by Mark Brooks | | Blog
I want to give you 5 keys to a better offering time. Every Friday I post a blog dedicated to some aspect of the offering. I have written more on offerings and written more offering talks than any other person I know of. Churches that have used my materials have...
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...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
If I could give you one piece of advice as you head into this week’s offering time it would be… When taking up the offering…Never Apologize! Before you think that you never do that consider this. Do you ever before the offering is taken up say...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
Right now as we near the end of summer churches are asking, what do you do when you are behind budget? A few years ago I received a newsletter from a church that stated they were $130,000 behind budget going into the fourth quarter! That is a lot of ground to make...
