by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 4
Fully funded churches are proactive not reactive. Which are you? In my nearly twenty years in the stewardship industry I can tell you that few churches are proactive about anything much less about giving. My phone rings when churches are in trouble. It is always a...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 4
Don’t look now but summer is almost over. For those in the south school is only a few weeks away. It’s time to get the school supplies bought and ready for Jr. [wt_button link=”https://app.box.com/s/ozhcfcvuq8ume4a0lxeqi6bmjd4kptsx”...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 4
Most churches fail to make budget long before their budget even starts! The reason why is that they set unrealistic and thus unachievable increases for next year’s budget. As many of you are beginning your budget planning I want to help you avoid this common...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 4
Big Food is in big trouble. That is the opening sentence to a Wall Street Journal article entitled, “So Long, Chef Boyardee: Old Food Brands Struggle.” The subtitle sums up the article when it says, “Big firms were slow to address threats of fresher fare, low-cost...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 4
Think of the next few weeks as half time. I say that because we are now in the last week of the first half of the year getting ready to start the second half. July marks an important time of the year for you in terms of analyzing how giving is going. This is...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 4
Less than 15 seconds. That is how long visitors spend on a website before clicking away. If you can’t attract their attention by then they most likely will never come back. However if you can get them to stay more than 30 seconds you have a chance of getting them...
