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Is Your Church Digital?

Posted by Mark Brooks on May 18, 2013

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...

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Make Your Appeal Appealing

Posted by Mark Brooks on May 17, 2013

Sometimes 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 Are Not Talking About Money You Are Not Doing Your Job!

If You Are Not Talking About Money You Are Not Doing Your Job!

Posted by Mark Brooks on May 16, 2013

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...

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If You Want to Reach Young Moms Consider Pinterest

Posted by Mark Brooks on May 15, 2013

Remember 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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How to Use Social Media This Summer to Raise Funds

How to Use Social Media This Summer to Raise Funds

Posted by Mark Brooks on May 13, 2013

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...

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How to Fail to Make Budget This Summer

Posted by Mark Brooks on May 12, 2013

Churches 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...

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They Can’t Attend Church If They Can’t Find You

Posted by Mark Brooks on May 11, 2013

Imagine 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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How Falling to the Preachers Trap Can Cost You Your Salary

How Falling to the Preachers Trap Can Cost You Your Salary

Posted by Mark Brooks on May 9, 2013

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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Two Reasons Your Church Must Be Mobile

Two Reasons Your Church Must Be Mobile

Posted by Mark Brooks on May 7, 2013

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...

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Your Leaders Will Contribute Most of Your Money

Posted by Mark Brooks on May 6, 2013

Years 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...

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Are You Set to Fail?

Posted by Mark Brooks on May 2, 2013

Remember 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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Will You Have Enough Money This Summer?

Will You Have Enough Money This Summer?

Posted by Mark Brooks on May 1, 2013

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...

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The Fully Funded Summer: Ideas and Plans to Fully Fund Your Summer Missions and Ministries

Posted by The Charis Group on Apr 29, 2013

Summer 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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Mobile Offering Plates: Coming Soon to Your Church

Mobile Offering Plates: Coming Soon to Your Church

Posted by Mark Brooks on Apr 29, 2013

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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Is Social Media a Boom or Bust for the Church?

Is Social Media a Boom or Bust for the Church?

Posted by Mark Brooks on Apr 26, 2013

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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