Meet Our All-Stars
I’m not sure anyone cares, but this week is the National Baseball League’s All-Star game. Will anyone watch? The All-Star game is always intriguing, seeing the best of the best. Did you know we have All-Stars here at CHURCH NAME? Our volunteers are All-Stars. They come week after week, volunteering their time parking cars, working […]
The Connecting Power of Vision
How do you recover lost offerings? For one thing, you can’t merely sit around wringing your hands about the decline in giving. You must act. However, your actions can’t come off as looking desperate. Ultimately, that will not make a difference. To see an increase in giving you need to use the connecting power of […]
Making the Case for a Come-From-Behind Strategy
It’s July, halfway through the year, and it is time to ask, “how is giving going?” Very few pastors will respond by saying great! Most are feeling the summer slump in giving by now, with many struggling. Some churches are living offering to offering at a time when most of their activities happen like VBS, […]
How Donor Confidence Will Impact Your Giving
“Consumers’ Economic Outlook Worsens” and “Stocks Fall on Consumer Gloom” were two recent headlines in the Wall Street Journal that caught our attention. Americans feel the financial strain of our current downward economy from the gas pump to the grocery shelves. We are reeling from a 40-year-high inflation impacting the price of everything. As a […]
From the Desk of Our Executive Director
Welcome back! We took last week off for the 4th of July, and we pray that you had a relaxing and wonderful time with your family. We are excited to be back this week with another Stewardship Journal! And, let me thank everyone who participated in our survey. We are assessing your responses and will […]