The Biggest Roadblock to Increasing Generosity

The Biggest Roadblock to Increasing Generosity

Are you the biggest roadblock to increasing generosity at your church?   Often the biggest roadblock that I have to overcome when working with a church is a pastor or the staff.  They simply don’t see the need for all the fuss about giving and generosity.  That is...
2 Deadly Mistakes Churches Make With Their Donors

2 Deadly Mistakes Churches Make With Their Donors

There are 2 deadly mistakes that churches make with their donors that are easily corrected. Since this week is Thanksgiving I thought I would write about one of the biggest mistakes churches make in raising funds, taking their donors for granted and failing to thank...
Four Reasons Summer Giving Goes Down

Four Reasons Summer Giving Goes Down

My four reasons why summer giving goes down will surprise you!  Your first thought was probably that summer giving goes down because attendance goes down.  Everyone knows that.  If everyone knows that then why is it that we don’t do something to head off the train...
If You Want to Increase Giving Try a Change Up Pitch

If You Want to Increase Giving Try a Change Up Pitch

Today’s offering advice is this, if you want to increase giving try a change up pitch.   Forgive me World Cup fans but I am a tried and true American that knows more about baseball than soccer.  What I do know about baseball is that successful pitchers must have...
What the 21st Century Offering Looks Like

What the 21st Century Offering Looks Like

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...