Labor Day is upon us! If you are like me, you are wondering where summer went. Labor Day is the traditional end of summer weekend. It is officially the day we celebrate the contributions workers have made to our country's strength, prosperity, and well-being. Our nation’s way of saying, “Thank...
It’s not enough to simply know your giving landscape. Why? Because knowledge without action is worthless. The following are some key ideas on how you can gain and keep donors. Implement a front-end back-end strategy. A front-end strategy works to attract new donors AND to see younger donors become consistent givers....
Do you know the state of generosity at your church? In my last edition, I gave you the findings of a new Barna study, The Giving Landscape: Who Drives Generosity and Why. I ended by saying, “Knowing national giving trends is helpful. It gives you insight into what possible barriers...
As I travel the back roads of Missouri, this time of year always catches my attention. After watching the barren fields of the winter give way to the fledgling seedlings grow into tall stalks of deep green, I now see the browning tassels of corn waving in the late summer...
Welcome to another edition of the Stewardship Journal. This will be our final Journal of the summer. Next week, Labor Day, we will not publish the Journal. Here is a preview of this week’s Stewardship Journal. We begin this edition with a lead post by our own Dr. Neil Franks, President and...
