by Mark Brooks | | Blog
I believe that if you want to be fully funded in 2018 you MUST preach on giving! Don’t take my word for it read what George Barna wrote a few years about preaching on money from his book “How to Increase Giving in Your Church.” He found that churches in which...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
Here are my 10 tips for writing better direct appeal letters. Direct mail? Why would you want in this digital age to send an appeal letter through the mail? They work! While online giving is steadily increasing it still represents only about 10% of all giving to...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
I want to give you 5 steps to use the power of the pulpit that WILL increase your giving! George Barna says churches need to be “humble self-promoters” and there is no better place for that to occur than the pulpit. The sad truth however is that many pastors never...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
A study found that only 32 percent of American church members reported that they had heard a sermon on the relationship between faith and personal finances in that previous year. The author of the study concluded, “clergy often tiptoe around the topic of money as if...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
One major key towards being fully funded is to learn how to avoid a boring offering! To me the offering is the most boring part of worship services. Why is that? Here are what I have found as the major reasons why. First, we fear asking for money will drive people...
