How to Use Social Media to Advance Generosity
Should your church have a social media strategy for increasing generosity? Consider these statistics: After reading these statistics, the answer to my question is yes! If we want to engage our communities, we must be on social media. This Coach is entitled How to Use Social Media to Advance Generosity. When it comes to increasing […]
The Digital Lane Social Media Checklist and Suggested Action List
The following thoughts will help craft your social media strategy. I give you advice to avoid and advice to adhere to! Avoid these Common Mistakes Churches Make in Social Media Key Pointers for Social Media Success—Here are some key points that will help you make your sites more effective.
Can You Predict the Future of Giving?
Rick Blythe, the Director of Stewardship/Prayer Ministry for the Mississippi Baptists, sent me this question last week: “I have a consultation with a church next Monday, and they want me to address ways to estimate church giving for the next year.” I told Rick I would answer his question and write an article about my […]
The Digital Lane: Using Today’s Technology to Shape Eternity
“And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.” Luke 14:23 The above verse is from Jesus’s teachings in The Parable of the Great Banquet. The master invited many guests, but few came. So, his servants went where […]
Is Your Church Website Giver-Friendly?
Here are some recommendations that can and will improve the success of your website. These recommendations can be implemented in your church whether you run 100 on a Sunday or 10,000. First, let’s learn from Top Mistakes of Websites – You want to do the opposite of what I list here. When it comes to […]
The Story of a Great Landing Page
Your church website is one of the key tools for your Digital Lane for building and sustaining a culture of generosity. The following post gives great examples and ideas of how to tell your story. It was reposted from https://www.onlinegiving.org/support/the-story-of-a-great-landing-page. If you have ever visited the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals […]
Using Your Campus and Platform Lanes to Increase Generosity
Do you have a campus strategy for stewardship? Do you use your platform effectively for stewardship? As I continue my series on the various lanes of stewardship needed to build and sustain a culture of generosity, I want to show you how these two lanes can work to achieve that goal. I will show you […]
How to Make Your Campus More Giving Friendly
How can you make your campus more giving-friendly? Let me share the following tips with you that I think can help you create an atmosphere on your campus that enhances giving. Before I get started, let me ask you this simple question. When I come onto your campus, am I reminded of the importance of […]
The Future of Giving is Hybrid
The following post can be found at: https://www.onlinegiving.org/blog. The Hybrid Church is here to stay, and we now know that the future of giving is hybrid. In the future, we can “expect that post-pandemic giving and fundraising will likely remain hybrid, as the adaptation of digital and hybrid giving models will augment crucial human interactions.” […]
Saying Yes to the Easter Offering
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. This edition of the Coach […]