In this post I want to talk to you about how to preach a series on giving.  Before I do that I want to share with you key statistics about preaching on money from George Barna’s book “How to Increase Giving in Your Church.”  He found that churches in which pastors preach…... Read More

I want to give you 5 steps to use the power of the pulpit can increase your giving!  Barna says churches need to be “humble self promoters” and there is no better place for that to occur than the pulpit.  The sad truth however is that many pastors never use their greatest tool,... 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

iving from 1968 to 2010 declined from 3.11% of Americans incomes to 2.4%.  During this period of decline the Contemporary Church Movement rose to prominence.  Its goal was to reach the unreached by making the Gospel message more appealing.  Styles of worship changed, venues... Read More

attend Gwinnett Church which is a satellite of North Point Community where Andy Stanley is the pastor.  Andy just finished a series called Be Rich.  You can find out more about it here http://howtoberich.org/ I have to tell you that it was one of the best series on stewardship... Read More