The following was a blog post I wrote in May of 2021: Trust the science. You hear that a lot today. Typically, it comes from those wanting to silence any questions about COVID-19 in general, masks, and now the vaccine being pushed upon, well, everyone. One group in particular is being...
I will always remember Sunday, March 13th, as the day the offering bucket passed by me for the first time in, well, forever! Since I moved to Oklahoma, I have seen a lot of things in church I have not seen in a long time, like shaking hands and maskless...
Change is inevitable. That is one lesson we have all learned these last couple of years. We have been forced as a church to change how we do a lot of things. One thing that changed immediately with Covid was how we took up the offering. We went from primarily...
In writing to the Philippian church, the Apostle Paul began the letter saying, “Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God.” That verse expresses how we feel about each of you! As we focus on the offering today, I want to say thank you to every...
Here are some pointers and thoughts about crafting a thank you card or letter… Get to the point! It’s about saying thanks, not telling them how great your church is.Make it brief. People are busy these days and they won’t read more than a paragraph or two.Personalize it. The most successful...
“When is showing gratitude ever inappropriate?” That was my wife Valerie’s response after I returned home from meeting with a pastor who had asked me to write a series of letters for him. One letter I wrote was a thank you letter to donors for their generosity. When I showed...
How is March Madness going for your team? March Madness is a term that has become synonymous with the NCAA basketball tournament played every March. It comes from the fact that many games end in crazy maddening ways. There are also lots of upsets that add to the, well, madness....
We all know that Easter is the church's best-attended day of the year. You might not know that Easter is typically a strong offering day. At least Easter used to be a strong offering day, when every chair or pew was filled with warm bodies. This playbook will show you...
Are you running a bit behind in giving? Would you like to increase giving to assure those summer initiatives are fully funded? How about seeing some new donors start contributing? A successful Easter offering will accomplish all the above. I’m in week two of a series on Easter offering planning....
Do we have any Irish here? How about online? This week is St. Patrick’s Day. Have you ever wondered who was Patrick and what did he do to become a saint? According to The History Channel, Patrick came from wealth. Early in his life, he was kidnapped by Irish Raiders and...
