“When is showing gratitude ever inappropriate?” That was my wife Valerie’s response after I returned home from meeting with a pastor who had asked me to write a series of letters for him. One letter I wrote was a thank you letter to donors for their generosity. When I showed...
In my twenty-five years of serving as Recording Secretary for the Southern Baptist Convention, I have been blessed to serve with many godly and gifted leaders from across the Convention. That blessing has helped make me a better leader, but more importantly, it has improved my walk with Christ. It’s...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! Don’t miss our lead post! Our team had an idea to interview my friend, Dr. Willie McLaurin, about his new role as serving as the interim president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee. Dr. McLaurin shared some incredible insights into his personal walk and how...
How is March Madness going for your team? March Madness is a term that has become synonymous with the NCAA basketball tournament played every March. It comes from the fact that many games end in crazy maddening ways. There are also lots of upsets that add to the, well, madness....
We all know that Easter is the church's best-attended day of the year. You might not know that Easter is typically a strong offering day. At least Easter used to be a strong offering day, when every chair or pew was filled with warm bodies. This playbook will show you...
Are you running a bit behind in giving? Would you like to increase giving to assure those summer initiatives are fully funded? How about seeing some new donors start contributing? A successful Easter offering will accomplish all the above. I’m in week two of a series on Easter offering planning....
Won’t a focus on the offering for Easter turn guests away? That is probably the biggest pushback for any discussion emphasizing giving this Easter. We have been talking about preparing for the Easter offering for the past few editions. We thought it would be good to share a few principles...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! This Easter Let’s Change the Conversation About Money. That is the title of our lead post. For the past few issues of the Journal, we have been focusing on Easter offering planning. Some might question putting any focus on the offering as this is typically our...
Do we have any Irish here? How about online? This week is St. Patrick’s Day. Have you ever wondered who was Patrick and what did he do to become a saint? According to The History Channel, Patrick came from wealth. Early in his life, he was kidnapped by Irish Raiders and...
I produced a playbook called The Successful Easter Giving Plan. You can find out how to get a copy at https://acts17generosity.com/store/. Here is my Vision Worksheet from the current edition. After deciding what the focus of your Resurrection Offering will be, use the following points as a guide for developing...
