How I Write Offering Talks

How I Write Offering Talks

Since no one I know has written more offering talks than I have, I thought it would be good to share with you how I write offering talks.  I actually got the idea for this post as I was writing, actually typing, next week’s offering talk for those that subscribe...
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...
The Church is Headed for Winter

The Church is Headed for Winter

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...
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...