Jon Bennett

Senior Generosity Consultant

Meet Jon Bennett

Jon Bennett has worn many hats throughout his career; campus ministry director, associate/teaching pastor at a megachurch, church planter, nonprofit leader, consultant, and strategist. As a result of drinking from the firehose, he has gained the ability to see the potential in challenges and the opportunity in people.

Jon is a communicator, leadership coach, senior level generosity strategist, and has worked with some of the fastest growing and most dynamic churches and ministries in America. He has decades of experience partnering with dynamic leaders to raise millions of dollars towards everything from building expansions to outreach programs on college campuses.

After 20 years of pastoral ministry, Jon transitioned to become Senior Consultant with a financial services group and coached over 50 churches through a capital campaign process resulting in millions of dollars raised. Building on that foundation, Jon was called on to help Ministry Ventures scale across the nation in 2011.

As the CEO of Ministry Ventures, he led a team that simplified the “business side” of faith-based non-profits. Jon’s team saw the incredible opportunity in enhancing the effectiveness of causes and ministries in ways that any leader can implement easily and immediately. The ministry impact grew from coaching 13 ministries in 2011 to 365 in 2016 in the five years under Jon’s leadership.

Jon has a degree in Communications from Michigan State University and a Master’s in Theology from Reformed Theological Seminary. Jon and Beth live in Atlanta, have been married for 32 years, and have three amazing adult children.

SERVICES

CAMPAIGN
Coaching
donor development
Generosity Assessment

No matter the size of your God-inspired dreams, it can be daunting to think about chasing down the necessary resources. The truth is that while vision almost always exceeds current realities, the means to support your vision is within your grasp.

With Generis, you’re not alone. Our customized Campaign approach will help you assess, rethink and reframe your current reality, allowing you to reach your specific goals while also establishing a foundation for increased generosity overall.

Let’s be honest; there are times when one-on-one guidance, encouragement and accountability brings out the best in us and accelerates our ability to chase down those big, audacious dreams. The Generis Coaching experience is designed to align with your greatest needs and is delivered over a period of time that makes the most sense for you.

At Generis, a majority of our Strategists have managed medium to very large Advancement/Development shops and are equipped to help move your Development effort forward, even without on-site Development leadership. We can adapt our leadership to your specific needs; whether weekly external accountability for established Development Plans or regular on-site presence to lead the effort.

From time to time, it can be extremely helpful to analyze the habits of your overall giving climate to see what is currently working as well as where opportunities for a culture of generosity to increase might exist.

The Generosity Assessment is a one-day experience that provides a thorough assessment of your church’s effectiveness and reveals new opportunities for creating a culture of generosity. Think of it like an x-ray into the giving perspective of the church.

RESOURCES

A Time To Be Profoundly Grateful

Annual Giving Statements 2020 Edition

It was a year that no one saw coming and it was fraught with challenges around every corner, yet your givers showed up and moved your ministry forward. Expressing profound gratitude for their extreme faithfulness is the right thing to do.

Stabilize

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our world as we know it. With many churches looking at an uncertain future with an uncertain budget, this resource will lay out the steps you need to take to help your church navigate 2020 and beyond.

Beyond: Forward Focus

Our normal has been disrupted, but ministry and mission are not on hold. In this ebook, you will learn how to create a strategy for changing circumstances and generate forward momentum for the future.

How to Recruit and Retain High-Level Volunteers

In this ebook, Jessica Bealer walks you through a clear and concise methodology for recruiting the right volunteers for your ministry and a way to make sure you are running a healthy ministry with volunteers who are bought in and excited about serving. Learn how to create a strategy for recruiting and retaining volunteers that is an effective and impactful experience for everyone involved.

Quarterly Giving Statement

The quarterly giving statement offers four opportunities a year in which you can engage with your givers to magnify their hearts and inspire them to develop deeper roots in your church.

First-Time Givers

This resource was designed to help you engage the heart of your first-time givers and create a strategy to help them become second-time givers.

DIY Church Capital Campaign

We created this resource to help churches understand the hidden costs associated with a do-it-yourself capital campaign.

The Offering Moment

What if you could use this moment this precious 90 seconds to stir the hearts of your givers and galvanize a life of generosity We create this resource for that very reason!

Leveraging Technology to Accelerate Giving

This resource provides resolutions to some common giving technology myths, insights on how to reach Millennials, guidance on how to remove the hurdles of online giving, and examples of the ideal online giving experience.

Capital Campaign Guide

This guide was designed to transfer the knowledge Generis has gained through 13,500+ successful Capital Campaigns since 1989.

Accelerating Generosity

A culture of generosity doesn't just happen in a church, it must be intentionally built. This eBook gives you a step-by-step plan to cultivate a culture of generosity in your church.