Imagine you are fresh out of college and only a few years into your career and you are already staring at a massive amount of student loan debt. You just got married a couple of years ago and your firstborn is due any day now. You see this post come...
We are going to hear a lot about basketball in the next few weeks. The NCAA basketball tournament will be starting soon. The Final Four will be played in New Orleans this year. CBS broadcasts many of the games that lead up to the finals. They often start the tournament...
9 in 10 Evangelicals Don’t Think Sermons Are Too Long was the title of a recent Christianity Today post that captured my attention. That is good news for us preachers. Here is another surprising discovery, 88 percent are happy with how often the church asks for tithes and donations.1. Why...
The following is from The Forgotten Sermon: How to Preach Effectively on Giving. https://acts17generosity.com/shop/the-forgotten-sermon/ Why should you regularly preach on stewardship? Here are two major reasons why. It’s biblical! The Bible has a lot to say about money. Don’t let a few people talk you out of preaching the whole counsel...
A recent study of churchgoers revealed that 88 percent are happy with how often the church asks for tithes and donations.1. I’m not sure what our percentage would be here, but I guess it would be high for some and lower for others. We’re a family, after all! But, we want...
I’ve learned to stay in my lane. It became apparent to me early in my ministry that there were certain things that I simply was not gifted in. It wasn’t my lane to be in. At this stage of my ministry, my lane is stewardship. I get up every morning...
The Senior Pastor must be involved in stewardship development if a church is to be fully funded. Here is a list of practical ideas for a Senior Pastor for developing their pastoral lane for enhancing stewardship. Start incorporating a few of these suggestions into your weekly routine and you will...
Just in case you did not know, tonight is the Super Bowl. Who’s cheering for the Rams? Is anyone cheering for the Bengals? How many of you will watch but only for the ads? Here are some interesting facts: Last year Americans spent $13.9 billion on the Super Bowl, mostly on...
The offering is not dead; it’s different. It has been my new mantra and theme of the last few issues of The Stewardship Coach. I’ve been contending that the why of the offering hasn’t changed. What has changed is the how. In 2011, only 14% of churches offered online giving....
With over 80% of your congregation having and using smartphones, you need a text-giving strategy. Here is a simple step-by-step approach that any church can utilize. Set it up. If you don’t have text giving, we can help at https://www.onlinegiving.org/. Then, you need to use it. You can’t promote what...
