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7 Reasons To Make Summer Giving Plans
As I post this, it is only days after Easter. So, why would I be talking to you about summer giving? I will give you seven reasons. If any applies to you, then keep reading. I recommend summer giving plans for the following reasons:
Can You Raise Money on Easter?
Can you really raise money on Easter? I believe the answer is yes! You are going to take up an offering, so why not do it
A Yearly Overview of Stewardship Planning
Do you have a yearly giving plan? I do!
Learn how to develop a Yearly Overview of Stewardship Planning
How to Be Leading at the End of the First Quarter
“You never have to recover from a good start.” My mentor in the stewardship field, Dave Sutherland, taught me that years ago. Ask any football team if the statement is true or not. Consider this: 3/4 of NFL teams leading after the first quarter go on to victory. The first quarter is so important that I sharing this post, entitled How to Be Leading at the End of the First Quarter, to help you end your first quarter ahead.
Does Your Church Have a 2 Minute Drill?
How many games are won and lost in the last two minutes? You remember the ones that you favorite team won and try to forget the ones that your team lost! Yet if you follow football you know that often winning or losing comes down to who executes the best in the fourth quarter and often who does the best in the last two minutes. NFL teams called it the two minute drill and they practice and practice how to run a winning drive in under two minutes. Are you ready for your two minute drill?
The Changing World of Giving
One of the greatest changes to church life in the last five years is how people give to their local church. A recent Lifeway Research study found that patterns of giving to local churches have changed dramatically in the last five years. For churches, we must understand how the changing world of giving impacts church life.