by Mark Brooks | | Blog
Leadership Network’s Warren Bird recently asked, “How ‘Dead’ Is Passing the Plate?” Bird’s organization, Leadership Network, is conducting a study of church salaries and benefits. In the midst of that study they asked how much of...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
If you are already behind budget you might be in trouble. If your churches piggy bank is running on empty that is the bad news. The good news is you can reverse that decline but you need to act NOW! So, let me ask you, “Are you behind budget...
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...