by Mark Brooks | | Blog
“I just ran through my top 15 donors and only one of them is NOT a Baby Boomer!” That was what Pastor Shane Bishop recently said to me while I sat in his office. Shane has been my friend and client since early 2000. His church, Christ Church, has exploded in growth...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
How do you make up a lost offering due to inclement weather? With the impact of Hurricane Florence that is the question that a lot of East Coast churches are thinking about this weekend. Bad weather will impact all of us at one time or another. You not only lose a...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
George Barna wrote that, “effective fund-raising churches refuse to treat all people as equals.” You might be saying, “What?” Here is the full quote… “Effective fund-raising churches refuse to treat all people as equals – and people...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
The right attitude about generosity will dictate whether or not you are fully funded. Your attitude will be driven by what you believe to be important. So, let me ask you, Do you believe? Do you believe that God has called Christians to make disciples for Jesus? ...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
In my over 20 years of helping churches raise funds I have found there is one key barrier to reversing the decline in giving. It’s the Tyranny of the Urgent. Christian leaders are consumed by immediate problems causing them to ignore future problems. It is not...
