LCC and CVI Endorsements 

Discovery

We listen.  Learn your culture, context, leadership styles and structures, opportunities, challenges and language. Sharpen your vision and customize strategies to accomplish those objectives. Explore the data to understand trends and possibilities. Orient staff. Engage your lay leaders in meaningful conversations to refine the vision. Plan and calendar initiative details.

Alignment

Develop communications strategies. Intentional conversations with high capacity givers. Deepen conversations with core leaders, key volunteers, and influencers to create the advocacy, passion, voices, and momentum to move out into the congregation. Create a movement. Prepare for congregational launch.

Launch

Public communications, prayer, focus, teaching series.  Work through existing organic structures (like small groups) to foster meaningful discussions. Leverage the leadership examples and passion of your advocates. Open doors for mobilizing wide participation. Move strategically to a clear call for action and commitment.

Mission

Celebrate what God is doing in your people.  Follow through plan. Do what you said you would do. Intentionally and regularly communicate and celebrate successes and milestones. Consistently open doors for late adopters and new givers. Give thanks and say thanks often.

Scotty Sanders

Founder and Senior Consultant

Scotty Sanders has been leading organizations for 35 years, initially founding and serving as CEO for a multi-million dollar business and then spending 20 years serving in executive and administrative pastor roles for two mega-churches. His expertise includes most aspects of church life, leadership development, strategic planning, creating an environment of excellence, building a volunteer base, and mobilizing people for evangelism and stewardship.  

Scotty is the founder of Church Catalyst, a non-profit organization that has worked with thousands of pastors and churches nationally and internationally. He is the creator of “Who Is Your ONE?” providing training resources to over 10,000 churches and reaching over 200,000 people with the Gospel.

The author of four books, Scotty has also written countless articles, and spoken to audiences worldwide.

Scotty and his wife Cindy have been married for over forty years and reside in Flower Mound, Texas. They are blessed with two children and four beautiful granddaughters.

Bill McMillan

Executive VP and Senior Consultant

Bill is a trusted advisor to many church leaders throughout the U.S. in stewardship and generosity. Over the past 20 years Bill has worked with hundreds of churches to raise over 1.5 billion dollars for ministry projects.

Bill is a gifted leader, strategist, and inspiring communicator. He connects with church leaders and staff to create a stewardship process that fits the church’s vision and mission. The result is growth in ministry and a vibrant generosity culture.

Bill also works with other faith-based non-profits in donor and organizational development, and staff alignment. He co-authored the book “The Ministry Of Giving” with Joel Mikell and Kimberly Stewart. “The Ministry Of Giving” has helped many churches effectively disciple their Financial Leaders outside of a campaign process.

A resident of McKinney, Texas, Bill and his wife Denise have four children and seven incredible grandchildren. He is an active partner at The Parks Church in McKinney.

Mick Tune

Senior Consultant

Mick brings broad experience and insight into his work with churches. He has worked with congregations of all traditions and has the unique flexibility to thrive in each setting.

• Graduated from Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee, as a National Merit Scholar, and from Vanderbilt University
• Completed his ministerial training at Brite Divinity School (Texas Christian University) where he was Valedictorian
• Served as a Pastor in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for 20 years before working with churches across the country for the last 20 years
• Mick has led more than 250 church clients through a variety of funding initiatives raising more than a billion dollars
• Enjoys backpacking, hiking, fossil hunting, cooking, and writing
• Married for almost forty years, Mick and Lisa live in Heath, TX

Kyle Cunningham

Consultant

Kyle is the Lead Pastor of BridgeWay Church in Flower Mound, TX. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon and is currently studying at Fuller Seminary. He brings over 15 years of ministry experience and has seen the power of the Catalyst Vision Initiative firsthand. He is passionate about seeing other churches fulfill their mission.

Kyle and his wife, Lizzy, have three boys and enjoy all things camping and traveling. In his [very little] free time, Kyle enjoys music, fishing, and cinematography.

Stuart Boyd

Giving Analyst

Stuart Boyd has spent over 20 years as a technology leader with the last 10 years focused on helping churches and nonprofits use technology to solve their most critical issues. His work as the CTO of a nationwide nonprofit strengthened his belief that technology plays a critical role in helping organizations serve their constituents and succeed in their mission. These experiences drive his passion to fit the solution to the needs of each client so that organizations get the right tools for their situation.  His recent focus has been to harness the power of fundraising analysis so that every person can use it to benefit the organization by making faster and better informed decisions.

Jenny Lobello

Church Communications and Project Manager

After growing up and serving in her home church, Jenny decided that she wanted to always work in a ministry capacity. Jenny has worked with Life Catalyst Consulting since it’s beginning in 2008 along with several other ministry related organizations. She engages with clients and supports them through their projects. She also takes care of all of our ministry related administrative and communication needs.

Jenny LoBello lives in Dallas area with her police officer husband and two daughters.

Kevin Lynam

Marketing Director

Mr. Lynam has extensive career experience in the fields of visual design and marketing communications, with project experience ranging from multinational advertising campaigns to brands, logos, and packaging design for some of America’s most recognized companies. Kevin and his college sweetheart Erinn have been married 30 years and currently reside in a small community near Dallas.

Rebeca Kempff

Communications Partner

Rebeca grew up as a missionary kid. Today, she helps churches, ministries, and nonprofits craft impactful capital campaign materials on budget. When it’s time to tell your story to donors, she steps in with solutions for clear, cohesive, and compelling communications. As the head of Operations & Art at Abstract Union, a Life Catalyst partner, her creative team offers the full-service customization of case statement booklets, pledge cards, explainer videos, signage, and more.