If you will take these 10 steps to a better offering you will raise more money! My Giving365 members have found this to be true. One client increased the giving at his church by 30% all because they changed how the took up the offering using my strategies. Here is a quote…
“Our giving can be summed up with one word: phenomenal! Giving is up 30%+ this year. We connect the dots every week, using your offering talks. This has been life changing for our church as we no longer scrape around for money every week. Every single week, we say, “When you give, this is what you make happen here…” and we point to some kind of tangible difference being made at PCC. You did that for us. Plus we quit apologizing. We stopped telling people they didn’t have to give and instead show them how giving makes a difference. I’m so thankful for you and your investment in the Kingdom. You have breathed new life into our church.” Brian Hughes PCC Powhattan, VA
Are your offering boring and ineffective? Most offering times in churches are one of the most boring times of the service. The typical church offering has become a routine that we rarely if ever put any thought or action into. Is it any wonder giving is declining? Here are some thoughts about how to break out of that rut and make your offerings inspiring and more impactful.
- Elevate the importance of the offering first with yourself and then the entire staff. Work to change the attitude that the offering is an inconvenience and see it as an act of worship.
- Don’t be afraid to ask people to give. Never apologize for the offering. The offering is a time of worship. So we never apologize for letting people worship.
- Plan out every offering just like you plan out every message. Spend time every week thinking through how best to present the offering.
- Change the format and positioning regularly. Do something different every once in a while to break the routine.
- Always have a stewardship message before the offering is taken up. Work to craft one minute messages that underscore the importance of giving. Giving365 members get my offering talks weekly and you can too! Get offering talks here!
- Utilize testimonies before the offering as a means of inspiration. Lay people expect you to tell them to give. When one of their peers talks about giving they listen.
- Use creative tools like video and skits to make the offering fun. There is a host of material out there, use it!
- Always be positive with every offering appeal. Guilt never works so don’t try to guilt people into giving.
- Cast a compelling reason as to why people should give. People give to that which makes a difference. Tell them how their gift matters and they will give.
- Regularly tell people what their gifts have accomplished and thank them for their gifts. Blow your own horn. Link the offering to what ministries the church is doing. People give to success! People also like to be thanked. Never take your donors for granted.
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I believe if you will incorporate these ten steps your offerings will dramatically pick up. I have a free white paper that lays out the basics of offering talks called, “Elevator Pitch Your Offerings.” You can get a copy here, Free Offering Paper
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Let’s use these 10 steps to change the outcome of your offering this week!
Mark Brooks – The Stewardship Coach