For June 5th Does anyone here like trivia? I have a church history question for you about Vacation Bible School. To help you, I'll make it multiple choice. A woman named Mrs. Hawes, who lived in New York City, became concerned about the poor children running around in summer without anything...
There will be no newsletter on Memorial Day thus we are providing you with two offering talks. This weekend is Memorial Day. The sad thing about many of our holidays is that we have forgotten why they exist. Memorial Day, celebrated on the last Monday of May, was first started to...
The following letter will be sent to your leaders, informing them of the summer offering push. Edit the following to best suit your message. You could also adapt this for an email. Dear _____________, While we might not have all been back on campus, CHURCH NAME has been active, thanks to the...
“I read your newsletter this morning and I wanted to know what you believe is the number one reason giving is declining?” My friend, Pastor Jason Bunger, asked me that question hours after the normal Monday morning send of this newsletter. I had to stop and say, “Wait, what did...
Up post. Three pastors were a part of this roundtable discussion about their thoughts on Pastor Rhea’s article as well as their perspectives on VBS. We started by asking, Do you think we should teach giving during VBS? Here are a few of the replies to this question pastors gave us. Greg...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! It’s time to get ready for Vacation Bible School! In our last edition of the Stewardship Journal, longtime MBC pastor, Richie Rhea, wrote a post entitled Should We Teach Giving During VBS? We follow up that article with another post about VBS in our Missouri Baptist...
