Taking Special Offerings & Church Tithing
Are You a Strategic Giver?
Many people like to think of giving as an act of spontaneous worship. God speaks, we’re moved, and we drop something in the offering plate. We see a need, our heart is tugged, and we offer to help. That’s how it works for a lot of people. And while it’s true that we need to…
Read MoreWhy Are Churches Scared To Take Up An Easter Offering?
Churches are usually scared to take up an Easter Offering because of the amount of people who will be attending the church for the first time. Pastors tell me that they have a fear of scaring off newcomers. In every church where a pastor has pressed through this fear and held an Easter Offering anyway,…
Read MoreWhy Most Special Offerings Fail
Most special offerings that don’t reach their goal fail because of a few things. 1. The goal is wrong If you truly think the dollar amount is the goal, you always fail. If the goal is about people, you never really fail. I know this is a hard shift to make and believe, but it’s…
Read MoreThe Trinity of Special Offerings
If you take offerings all the time, they aren’t special anymore. Here are a list of special offerings we have heard of recently. Can you think of anymore? Love Offering First Fruits Offering Annie Armstrong Offering Drink Offering Lottie Moon Offering Wesley Woods Mother’s Day Offering World Missions Offering We suggest churches only take three special…
Read MoreWhy You Should Do an Easter Offering
I did a quick Google search for churches and special offerings and found a lot of special offerings out there. I’ve heard of churches doing seven or eight different offerings a year, in addition to their weekly offering. Here are a few of the special offerings you could do: Summer camp for students Local food…
Read MoreLost People Will Give to an Easter Offering
There are many ways to gain first time givers, but one of the best ways is to do a special offering (like an Easter Offering). Also, the Easter Offering is one of the quickest ways to build financial breathing room in your church! Sometimes pastors freak out when we talk about doing a special offering…
Read More5% of Churches Are Breaking the Law
In a few months, we’re releasing the results of a massive giving survey, and some of the results are truly amazing. The entire findings will be available soon, but I was floored by one particular answer. We surveyed more than 1,000 churches and found that 5% of respondents don’t send any form of annual contribution…
Read MoreEaster Offering – The Easiest Offering of the Year
Did you know that taking up an Easter offering is one of the easiest offerings you can take up all year? Take up an Easter Offering as a special offering and you will increase your giving big time on that weekend. People have unfounded fears about talking about money on Easter. Most churches I know…
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