by Mark Brooks | | Blog
One way to make budget at the end of the year is to know how to use the IRS to increase giving. That might seem crazy but the law of the land can help you as you attempt to close the gap in end of year giving. If you are interested read on. It is jokingly stated...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
Giving to the church is down and there are 3 reasons why pastors are to blame for the decline in giving. I know this is a harsh statement. Yet from my experience after 20 years of being a Senior Pastor and over 19 years of working with churches helping build giving...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
The end is near so start planning now if you want to be fully funded in 2016 AND set the stage for a great start to 2017. Few churches think about end of year giving planning. Yet the last quarter of the year, indeed the last few weeks of the year can make or break...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
I can’t help you if you don’t recognize you need help! I am heading off to a conference where I will be speaking to pastors and laypeople about how to increase giving. The church that I will be sharing at has seen their giving increase over 200% in the...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
A recent LifeWay Research survey found that 3 out of 10 churches face budget shortfalls in 2015. It is an interested read that I would recommend you read here survey The question I wanted to ask is, what are they doing about it? I have been reading surveys and...
