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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
From the Stewardship Journal Team
Is your vision unlocking generosity at your church? How can you motivate people to want to give? What trends in 2024 might make increasing generosity more of a challenge? We address those issues and questions in this edition of the Stewardship Journal. Here is a preview of this week’s Journal. “The Trump card to unlocking […]
Using the Trump Card of Vision to Unlock Generosity
The trump card to unlocking generosity in your church depends upon the connecting power of your vision. The Free Dictionary defines a trump card as a designated card that ranks above all others or a resource used to gain an advantage over others, often by being held and then used at an opportune time.1. If […]
Let’s Make a Case for Your Vision!
When I work with a client for a significant giving initiative, I start by asking the Pastor to write out the vision behind whatever we are raising money for. Technically, this is called a Vision Case Statement. I want a broad overview of what we are raising money for on one page, front and back. […]
From The Stewardship Journal Team
Welcome to another edition of the Stewardship Journal, the SBC’s Go-To Guide for Information, Practical Advice, and Tips for Building a Culture of Generosity on Biblical Principles. The Stewardship Journal is now much more than a collection of posts and articles. The weekly Journal lays out the basics of stewardship planning. The additional resources we […]
Exegeting the Fundamentals of Receiving an Offering
Do you spend more time preparing for and executing your announcements each Sunday or your offering time? How you answer this question tells me whether you have a correct view of biblical stewardship. It’s not people I have to fight with about emphasizing giving more during worship services; it’s pastors and staff. Why is this? […]
How I Write Offering Talks
At 500 offering talks, I stopped counting how many I had written. Suffice it to say that 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 my premise regarding […]