From My Desk to Yours
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal, your go-to guide for information, practical advice, and tips for building a culture of generosity on biblical principles. Let’s get started with a preview of this edition. Mark Brooks, The Stewardship Coach, begins his column with this statement, “The Senior Pastor is my biggest challenge in helping churches build a […]
From the Stewardship Journal Team
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal, your go-to guide for information, practical advice, and tips for building a culture of generosity on biblical principles. Let’s get started with a preview of this edition. Mark Brooks, The Stewardship Coach, begins his column with this statement, “The Senior Pastor is my biggest challenge in helping churches build a […]
The Importance of the Pastoral Lane
The Senior Pastor is my biggest challenge in helping churches build a culture of generosity. In my last post, I wrote about how I think in lanes when it comes to creating a culture of generosity based upon biblical stewardship. In this edition, I start breaking down each lane, starting with The Importance of the […]
How to Develop a Pastoral Lane
I wanted to give you some idea starters and a great story to inspire you. Let’s start with … Practical Ideas for a Senior Pastor Pastoral Lane Tip: Write personalized thank-you notes to first-time givers. Does it work? I gave this tip to a church pastor running over 1,500 across three campuses. That busy pastor […]
Why Pastors Neglect Stewardship
The following is reprinted from The Top Ten Stewardship Mistakes Churches Make authored by Mark Brooks. I sometimes marvel that raising funds to fuel ministry gets so little attention from most pastors in America. In my experience, there are several reasons for this. The following list impacts many pastors, keeping them from fully developing a […]