Transformational Capital, which is the ideal resourcing of Financial, Leadership, and Spiritual Capital–to address each of these needs.

Ministry Development Team, CDF Capital

Appearance Dates: Sept 27, 28; Oct 25, 26

CDF Capital was founded in 1953 with a single mission to help churches grow. At that time, the most significant barrier for church expansion was access to the financial capital needed to purchase land and construct buildings, so CDF stepped in and provided loans and investment options to help fund these projects. Today, CDF recognizes that church growth and sustainability require much more than just money. There is a need for leadership development and spiritual resources, and CDF is uniquely positioned to provide comprehensive services–what they call Transformational Capital, which is the ideal resourcing of Financial, Leadership, and Spiritual Capital–to address each of these needs.

Jeff Mathis

Principal, Performance Technology Group

Jeff leads a full staff of A/V/L designers, installation technicians and project managers at Performance Technology Group (PTG) that works closely with the architectural team at BGW to serve church clients all across the country. As a 30+ year veteran of the industry, Jeff has a wealth of experience in all aspects of the audio, video and lighting business, including sales, installation, management and design. Jeff and his team at PTG deliver cutting-edge worship technology with a focus on stewardship of ministry resources, a key element of the BGW program. They also have a proven track record of delivering fully integrated and cost effective systems for large stage productions, performing arts, and professional events and concerts.

Jeff Mathis

Principal, Performance Technology Group

Jeff leads a full staff of A/V/L designers, installation technicians and project managers at Performance Technology Group (PTG) that works closely with the architectural team at BGW to serve church clients all across the country. As a 30+ year veteran of the industry, Jeff has a wealth of experience in all aspects of the audio, video and lighting business, including sales, installation, management and design. Jeff and his team at PTG deliver cutting-edge worship technology with a focus on stewardship of ministry resources, a key element of the BGW program. They also have a proven track record of delivering fully integrated and cost effective systems for large stage productions, performing arts, and professional events and concerts.

Stan Dobbs

Founder and CEO, Lionheart Children’s Academy

Stan is the founder of several ministries including Lionheart Children’s Academy, which has a mission to empower local churches to take leadership of the child care industry. Stan and his team believes that reaching more children is THE key strategy for significant incremental advancement of the Gospel, and the child care industry represents the best opportunity to do so. During a medical crisis in 2011, God gave Stan the vision for Lionheart, which opened its first academy in 2014.

Stan also launched Apartment Life in 2000 to help churches more effectively reach apartment communities for Christ. Apartment Life has over 1,000 team members living in apartments across the country ministering to their neighbors.

Stan Dobbs

Founder and CEO, Lionheart Children’s Academy

Stan is the founder of several ministries including Lionheart Children’s Academy, which has a mission to empower local churches to take leadership of the child care industry. Stan and his team believes that reaching more children is THE key strategy for significant incremental advancement of the Gospel, and the child care industry represents the best opportunity to do so. During a medical crisis in 2011, God gave Stan the vision for Lionheart, which opened its first academy in 2014.

Stan also launched Apartment Life in 2000 to help churches more effectively reach apartment communities for Christ. Apartment Life has over 1,000 team members living in apartments across the country ministering to their neighbors.

Local Church Construction Experts

Exclusive BGW Builder Partners

BGW Builder representatives will also be in attendance at each seminar. The construction of Building God’s Way projects is delivered through a nationwide network of faith-based contractors that work in close partnership with BGW Architects from the earliest stages of design, helping keep projects intact from a cost perspective as we launch ideas and explore solutions. In addition to their local expertise with church and school construction, BGW Builders are also skilled in delivering the unique BGW Approach that has consistently proven to cut construction costs by reducing conflict, scheduling delays, change orders and product mark-up. This includes leading coordinated ministry efforts on every job site and supporting churches and Christian schools in having a spiritual impact on construction workers through The BGW Ministry of Construction program.

Local Church Construction Experts

Exclusive BGW Builder Partners

BGW Builder representatives will also be in attendance at each seminar. The construction of Building God’s Way projects is delivered through a nationwide network of faith-based contractors that work in close partnership with BGW Architects from the earliest stages of design, helping keep projects intact from a cost perspective as we launch ideas and explore solutions. In addition to their local expertise with church and school construction, BGW Builders are also skilled in delivering the unique BGW Approach that has consistently proven to cut construction costs by reducing conflict, scheduling delays, change orders and product mark-up. This includes leading coordinated ministry efforts on every job site and supporting churches and Christian schools in having a spiritual impact on construction workers through The BGW Ministry of Construction program.