Since the start of COVID-19, we have all seen social media platforms blow up with people providing ideas, strategies, warnings, 5 or 10 ways to completely change over the next 90 days, etc.
We know that there are no tricks to success, just like there are no tricks to getting healthy. We must put in the hard work, through grit and determination, in order to change … plan … grow.
How can we differentiate between solid advice and noise. Chris Lewis and Teresa Loker have worked with ministries for a combined 40 years, and will be sharing time tested principles that can help you and your ministry manage Noise Pollution.
About Teresa
Teresa Loker is the Director of Church Loan Underwriting at Thrivent Church Financing. Teresa has been helping ministries nationwide with their financing needs for the last 25 years. She was previously with Bank of the West in their Religious Institution Lending Division. As the Managing Director of Credit, she oversaw a $1.3 billion church loan portfolio with direct management of the underwriting team. During her tenure, she was also a relationship manager and played a key role in business development. Her career experience also includes jobs in retail banking, commercial real estate and asset based lending. She is also fluent in Spanish.
About Chris
Chris Lewis is the Senior Relationship Manager at Thrivent Church Financing. Chris was born in Brazil, where his parents served as missionaries. Chris learned 3 languages: Spanish, Portuguese and English. In 2006, after assisting the church he was attending with a capital campaign, Chris discovered that there was a need for lenders to work with growing ministries. Over the years, Chris has worked with growing ministries by providing sustainable financing solutions for construction, acquisition and refinancing.
