by Mark Brooks | | Blog
Is your church ready for the Baby Boomer Boomerang? A newly released study has found that 1 in 5 Baby Boomers are turning to religion in their old age. That 20% represents approximately 19 million boomers. I am calling this trend the Baby Boom Boomerang. Why are...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
Generosity is not caught, it is taught. Yet many pastors act as if their members will eventually “get it.” I was one of those pastors early on in my career. I seldom, if ever, preached on giving. When I realized that Jesus taught more about finances than any other...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
It might seem odd to say that the Church is headed for winter especially since as I am writing this we are in the midst of summer. I am not referring to the actual season of the year but to a time of seeing our growth curtailed and our influence marginalized. The...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
If you are going to be fully funded you need to know what the 21st century offering looks like. As I have written before here, the offering is not dead but it has changed. Today more than ever to fill your offering plate you must provide multiple options for people...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
Retirees WILL reshape the future of your church. An article in the June 21st 2018 edition of The Wall Street Journal caused me to think of that opening. The article was entitled, “More Retirees, Fewer Workers Strain U.S.” The opening words of the article is...
