TJC Blog

To one degree or another, we are all face complexities that oftentimes leave us feeling overwhelmed and uncertain. We seem...

“Where there is no vision, the people perish…” Proverbs 29:18 I recently attended a church conference where the theme...

I don’t know about you... but I am ready for summer! It's early May, and summertime is right around the corner. For many of...

Are you a stakeholder in a private/independent school? Does your congregation operate a school?  The James Company is...

Capital Campaign Deadly sin #7: Pride The 7th and final deadly sin of capital campaigns is Pride. “If you think it is...

Easter Wish for Peace, Hope, and Joy!   John V. Clark, President/Partner The James Company (815) 353-8997 Email:...

Campaign Deadly sin #6: Sloth Capital Campaign deadly sin #6 is Sloth. “Capital Campaigns fail not because they run out of...

Capital Campaign Deadly sin #5: Anger  Capital Campaign deadly sin #5 is Anger. “I will give $1 million…if you fire the...

Capital Campaign Deadly sin #4: GREED "He’s worth billions. He has to be good for a huge gift!” Greed and impatience leads...

Capital Campaign deadly sin #3 is LUST. “We want a consultant that will go out there and find us donors for our campaign.”...

If you are following along, deadly sin #1 is Envy. “Why don’t we just copy what they did?” Read about deadly sin #1 HERE....

“How difficult can it be? We can do this ourselves!” “Their capital campaign was successful…why don’t we just copy what...