When Was the Last Time You Preached on Giving?
In many ways, I believe that the decline in giving is attributable to the lack of preaching on stewardship.
12/24/30 and Beyond. 3 Key Numbers Driving Your Strategy
12/24/30 and Beyond. 3 Key Numbers Driving Your Strategy. These are not simply dates on a calendar. It's a way of thinking forward. I'm advising my clients to think 12 to 24 months out. Anything beyond that is guesswork. Frankly, 24 months is the new long-term planning. The 30 means 2030. My goal...
How Much Time Does It Take?
One of the most oft asked questions about capital campaigns is, "how much time does it take?" The answer is, it depends. However here is a principle to apply...
4 Major Hurdles to Hiring a Stewardship Firm
There are 4 major hurdles to hiring a stewardship firm that you need to know about. What often occurs is that a committee, Board, or other groups of laypeople will overrule the pastor’s desire for help in a capital campaign. Their objections, though well-meaning, can be hurdles that you must overcome if you are to have a successful...
The Difference Between Could and Will
Another study was released about the impact of COVID-19. Here is a quote,Up to 1 in 5 churches could close their doors permanently as a result of shutdowns from COVID-19 closure orders, according to David Kinnaman, president of Barna Group. While many churches have reopened, he says, fewer people are attending in person, which is having an impact on...
The 500 Hundred Day Strategy
Last spring as the COVID19 pandemic continued it's spread I advised my clients thinking about raising capital to adapt what I called, The 500 Hundred Day Strategy. Why 500 days?
A Wake-Up Call for Stewardship Firms
Since the mid-20th century up until recently, capital stewardship firms have helped churches raise billions of dollars. That was then. This is now. COVID19 is revealing a lot of things lacking in the Church and the same is true for my industry. COVID19 is a wake-up call for Stewardship Firms.While giving to campaigns has raised billions...
Four Steps to Make Giving Cool
Here are four steps to take to make giving cool in your church…Make It Essential – It has to first start with you the leader. You have to make stewardship an essential part of what you do. Too many pastors and leaders simply don’t give ample time to thinking and planning a stewardship strategy. While you can do ministry on a...
A Wake Up Call for Capital Campaigns
America is in the midst of a huge shift that demands church leaders get a wake up call for capital campaigns. Times have changed, and sadly as with most things church-related so has our response to capital campaigns. We keep doing what we always have done, expecting things to come out the same and then are shocked when the...