From the Desk of Our Executive Director

We’re Expanding! That is the news from our lead post, News About the Stewardship Journal – We’re Expanding! You won’t see much difference in your weekly Stewardship Journal, at least for now. What is expanding is what we are offering you in terms of resources. Earlier this year, we gave you access to 500 offering talks. Now you can access manuals for every giving season in the year. To find out more, read the post. We will be sharing more with you about this in the coming weeks.

Do you know what percentage of disposable income Americans now give to the church? Mark Brooks, The Stewardship Coach, addresses this in his column The Coach’s Annual Review of “The State of Church Giving.” Mark shares with us the recent findings of empty tomb, inc.’s annual review of the state of giving in America. This is a very informative column and a must-read for all church leaders.

Mark’s Bonus Section picks up on the information given by empty tomb with a post entitled How to Reverse the Decline in Giving. The post contains good advice for reversing or avoiding a decline in your giving. The steps you take now will help you be more secure in the future.

We are so thrilled to have you as a reader of the Journal. We are working to make the Journal more effective for you and your church. We covet your prayers and continued support as we build cultures of generosity based on biblical stewardship principles.

Advancing the Gospel!