Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! Few, if any, pastors think six weeks ahead about the Easter offering. Yet, that is exactly what we want you to do with this week’s edition of the Stewardship Journal. Let’s Make Your Easter Offering Special is our lead post and you could also say that...
Over 112 million people watched the Super Bowl this year. Many of those millions didn’t care who won or lost or even much, if anything, about the game. They watched the Super Bowl for the commercials. In fact, according to a study, 37% of Super Bowl viewers last year admitted...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! Did you watch the Super Bowl? I have met several people that stated they watched the game for the ads but not the teams playing. You probably know someone like that. In some years, the ads are more talked about than the game. This year the...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! Our lead article this week is one you will not only want to read now, but it has information that you’ll want to file away for future use. We have been quoting a lot from the recent Christianity Today article about preaching, 9 in 10...
The majority of churches in America receive the bulk of their giving from members of the Baby Boomer generation. Every day, 10,000 Boomers turn 65 hastening the day of their retirement. With our largest donor base aging, the question we have been asking at the Journal is, how can we...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! Pastor, we are here to help! In these stressful times, we want the Stewardship Journal to be a source of information, instruction, and inspiration. Pastor Richard “Richie” Rhea is one of our “older brother” MBC pastors and is always gracious to bring his pastoral experience to...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! One recent study found only 13% of evangelicals give anything close to a tithe.1. The same study discovered that the medium gift of an evangelical was $350 yearly. Giving experts are predicting a decline in giving as our major donor base is aging and younger generations...
Our Executive Director, Dr. John Yeats, pointed out in his opening statement the results of a study that showed only 13% of evangelicals give anything close to a tithe. At the same time, multiple studies have shown that younger generations are not giving at the same rate as their grandparents...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! 88 percent of Evangelicals said they are happy with how often the church asks for tithes and donations. That dispels a myth that church members are unhappy when we talk about giving and money. Why then do so many pastors fear preaching on or asking for...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! These are some of the most challenging days to minister in that any of us have ever experienced. We have all seen the headlines or heard the talk of ministerial weariness. At the end of last year, as we were planning out 2022, we wanted to...
