The following “talk” will require some work on your part to make it compelling and effective. Find some story of life change that you can tell and then link that back to the generosity of your members. If you can’t find a story, give statistics showing the impact that can...
With over 80% of your congregation having and using smartphones, you need a text-giving strategy. Here is a simple step-by-step approach that any church can utilize. Set it up. If you don’t have text giving, we can help at https://www.onlinegiving.org/. Then, you need to use it. You can’t promote what...
The offering is not dead; it’s different. It has been my new mantra and theme of the last few issues of The Stewardship Coach. I’ve been contending that the why of the offering hasn’t changed. What has changed is the how. In 2011, only 14% of churches offered online giving....
“All the church ever talks about is money.” We have all heard that, right? As a result, many pastors have feared asking people to give at all for fear of driving people away. But according to a new study, churches are not asking too often. In a new study of...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! 88 percent of Evangelicals said they are happy with how often the church asks for tithes and donations. That dispels a myth that church members are unhappy when we talk about giving and money. Why then do so many pastors fear preaching on or asking for...
