From The Stewardship Journal Team
The average evangelical was giving away only 3.2% of household income to either church or charity, and 19% gave not a penny to either over the previous 12 months. 1 That is not the kind of news we like to share, but it is a wakeup call for pastors and church leaders. In this issue […]
The Future of Giving: It Ain’t Good, Part 2
The average evangelical was giving away only 3.2% of household income to either church or charity, and 19% gave not a penny to either over the previous 12 months.1. Giving to the Church in America is in freefall, and I want to dive into why that is happening and what you can do about it. […]
An Interview with Ron Sellers
Last week, I interviewed Ron Sellers of Grey Matter Research, one of the authors of a new study on giving entitled The Giving Gap: Changes in Evangelical Generosity. The study was done by Infinity Concepts | Grey Matter Research. Due to the length of the interview, I broke it down into two parts. This week, […]
From The Stewardship Journal Team
Everyone likes good news, but sometimes we need to hear if there is a hole in the ship. Only then can you take action to correct that hole to save the ship. We have a huge hole in our ship when it comes to giving to churches. No church leader wants to be accused of […]
The Future of Giving: It Ain’t Good, Part 1
I have three major studies on giving trends on my desk, and all three say the same thing: giving to charitable organizations, including the Church, is in serious decline. I will break down the findings in this Coach, The Future of Giving: It Ain’t Good, Part 1. “The average evangelical Protestant gave 1.7% of household […]
An Interview with Ron Sellers
In my opening post, I referenced a study entitled, The Giving Gap: Changes in Evangelical Generosity. The study was done by Infinity Concepts | Grey Matter Research. Ron Sellers of Grey Matter Research was gracious enough to give me an interview about their recent report. Due to the length of the interview, I will break […]
A False Sense of Security
How can giving be up when it’s actually down? The 33rd edition of The State of Church Giving through 2021 Intentional Miracles, a highly respected source, reveals some startling facts. In 1933, the worst year of the Depression, Americans gave 3.2% of their Disposable Personal Income (DPI) to the church. Fast-forward to 2021, and Americans […]
From the Stewardship Journal Team
It might be September, but it’s time to start thinking about your end-of-year giving plans! Don’t worry. The Stewardship Journal has started the thinking, planning, and praying process for you with this edition of the Journal. Here is what you can learn in this issue: As always, Mark Brooks, The Stewardship Coach, sets the tone […]
The Coach’s End-of-Year Planning Edition
It’s September, which means it is time to start thinking, planning, and praying about your end-of-year giving strategy. Every September, I know it is time to focus on end-of-year giving as I am already getting end-of-year appeals from non-profit charities. So, I want to help you start your planning process now with this Coach entitled […]
The Coach’s Playbook for EOY Giving
If you have ever paid attention to football head coaches during a game, you will see they have a sheet of paper with various plays listed for each situation the team might face, including the last few minutes of the game. The following is my list of plays for an end-of-year overview. Not all of […]