by Mark Brooks | | Blog
Do special offerings work? Yes! In my experience of working with churches special offerings work IF, you hold them first and foremost. Secondly you have to do them right or they could go very wrong. I want to lay out what I feel are the key ingredients that make...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
One reason I believe churches are struggling financially is that they do not know The Art of the Ask. Yes I know it is a play on some person’s famous book. Yet there is an art to asking people to give that most churches either ignore or simply don’t know...
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
When people say that the church talks too much about money I ask, “Does the Red Cross apologize when they ask for money? Never! They just tell you there is a need and ask you to give money or blood. At least in the Church we are not asking people to give...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
Americans are eating out less so why does that matter when it comes to giving to your church? I will explain but first let me set the stage for this post. “Dining Out Falls Victim to Economy,” was the headline on Monday June 27th’s edition of the...
