When the Stock Market is Volatile So Is Giving

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When the Stock Market is volatile so is giving to the church!  That might surprise you as most pastors and staff members I know are not students of the stock market.  Yet the United Methodist church did a study some time ago and found that when the stock market was...

How to Improve Your Offerings Immediately

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Do you want to know how to improve your offerings immediately?  I can do that quickly.  Before I do read the quote below from one of my monthly members… “Giving is up 30%+ this year.  We connect the dots every week, often using your ‘Elevator pitch’ from...

Could You Please Talk to My Pastor?

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“Could you please talk to my pastor?”  That was the question I heard over and over as I attended the National Association of Church Business Administrators (NACBA) annual conference recently in Orlando, FL.  What brought the comment on was when I began to...

“You Have Breathed Life Into Our Church.”

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“You Have Breathed Life Into Our Church.”  That was the comment from Pastor Brian Hughes of Powhatan Community Church outside of Richmond, VA.  He wrote me that in reply to my email that asked him how things were going.  You see I do personally contact my...

Lessons From the Boston Marathon

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Are there any lessons from the Boston Marathon that we as pastors can learn when it comes to raising funds? I believe the answer is yes! I have run 25 marathons in my life but I have never run the Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon is the holy grail of marathoners....