Who thinks about the offering on Easter? We do! Welcome to another edition of the Stewardship Journal. In this Journal, we give you an early heads-up for utilizing one of your most attended and viewed days as a tool to increase generosity. Here is a preview of that discussion. Mark Brooks,...
I’m interrupting my series on the key lanes needed to build a culture of generosity by announcing we are five Sundays away from Easter! I have successfully used Easter as a means of increasing generosity with my playbook, Say Yes to Easter Giving: Making Plans for Your Best Easter Offering....
I produced a playbook called Say Yes to Easter Giving. You can find out how to get a copy at https://acts17generosity.com/store/. Here is my Vision Worksheet from the current edition. After deciding what the focus of your Resurrection Offering will be, use the following points as a guide for developing the...
How long has it been since you last preached on stewardship? Welcome to another edition of the Stewardship Journal! In this week’s Journal, we have a focus on preaching on stewardship. If you can’t remember the last time you preached on stewardship, then this Journal is for you. At the...
A study was done in the mid-'90s where only 32% of American church members reported that they had heard a sermon on the relationship between faith and personal finances in the previous year. If it was 32% in the '90s, what do you think that percentage is today? That study...
Let's talk about some simple steps about how to preach on giving. Here are six guiding thoughts. A series on giving is better than one sermon on giving. George Barna stated years ago, "A series on giving is nearly two and a half times more likely to experience an increase in...
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...
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...
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 Commit 5% to 10% of your time educating yourself, building out, and working on a stewardship plan. If that sounds daunting, start with thirty minutes a week,...
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...
