My job is to keep you focused and out of the ditch. I write each Stewardship Coach column with that in mind. I do for you what no one else does; think, how will that impact giving? I’ve been at this for, well, a long time. So, I’ve learned a...
CP giving soars to more than 12% above budget. That was the Baptist Press headline on February 3rd, and it is certainly something to rejoice about. The lead paragraph sums up the state of giving in the Convention by saying, “The start of 2022 indicates a continuation of recent giving...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! Giving to the Cooperative Program is experiencing record highs! That is what Baptist Press reported back in early February. That is, of course, good news. Yet, if we probe beneath those numbers we find some startling facts that might alter future CP reports. Our team leads...
The following was a blog post I wrote in May of 2021: Trust the science. You hear that a lot today. Typically, it comes from those wanting to silence any questions about COVID-19 in general, masks, and now the vaccine being pushed upon, well, everyone. One group in particular is being...
I will always remember Sunday, March 13th, as the day the offering bucket passed by me for the first time in, well, forever! Since I moved to Oklahoma, I have seen a lot of things in church I have not seen in a long time, like shaking hands and maskless...
Ah, Covid. As if leading a church were not hard enough, roughly two years ago, Covid came in and disrupted everything in the church’s life, making an already difficult job seemingly impossible. Covid brought many rounds of mandates, rules, and recommendations for the church. The vast majority of churches had...
Change is inevitable. That is one lesson we have all learned these last couple of years. We have been forced as a church to change how we do a lot of things. One thing that changed immediately with Covid was how we took up the offering. We went from primarily...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! From time to time we like to produce a Journal that challenges us and makes us think. This edition is one of those times. The entire issue deals with the subject of whether churches can return to the way things were before Covid. You might not...
In writing to the Philippian church, the Apostle Paul began the letter saying, “Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God.” That verse expresses how we feel about each of you! As we focus on the offering today, I want to say thank you to every...
Here are some pointers and thoughts about crafting a thank you card or letter… Get to the point! It’s about saying thanks, not telling them how great your church is.Make it brief. People are busy these days and they won’t read more than a paragraph or two.Personalize it. The most successful...
