The Importance of Gratitude
It is impossible to create a culture of generosity without, at the same time, creating a culture of gratitude. As our nation pauses this Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving, I decided to focus writing this Coach on the topic of The Importance of Gratitude. Let me share a few key points about the importance of gratitude […]
From the Stewardship Journal Team
In this edition of the Stewardship Journal, just days before Thanksgiving, we want to explore how gratitude and thankfulness can help you lay a foundation for a culture of gratitude that leads to increased generosity. “It is impossible to create a culture of generosity without, at the same time, creating a culture of gratitude.” That […]
The Advantages of Making January Recurring Giving Month
One key strategy for a good start to your New Year is to make January a push for recurring giving. While dated, the sample above gives you an idea of how to put recurring giving in the minds of your donors. This sample was in a yearly statement from North Point in Atlanta. Here are […]
How to Be Leading at the End of the First Quarter
“You never have to recover from a good start.” My mentor in the stewardship field, Dave Sutherland, taught me that years ago. Ask any football team if the statement is true or not. Consider this: 3/4 of NFL teams leading after the first quarter go on to victory. The first quarter is so important that […]
A Call to Southern Baptist Leaders
Baptist Press reported last week that Cooperative Program giving for the first month of our fiscal year is 5% below target. To be fair, at the time of the report, a few smaller state/regional conventions had not yet sent in their CP allotments. Yet none of those outstanding conventions are in the top ten CP […]
From the Stewardship Journal Team
We are excited to welcome you to another edition of the Stewardship Journal. “Baptist Press reported last week that Cooperative Program giving for the first month of our fiscal year is 5% below target.” That is the opening sentence to our lead post, A Call to Southern Baptist Leaders. That is not the news we […]
From The Stewardship Journal Team
We are excited to welcome you to another edition of the Stewardship Journal. Is debt unbiblical for a church? Is debt practical for a church? When does it make sense to pay off a debt, and when should you not pay off a debt? Those are a few of the questions and issues Mark Brooks, […]
A Sample One-Page Debt Reduction Vision
The following is a great example of how to position paying down a debt. The following was produced with my help for a church that was attempting to pay off a debt they had been paying down for some time.
Debt Management Advice for Pastors
“Should we burn the mortgage note before we start raising money for future projects?” That was a question one of my pastors asked me last week in a Zoom call about planning for their future. Let me state right up front: one of my goals is to get churches out of debt and help them […]
The Stewardship of Time
An Interview with Greg Fine, Pastor of FBC Higginsville A few months ago, I was wasting some time on Facebook and came across a retirement announcement of long-time pastor Gregg Fine of FBC, Higginsville MO, fifty-plus miles east of Kansas City. Greg has been on the list of MBC pastors that we would query about […]