by Mark Brooks | | Blog
There are six common mistakes churches at the start of project planning. I find that when it comes to developing a project successfully most churches make mistakes far in advance of the start of the project. In this post I want to share with you the top six I have...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
1%. That is the percentage Americans will give to the church of their disposable incomes by the year 2050. That was the finding of empty tomb, inc. a few years back as they tracked the decline in giving since the 1960’s. Currently Americans give around 2% of...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
I wish churches understood the power of saying thank you like non-profits do. My wife’s charitable giving showed me how powerful a thank you is. Here is the story of how… “Do you want to see how non-profits treat their donors?” That was the question my...
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...
