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 following is reprinted and was originally posted at https://www.onlinegiving.org/support/systems-to-tell-your-story. “To effectively communicate your message, you’ll need to stop building your strategy exclusively around physical attendance.” Why? As my friend, Dave Anderson, says, “Church attendance is not decreasing. It’s decentralizing.” 1. In early 2019, Phil Bowdle wrote that in a book named,...
When I work with a client for a significant giving initiative, I start by asking the Pastor to write out the vision behind whatever we are raising money for. Technically, this is called a Vision Case Statement. I want a broad overview of what we are raising money for on...
At 500 offering talks, I stopped counting how many I had written. Suffice it to say that I know a thing or two about offering talks, as I’ve seen a few. I wrote a blog post on this topic a few years ago.1. Here is what I wrote: First, let me...
If you are a golfer, you know the importance of the fundamentals. It starts with a good grip on the club. If you want to improve, you get a coach who can help make the adjustments needed to make your game more effective. Consider me your Stewardship Coach, giving you...
First, for those new to the Stewardship Coach column/newsletter, my Bonus Section gives you practical advice on how to build out a culture of generosity. In this edition, I write about how to start your giving year out right. January is next only to July as one of the more challenging...
The other day on X, I stumbled across Chad Brooks @revchadbrooks. Of course, with a cool name like Brooks, I had to follow him. After visiting his site, I think he got all the smarts in the Brooks line. As far as we know, we aren’t related. But we are...
The following post can be found at: https://www.onlinegiving.org/blog My goal in preaching is to get people to come back next week and bring a friend. I once heard a pastor at a preaching conference state that as his goal in preaching each week. Churches spend much time and effort getting new...
Non-profits know how crucial end-of-year giving is. They have a plan, do you? Here are four tips to help you. Tip #1 – Have a plan and work your plan! If you are not planning, you are planning on failure, so let's devise a plan. Your plan in a nutshell… Social Media posts...
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...
