by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 4
How is it that the Church with the greatest story ever told can make that story so boring? I read a lot of appeal letters that are frankly not appealing at all. If an appeal letter is dull and boring it will not get read. Why send a letter or email that no one will...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 4
Does where in the service you take up the offering impact what is taken up in the offering? That was a question that came to us this past week. Should the offering come before the sermon, or at the end of the service? Does it matter? That is the focus of this...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 4
This hurricane season we have learned the power of nature and the importance of being prepared. As I write this America is cleaning up after three powerful hurricanes have torn through our coastal areas. The impact of these storms while bad could have been worse if...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 4
Should We Move to a Mostly Cashless Society? That was the headline of a recent article in the Wall Street Journal that talked about the decline of cash transactions in America. The article stated, “American consumers used cash in 32% of all retail transactions in...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 4
Do you know the keys to why people give? I would think that since about 100% of the money we receive for our ministries comes from gifts it would be important to know why that money is given to us. I hate to tell you but it is rarely because of your looks. Fund...
