“Our Klote consultant is clearly a man of God whose gentle and loving demeanor has been a gift to us throughout these past seven months.”

Since first arriving, our Klote consultant has fit in to our church and ministry very naturally. As you know, he shares a gentle demeanor that has proven very helpful for us. He has a servant’s heart and a genuine faith. As a result, his work with us was not that of simply being a paid consultant, but it was clear to all of us that this work was a clear part of his ministry. Never did he come off as gruff or impatient, though through this campaign, he had multiple opportunities and justification to do so! He always took the high road, was always careful to talk with me and our staff, and continually pushed us along toward our goal.

I appreciate your particular selection of our consultant for our congregation. A high pressure, pushy presence would simply not have worked as well from my point of view. I have found that he pushed as hard as he could and helped us to do the same. You know better than I that fund raising consistently strikes a delicate balance. We want to push as hard as we can but it is all too easy to go across a line and do more harm than good. I feel that he helped us to stay right on that line, perhaps a little beyond it to be as aggressive as our church would tolerate.

Our Klote consultant is clearly a man of God whose gentle and loving demeanor has been a gift to us throughout these past seven months. We will miss him very much but hope and pray that he continues to share his gifts and ministry with multiple other congregations as we seek to find those resources to do God’s great work!

– Rev. Dr. Peter Moon
Woodlake UMC
Midlothian, Virginia

Our Klote consultant did a super job in marshaling the resources we had and leading us in a successful campaign. We define ultimate success as being able to consolidate the ministry. We would further define this as building a facility that would allow us to operate in one location. It appears our campaign results will allow us to do this. A lot of the credit goes to our Klote consultant.

He had a great rapport with the leadership and struck that balance of leading by example and staying out of the spotlight. His work ethic, mentoring skills, and grasp of church dynamics were all instrumental in our success. His wise counsel was most appreciated at certain critical points in the campaign. I would recommend Klote & Associates to others and would hope to use their services in the future.

–Mark C. Manasco, Chairman, WUMC Building Committee