Let’s Pray FOR the Offering
Most churches pray before they take up the offering, but I want to ask you to pray FOR the offering. Before I do that, let me make the case for why we take up a weekly offering. We have a mission here at YOUR CHURCH NAME. Our mission is, STATE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT. If you […]
The Coach’s Suggested Action List for Using Social Media for End-of-Year Giving
As you work to build out your end-of-year message, don’t forget to build a social media strategy. Here are my recommendations on how to use social media. Avoid these Common Mistakes Churches Make on Social Media Not utilizing it at all. If you want to reach your neighborhood, you will find them on social media. […]
The Back Door of Church Giving
How wide is your back door? Every church has a back door. Ask any church leader about their backdoor, and they will talk about membership and attendance numbers. Everyone knows churches must work to keep people engaged or they will walk out the back door. My goal with this issue of the Coach, entitled The […]
What to Do When Giving is in Decline
We have been going through our email inboxes of questions when we received this. “We are at a difficult time at our church due to a major employer in our area laying off and cutting salaries. We’ve lost core families, and our financial base is much smaller.” That pastor’s thoughts are on the mind of […]
From the Desk of Our Executive Director
The Stewardship Journal continues to help pastors and church leaders build a platform of stewardship. We are nearing the end of our second year and looking forward to continuing to provide you with the best stewardship advice with the Stewardship Journal. Here is a preview of this week’s Journal. “We are at a difficult time […]