If your church is not a digital church you are in danger of becoming lost to the very community you are wanting to reach! We are in the midst of a technological and informational revolution and if your church is not up to speed with these changes you are missing one...
Learn MoreSometimes churches are their own worst enemy when it comes to raising money! A few years ago a church sent me their summer giving appeal letter. They wrote me the following… As we come to the end of our successful Capital Campaign, we now ask you to turn your...
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If you have not established a culture of generosity at your church you will never raise significant dollars! If you cannot raise significant dollars you will be hampered in terms of the amount of ministry and missions your church accomplishes. If you don’t have a...
Learn MoreRemember the old saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words?” That could very well be the mantra of the fast rising Social Media platform called Pinterest. Pinterest is like a digital online scrapbook. It allows users to “pin” images or videos that they find...
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Facebook has become the front porch of America. At present my 84-year-old mother spends more time on Facebook than I do! In part it allows her to see her grandkids and great-grandkids; as well as connect with old friends. What was birthed in a Harvard dorm room for...
Learn MoreChurches across America are today headed for a crisis as summer approaches. The crisis is a slump in giving that will threaten the funding of their summer missions and ministry plans. What is incredible is that few are doing anything about it. Two facts should be...
Learn MoreImagine that someone in your community decides that they want to attend a church this week. How would they find out where to go? Most, particularly those of Baby Boomer age and below will turn to the Internet. They will go to their favorite search engine and type in...
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Many pastors fear being labeled as “that pastor.” By “that pastor” I mean the one that always talks about money. They unwittingly fall into a trap. The trap is listening to the complaints of the crowd. As a result many never or seldom...
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Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! If you know what those two phrases mean and where they come from you are from my generation or you have found a late night cable channel that shows old time television. Those two phrases come from...
Learn MoreYears ago when I worked with for another stewardship firm that used salesmen to sell a church on our services one such salesman bragged to me about his promise to the church leaders. The drift of his sales pitch went like this… “Aren’t you all tired...
Learn MoreRemember the Monster.com ads with kids saying stuff like, “When I grow up I want to be replaced on a whim? Another kid said, “When I grow up I want to be under appreciated.” What made it laughable is that no one sets out to fail and yet the...
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We are days from summer and what is perhaps the busiest time of your schedule in terms of missions and ministries. Here is a question for you? Will you have enough money to fully fund ALL those initiatives without making a desperate midsummer appeal? Right now you...
Learn MoreSummer is one of the most challenging times for churches to meet their giving requirements but is the busiest time in terms of missions and ministry endeavors. If ever there is a time that you desperately need to make budget it is during the summer! In this 45 minute...
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Don’t look now but the offering plate is about to be revolutionized! The offering plate which came into wide existence only around the turn of the 20th century is about to undergo a major transformation. In the not too distant future forward thinking churches...
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Study: Social media a bust for small businesses USA Today ran an article recently with this headline. The upshot of the article was these three revealing facts… 61% of small businesses don’t see a return on investment on social media activities 49% of...
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Nov 5, 2012
Nov 5, 2012
Nov 5, 2012
