Church Giving
How To Skyrocket Giving This Summer-Whiteboard Session
April and May are the pre-summer giving months, and the steps you take during this critical time, will make all the difference in whether or not your giving will take a nose dive this summer. In this week’s whiteboard session, Casey covers a four-part plan to help you prepare. Slideshare Download The Slides Here
Read MoreRocketCast 012: How To Make Easter Your Biggest Giving Day Of The Year
Easter is one of the biggest evangelistic opportunities of the year for your church. But, it’s also one of the biggest giving opportunities of the year. So how do you balance the two and not run newcomers off? Casey explains how to make Easter your biggest giving day of the year without running people off…
Read MoreRocketCast 011: How To Get Ahead On A Pastor’s Salary
Most pastors spend so much of their time helping others, that they neglect helping themselves. One of the biggest areas this happens with is personal finances. How? Busyness creeps in and before we know it, we haven’t saved any money for a “rainy day”, prepared a savings plan for our children’s college, or budgeted enough…
Read More5 Game Changing Factors That Increase Church Giving Fast
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3 Ways To Become A Generous Church
Last week, we posted an article on Facebook about how one reason church’s are struggling with engaging their communities, is that they’re too “inward focused” rather than being “outward focused.” So, how can your church become outward focused? By being a generous church. Notice we didn’t say by getting your congregation to be generous, but…
Read MoreInfographic: The 3 “M’s” of Church Finance Leadership
As leaders, we crave progress. We love it when our church is moving forward, when ministry is happening, when people are being saved, and when it just feels like we’ve got momentum. One component of church leadership is financial. If you’re a senior or lead pastor and you’re reading this, chances are you approve the…
Read MoreHow to Help Your Church Recover From a Christmas Debt Hangover
An odd thing happens in January. Church attendance increases, but giving actually drops. Why? Because while many people in your congregation bought presents in December, they’re just now starting to pay for them. We like to call this yearly phenomenon the Christmas debt hangover. The most popular Bible passage concerning debt is probably Proverbs 22:7…
Read More3 Tips For Revitalizing A Dying Church
We recently spoke with Dr. Ike Reighard—Senior Pastor of Piedmont Church in Marietta, GA—about how they were able to revive Piedmont Church when it was on the brink of closing its doors due to a $600,000 HVAC repair, mildew infested carpets, and a large facility in need of repair. Here’s the full interview: In the…
Read MoreWarning: This Mistake Will Wreak Havoc On Your Church Budget
Benjamin Franklin has a famous quote that goes something like this: “Those who fail to plan, plan to fail.” One of the biggest mistakes people make with their personal finances is not planning for an unexpected emergency. That’s why the first “baby step” in Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace program is creating a $1000 emergency fund.…
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Church Contribution Statements – Reasons To Communicate
Sending church contribution statements with a letter from the pastor at the end of the year. Most churches only do the minimum. At the same time, they struggle with great reasons to communicate with their congregation. But we can do better! You saw The Notebook, right? The movie based on the romantic novel by Nicholas Sparks. In…
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