Partners Magazine

In Summer 2011 I was asked to work on a new magazine for Church Extension Plan, Partners. The magazine would focus on the innovative lending process at Church Extension Plan, designed especially for Assemblies of God ministries and other churches who needed church buildings to establish themselves in their communities.

The project was a lot of fun—working on engaging feature articles that focused on dedicated pastors, their families, and their vision to help make the world a better place. In addition to feature articles, Partners also included profiles of the CEP team, testimonials from investors at different stages of life, and information about other CEP products, including estate planning services, IRAs, retirement programs and budgeting tools for ministry professionals, and CEP’s non-profit organization “New Growth Partners.”

**On February 1, we learned that the Spring/Summer 2015 issue of Partners Magazine received a Gold Award from the SIAA (Service Industry Advertising Awards).

I was extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to interview and talk with many team members from CEP, as well as investors, pastors, and other partners in ministry from across the country, as part of this project. I was inspired every time I worked on an issue.

In addition, I had the privilege of working on Partners’ Spanish-language companion magazine, Compañeros. I reworked copy to prepare it for translation into Spanish, and wrote about products that were of particular interest to Hispanic families.