The past few weeks' events have shown the importance of the local church. In times of distress and unrest, it is good to know there is a place we can go to for sanctuary from the storm. Now more than ever, our Nation needs strong churches to show the way...
How much can your church raise in a capital campaign? Welcome to another issue of the Stewardship Journal. For the last few weeks, we have been focusing on capital campaigns, and with this issue of the Journal, we continue that topic. Our goal is to provide you with enough advice...
How clear is your vision? Welcome back to another issue of the Stewardship Journal. We pray you had a great 4th of July and are ready to get back into action. We are ready with another Journal, picking up our theme of raising capital dollars for the future. Mark Brooks, The...
Is your church ready for a capital campaign? Are you? The Stewardship Journal has you covered! We are in the midst of a series called Giving Away the Farm. Throughout the summer, in each edition, we will be giving away all the secrets of stewardship consultants so you can do...
Could you run your own capital campaign? If you are staying current with the Stewardship Journal, the answer is yes! We are in the midst of a series called Giving Away the Farm, where we are giving you all the inside secrets used by stewardship consultants. Throughout the summer months...
Welcome back to the Stewardship Journal! We pray you had a great holiday weekend last week. We are back from our break, ready to start a new series that will give you all the tools to help you raise whatever over and above money you need for buildings, renovations, and...
Last week we led with a Lifeway Research headline that read, Southern Baptists Lost More Than 1,200 Congregations in 2022. In this issue of the Stewardship Journal, we want to help you avoid being on any future church closure list. We want our churches to not simply survive but thrive...
A few weeks ago, Lifeway Research posted the following headline: Southern Baptists Lost More Than 1,200 Congregations in 2022. This is a stark reminder of the urgency we face. Unless we correct the current decline in giving, we will see the pace of closures picking up. It’s crucial that our...
Welcome to another edition of the Stewardship Journal. Mark Brooks, The Stewardship Coach, leads off with his post entitled Overcoming Your Church’s Biggest Stewardship Roadblock…You. Mark writes, “Many years ago, I wrote a book on the top stewardship mistakes churches make. The first chapter, and first on my list, was the...
