by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 2
Giving to the Church continues to decline! That is the recent report from the group that does the best job of tracking giving to the church in America, empty tomb inc. In 1968 Americans gave 3.02% of their disposable incomes to the Church and they now through 2013...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 2
Do you remember the old saying, “If it Ain’t broke don’t fix it?” When it comes to giving in the church it IS broke and we need to fix it now or we will suffer later! Frankly I find few Christian leaders who are even talking about the serious decline in church...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 2
Do your members know more about where you stand with regards to making budget than you do? This past week I was working with a church that is considering a major project and a capital campaign to support that. Our team went in to talk with the key leaders of this...
by Mark Brooks | | Slide, Volume 2
Trickle-down economics work! Wait! Before you get all upset that I am making a political statement let me explain. Economists and politicians can argue about this but in my experience in working with churches I absolutely believe in this concept. Wikipedia defines...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 2
How many games are won and lost in the last two minutes? You remember the ones that you favorite team won and try to forget the ones that your team lost! Yet if you follow football you know that often winning or losing comes down to who executes the best in the...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 2
Help! We are behind budget. Is that your cry today? As we start the fourth quarter of the year many churches are feeling the crunch of a deficit between what has been given and what is needed. Many are having to think about what to cut back on or what to cut out...
