A recent survey discovered that the last couple of years has made Americans significantly angrier, sadder, lonelier, and more worried. More than one-third reported feeling these emotions more strongly than before the pandemic. I'm sure we feel this way for multiple reasons, but one leading cause is the News. We...
Tip #1 – Have a plan and work your plan! If you are not planning, you are planning on failure so let's devise a plan. Your plan in a nutshell… Social Media posts from now through December 31st should work to tell your story and how donors make this happen. Each post...
One of the first things Elon Musk did after buying Twitter was laying off thousands of employees. The Left went crazy. Then Meta, formerly known as Facebook, laid off eleven thousand. Soon afterward, Amazon followed suit with layoff announcements totaling 10,000. This morning in the Wall Street Journal, I read...
If you want to increase giving, increase Bible engagement. That is the conclusion of a recent report by the American Bible Society entitled State of the Bible USA 2022. Their report concluded, “Nearly three of five Scripture Engaged Americans (58%) report giving at the higher level.”1. They defined Scripture Engaged...
Welcome back to another edition of the Stewardship Journal. We took a break for Thanksgiving last week, but we are back, helping you close out this year strong and helping get you off to a great start for 2023. Here is a preview of this week’s Stewardship Journal. The title of our...
The Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the church at Philippi. I want to read his greeting to that church. He writes in Philippians 1:3-6 “I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your...
January is a good month to push recurring giving. While dated, the sample here gives you an idea of how to put recurring giving in the mind of your donors. This sample was in a yearly statement from North Point in Atlanta. How important is recurring giving for your stewardship platform?...
3/4 of NFL teams leading after the first quarter go on to victory. I find the same is true when it comes to churches. In my experience, if a church struggles financially in the first quarter of the year, it will struggle financially all year. Your first quarter is crucial...
I have learned a few things over twenty years of helping churches increase giving. I call these my Brooks mantras. One of my mantras says, Get a plan and work your plan to achieve the goal of being fully funded. I preach this all the time, and the lack of...
Welcome to another edition of the Stewardship Journal. We are grateful for your readership as we partner to advance the Gospel. Here is a preview of this week’s Stewardship Journal. What is the biggest reason churches fail to see increases in giving? The Stewardship Coach, Mark Brooks, answers that question in our...
