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Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! Another Southern Baptist Convention has come and gone. I have been blessed to serve these many years as the Recording Secretary of the Convention. Serving for this last time was one of mixed emotions for me. I have loved my time serving and it has given...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! All of us as Southern Baptists grieve the findings from the recent Guidepost report. We as a Convention have some difficult decisions to make in the coming days. I am confident that we will do the right thing and I am prayerful that it will bring...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! How old is the newest building at your church? The answer for most churches is years. With this edition of the Stewardship Journal, we are launching a month-long series on building projects and how to fund them. In this edition, our team interviews Pastor Dennis Gard...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! It’s time to get ready for Vacation Bible School! In our last edition of the Stewardship Journal, longtime MBC pastor, Richie Rhea, wrote a post entitled Should We Teach Giving During VBS? We follow up that article with another post about VBS in our Missouri Baptist...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! In this edition of the Stewardship Journal, longtime MBC pastor Richie Rhea writes a post entitled Should We Teach Giving During VBS? Richie raises some great points that I believe will be beneficial for all to consider. VBS has been one of the greatest outreach tools...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! In this edition of the Stewardship Journal, we explore the current state of giving to the church by reviewing the recently released report by empty tomb, inc., entitled The State of Church Giving through 2019. Our lead post asks, Is the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering in...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! “Effective fund-raising churches refuse to treat all people as equals,” is a quote from George Barna that opens up our lead post entitled The Value of Segmenting Your Donors. The article sets the stage for this edition of the Stewardship Journal that focuses on how to...
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! What is the value of a $50 check? In this Stewardship Journal, our focus is on the importance of recurring giving. As you will read, moving your members to set up their giving to be recurring is a huge key toward your summer being fully funded....
Welcome to another Stewardship Journal! Recently an MBC church layman emailed our team asking, “I was just appointed chair of our Stewardship Committee and have been tasked with getting it up and going again after the pandemic. This is new territory for me. Any suggestions or resources would be appreciated.” That...
