First Baptist Naples Case Study

A true lighthouse to their community, this mega-church in Naples, Florida was quite literally the birthplace of MDG’s unique approach to church development.  Having interviewed the available companies of the day, the church felt like none of them really were capable of embracing the uniqueness of FBC Naples.  Facing a 100 acre relocation, the leadership team knew there had to be a better way.  Todd McMichen and several other staff members formed a leadership team with the goal of developing a more staff intuitive, calendar friendly and spiritually motivating way of raising capital.  Their effort was an overwhelming success raising over $18 million dollars which was 5 times the church’s annual budget. 

 

Four years later, FBC Naples was ready to double their square footage to make more room for the thousands they were reaching through their church and school.  Based on the incredible success of their relocation, they immediately reenlisted MDG for this new project.  Due to the size and scope of this effort the creative partnership was highly involved, utilizing MDG to do all on site training, staff development and taking a very visible role at some of the key leadership events.  At the end of the project they had outpaced projections two times over and raised more than $14.5 million dollars, securing their impact for generations to come.