From My Desk to Yours
Welcome to the last edition of the Stewardship Journal. The Journal was started in 2021 by the Missouri Baptist State Convention for pastors and church leaders. It expanded in 2024 to include other state Conventions. The Journal is one of the few sources of stewardship advice in the SBC Convention. Here is a preview of […]
From My Desk to Yours
Do you know how to use gratitude to increase generosity? With this edition of the Stewardship Journal, you will! As we approach Thanksgiving, it’s a great time to look at the value of saying thank you to your donors. Here is a preview of the posts: Mark Brooks, The Stewardship Coach, starts us out with […]
From My Desk to Yours
Are you ready for the 2030s? This edition of the Stewardship Journal is focused on future planning around building a stewardship base for your church that will sustain you into and through the 2030s, should Jesus tarry! Let’s break down our posts, all by Mark Brooks, The Stewardship Coach. Visioneering the 2030s is Mark’s lead […]
From My Desk to Yours
Welcome to another edition of the Stewardship Journal. We have a big announcement with this Journal that you will not want to miss. Let’s get to the announcement first. Mark Brooks, The Stewardship Coach, writes all our posts in this Journal. Mark begins with an announcement in his post that says it all, The Retirement […]
From My Desk to Yours
Are you actively preparing for the future of giving? Or is it a thought that’s been pushed aside by the daily demands of ministry? The truth is that the urgency of the present often overshadows the importance of future planning. However, as you’ll discover in this week’s Journal, the future of your church’s stewardship depends […]
From My Desk to Yours
Welcome to our final edition on the state of giving in America. One of our goals with the Journal is to give our readers up-to-date information on current studies. Being aware of a decline is a good first step to correcting the decline. This issue will help pastors and church leaders clearly see the future […]
From My Desk to Yours
The average evangelical was giving away only 3.2% of household income to either church or charity, and 19% gave not a penny to either over the previous 12 months. 1 That is not the kind of news we like to share, but it is a wakeup call for pastors and church leaders. In this issue […]
From My Desk to Yours
Everyone likes good news, but sometimes we need to hear if there is a hole in the ship. Only then can you take action to correct that hole to save the ship. We have a huge hole in our ship when it comes to giving to churches. No church leader wants to be accused of […]
From My Desk to Yours
It might be September, but it’s time to start thinking about your end-of-year giving plans! Don’t worry. The Stewardship Journal has started the thinking, planning, and praying process for you with this edition of the Journal. Here is what you can learn in this issue: As always, Mark Brooks, The Stewardship Coach, sets the tone […]
From My Desk to Yours
Should churches borrow money to build? That is the question we tackle with this edition of the Stewardship Journal. Welcome back as we launch our fall issues after our Labor Day break. Here is what is in this week’s Journal. Mark Brooks, The Stewardship Coach, kicks off this week’s Journal with a post entitled The […]