Recurring Giving CAN Help Take the Worry Out of Summer

For you and your church recurring giving can help take the worry out of summer giving!  Several years ago I blogged about the importance of online giving.  A former student of mine that is now a pastor read that blog and instituted online giving.  Specifically he...

The Power of a Thank You

Do you know the power of a thank you?  I regularly teach my clients that a thank you is one of the most profound ways in which a pastor can build future giving.  Want proof of that?  Here is a note sent to me by one of my client pastors Brian Hughes of Powhatan...
Eight Reasons Why You Should Consider Help

Eight Reasons Why You Should Consider Help

I want to share with you eight reasons why you should consider help when it comes to increasing your giving.  One of the best quotes I have read about why you should consider help to increase your giving is, “Do what you do best and outsource the rest!”  Tom Peters,...
Are You Smart or…

Are You Smart or…

Are you smart or…  “Smart organizations don’t view year-end drives as the last two days of the year but the last 60 to 90 days.”  That quote was in an article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy.  It led me to wonder if we in the church are smart...