by Mark Brooks | | Blog
Senior Pastors MUST assume responsibility for giving or a church will not be fully funded! If you doubt that… Let me ask you a question. Is the senior pastor the spiritual leader of the congregation? Without question, the answer is “yes.” Then let me ask...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
I hated three day weekends as a pastor! Consider this… Three day weekends are killers for offerings! Why? Your people are at the lake, beach or ball game. When attendance is down giving is down too. Falling behind makes it difficult to catch up. On top of that I had...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
By 2019 Milleannials are expected to surpass Baby Boomers as the largest generational group. The Church is having a difficult time connecting with this generation. As a result Millennails give much less to churches than previous generations. Yet consider...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
Are You Preaching to The Choir? That is an old clique that simply means that the people you are attempting to communicate with get what you are saying. It means you really don’t need to say it to them as they get it. I find that when it comes to stewardship most...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
You must make time and give time to have a successful offering. The time and effort you put into your weekly offering says everything about how you value the offering. So, let me ask you a question? How much time this week have you spent planning for the offering?...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
I am going to shock you by telling you why you don’t want people giving cash to your church! WHAT?! 50% of people when asked what method of giving they prefer to use said, “giving cash AT church.” The question above came from the recent LifeWay...