Does $165 Say I Love You?
Don’t look now but Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and Americans have $165 to spend! That is what the average American said they would spend last Valentine’s Day on cards, candies, and flowers, all to say, I Love You.1. All those flowers wilted, the candy was eaten, and most of the cards were […]
A Sample End-of-Year Giving Statement
Churches are required to send out end-of-year giving statements. In upcoming issues, I will share with you how to use Direct Appeals effectively. Many churches in our team are now beginning to send out their yearly giving statements. Here is a sample of how I would position my end-of-year statement. The following, though designed as […]
Using Your Vision to Increase Giving
“People are bombarded with more than 3,000 marketing messages every 24 hours.”1. How will they hear your message amidst the cacophony of sound blasting at them continually? What will separate your message from all the other messages they receive daily? The compellingness of your vision. I’m going to show you how vision works in this […]
Missouri Baptist Pastors Speak Up About the Economy and Giving
In our first issue of 2023, we focused on the economy and its impact on giving and churches. Our lead article was about the slow start the Cooperative Program has seen to the new fiscal year. Going into December, giving was -6.82% behind budgeted needs. Baptist Press summarized the information by writing, “The 2023 fiscal […]
From the Desk of Our Executive Director
Welcome to another edition of the Stewardship Coach. We are barely into the New Year, and the question we have for you is, how is giving? Our passion is to help churches create a culture of generosity built upon biblical stewardship values. Each week we write with that goal in mind. Our desire is to […]