by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 3
We are headed for a wall and few are talking about it. Right before our eyes the landscape of America is changing. This change is having and will continue to have a dramatic impact upon churches across this land. We have been as a result of our continued...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 3
You might think it crazy to start thinking about budget planning when we are in the middle of July but none the less you need to be thinking about next year’s budget. Most churches run their fiscal calendars with the New Year but many run them starting in the fall...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 3
If you are a pastor, how much time did you spend this week preparing for your message? When I was in seminary we had a preaching professor that said for every minute you preached you should spend one hour of preparation. While I know few pastors that put in that...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 3
A guy that I follow on Twitter sent out a tweet a few years back plugging a new program whereby he could project what your giving would be if everyone tithed. I am sure it is a slick program and can bring you back a number guaranteed to make you drool. The only...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 3
If businesses were run like churches most would go out of business within a year. Very few churches can or do make planning and decisions in a timely manner. Most churches are woefully behind coming to terms with key issues that face them. The speed of church does...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 3
You know what the seven deadliest words in church life are don’t you? We’ve never done it that way before! Sadly, we laugh at that but end up acting out those words in so many ways. I have been saying that if you keep doing what you have always done you will not...
