Write it right or don’t write it is my mantra about end of year appeal letters!  Tis the season for end of year appeal letters.  Why should you send out an end of year appeal letter?  22% of all the money non-profit charities take in for the year comes the last two days of... Read More

Why it’s time to start thinking about 2014 giving.  I know that might sound strange but you do realize we are only days away from the New Year?  I know you are consumed with plans for the Holidays but wise churches are thinking ahead to how they can fully fund all their... Read More

Giving declined in 2013 and there are 6 roadblocks keeping pastors from stewardship success.  In fact giving has been on a continual decline since 1968 and one major reason why is that too many pastors either are unaware of this decline or they don’t know what to do to... Read More

The Greats All Have a Coach. Why Don’t You?  My friend Pastor Jimmy Washington once introduced me this way.  “Tiger Woods the best golfer in the world has a coach. The best quarterback in the NFL has a coach. Alex Rodriquez one of the greatest players in baseball has a... Read More

If Consumers on Main Street Are Cautious Look Out Offering!  I track the Consumer Confidence Index because how people feel about the economy impacts the offering. Consumer Caution Blurs Retailers’ Outlook was a headline article in The Wall Street Journal this morning.  It... Read More

Apologetic pastors are one reason giving has declined in America!  Let me illustrate this.  How many times have you heard a pastor at the offering time say something like this, “If you are a guest today please don’t feel like you have to give.  The offering is for our... Read More

10 Reasons Your Church Needs An App  I want to give you 10 reasons your church needs an App.  If you do not have an app for your church you are missing out on one of the key ways to communicate effectively with people today.  As Christians we are to be in the market place of our... Read More

Technology has changed the faith practices of Millennials! The Barna Group released an email on October 15th with the headline, “How Technology is Changing Millennial Faith.”  The findings in this study should make every pastor and church leaders sit up and pay... Read More

Leaders lead best when they don’t lead alone.  Every good leader was made better because they had people around them that made them better.  Remember the old saying, “Behind every good man is a good woman?”  There is more truth to that than we realize.  The... Read More

Most capital stewardship firms offer you only one model to choose from.  Oh, I know they all say they customize your campaign but the truth is most only change the name of the last church on the document and paste yours to the top.  Easy!  A customized campaign!  Then nearly... Read More