Does your giving look like this?
1%. That is what Americans will give to the church in 2050. Giving as a percent of income has slipped from 3.11% in 1968 to 2.3% in 2011. empty tomb, inc. which tracks giving, projects that at the current rate of decline giving will be at 1% by 2050. What this means is scores of ministries and churches will cease to exist as the Church will lose billions and billions of dollars.
That is the future of giving now what do you do about it? The first priority for Christian leaders is to stop ignoring the clear evidence of decline. We need to get over our hesitancy of talking about anything related to money. We have had years of devaluing the importance of taking up the offering. We spend more time telling people they don’t have to give than making a case for giving. The result is giving continues to decline. Our future ability to fund the missions and ministries of our churches is at stake. Don’t wait for disaster do something now!
My mission in life is this, to reverse the decline in giving one church at a time starting with your church! By God’s grace He has enabled me to help scores of churches see an increase in their giving. Here is a simple truth…
Without a plan of action to address the decline in giving your church will be faced with cutbacks in ministry and missions.
It is not a matter of if but when. Already you are struggling to make budget needs. You are feeling the pressure of this. You are wondering what if anything can be done. I do believe I have an answer for you through my simple but effective plans.
Do you have a plan to increase giving and givers? Few pastors that I talk to have a giving plan. There are a lot of reasons why. One is our seminaries and Bible colleges never teach us about this. Another reason is that pastors are so busy now they don’t have time to think about stewardship planning. Finally few pastors really like thinking or talking about giving or stewardship. The results are tragically that nothing is being done. So year after year after year giving declines. Few do anything about addressing giving until a budget crisis forces their hand.
Act now to avoid a future of financial poverty! The answer is to get a plan and begin working that plan. My members get from me every week plans of action that when followed increase their giving for some by as much as 30%. For $79.95 they get the help they need to increase their giving. One pastor said, “You are not charging enough but thank you for that!” You probably would not be surprised to know that pastor has seen his giving increase by 30%. I can help you see your giving increase!
I am so confident that my plan is better than any other giving plan out there that I am offering access to my site for 14 days for only $1. To join simply go to https://thestewardshipcoach.org/join-now/
So, what are you waiting for? Sign up today and I will personally be contacting you about how I can help increase your giving. Let’s reverse the decline in giving starting with your church!
Mark Brooks – The Stewardship Coach