From the Stewardship Journal Team
The goal of the Stewardship Journal is to help you build a culture of generosity at your church, built upon biblical stewardship principles. What does that look like, and how can you implement a strategy to achieve this goal? You will find answers in this week’s Journal. Mark Brooks,’ The Stewardship Coach, column begins a […]
From My Desk to Yours
The goal of the Stewardship Journal is to help you build a culture of generosity at your church built upon biblical stewardship principles. What does that look like, and how can you implement a strategy to achieve this goal? You will find answers in this week’s Journal. Mark Brooks,’ The Stewardship Coach, column begins a […]
The Key Lanes for Building a Culture of Generosity

If you ever played football, you probably had a coach yell at you at one point or another, “Stay in your lane!” Football players are taught to guard and protect their assigned lanes from blocking schemes to kick-off coverage. The theory is that the play will succeed if everyone stays in their lane and does […]
Systems Tell Your Story

The following is reprinted and was originally posted at https://www.onlinegiving.org/support/systems-to-tell-your-story. “To effectively communicate your message, you’ll need to stop building your strategy exclusively around physical attendance.” Why? As my friend, Dave Anderson, says, “Church attendance is not decreasing. It’s decentralizing.” 1. In early 2019, Phil Bowdle wrote that in a book named, Rethink Communication: A […]
Deferred Maintenance Explained for Facility Stewards

Are you being a good steward of your facility? One of our goals this year with the Stewardship Journal is to provide SBC pastors and church leaders with free advice on how to build, renovate, and care for church facilities. The following post is used with permission and can be found at https://www.smartchurchsolutions.com/resources/blog/deferred-maintenance-explained-for-facility-stewards/ As a […]