I’ve learned to stay in my lane. It became apparent to me early in my ministry that there were certain things that I simply was not gifted in. It wasn’t my lane to be in. At this stage of my ministry, my lane is stewardship. I get up every morning...
Our Executive Director, Dr. John Yeats, pointed out in his opening statement the results of a study that showed only 13% of evangelicals give anything close to a tithe. At the same time, multiple studies have shown that younger generations are not giving at the same rate as their grandparents...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! One recent study found only 13% of evangelicals give anything close to a tithe.1. The same study discovered that the medium gift of an evangelical was $350 yearly. Giving experts are predicting a decline in giving as our major donor base is aging and younger generations...
The following “talk” will require some work on your part to make it compelling and effective. Find some story of life change that you can tell and then link that back to the generosity of your members. If you can’t find a story, give statistics showing the impact that can...
With over 80% of your congregation having and using smartphones, you need a text-giving strategy. Here is a simple step-by-step approach that any church can utilize. Set it up. If you don’t have text giving, we can help at https://www.onlinegiving.org/. Then, you need to use it. You can’t promote what...
The offering is not dead; it’s different. It has been my new mantra and theme of the last few issues of The Stewardship Coach. I’ve been contending that the why of the offering hasn’t changed. What has changed is the how. In 2011, only 14% of churches offered online giving....
“All the church ever talks about is money.” We have all heard that, right? As a result, many pastors have feared asking people to give at all for fear of driving people away. But according to a new study, churches are not asking too often. In a new study of...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! 88 percent of Evangelicals said they are happy with how often the church asks for tithes and donations. That dispels a myth that church members are unhappy when we talk about giving and money. Why then do so many pastors fear preaching on or asking for...
Are there any classic rock and roll fans here? Who let the Boomers in? Seriously, the approach of Valentine’s Day led me to think about love songs, and I wondered if any of you remember the song, What's Love Got to Do With It? (Some or, Wow!, a lot.) Does...
At 500 offering talks, I stopped counting how many I have written. Suffice it to say; I know a thing or two about offering talks as I’ve seen a few. I wrote a blog post on this topic a few years ago.1. Here is what I wrote: First, let me state...
