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7 Current Giving Trends In The Local Church

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It appears whenever someone writes about any trend in the local church the slant is always negative.  The sky seems to always be falling.  If you read or listen to many people surveying the church there appears to be no hope at all.  Unchurched individuals can’t stand us.  We should just baton down the hatches […]

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12 Signs Of A Church Who Loves Its Community

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If I asked most pastors and church leaders if their church loved its community, they would respond “Yes”.  But do they? Today, Piedmont Church’s (GA) community pastor Marlon Longacre spoke on the parable of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10.  As I listened to Marlon’s message I gleaned several truths about what a loving and […]

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7 Promises God Gives People Who Tithe

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Tomorrow I have the privilege of preaching the two morning services for The Life Christian Church and their wonderful pastor Terry Smith in West Orange, NJ.  This is just a great, great church!  I will be telling my wife Sonya and I’s story of trusting God with our giving.  As part of my message I […]

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How to Grow Your Church’s Weekly Giving in 2019

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“I have never received feedback like this from stewardship teaching in 40 years of preaching. We’ve had the highest ever giving online, more givers in one week than ever before, and we had the largest, non-special offering, ever in church history.” – Mike S. I told you last week I was going to be introducing […]

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12 Facts About Your Church’s Financial Leaders And The Impact They Can Have On Pastors

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I have just finished Villanova Wildcats head basketball coach Jay Wright’s book Attitude: Develop A Winning Mindset On And Off The Court.  One of things I appreciated most about Coach Wright was his insights into the head coach being the CEO of the program.  This included cultivating and maintaining relationships with the boosters/donors/financial contributors to […]

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9 Lessons For Self-Absorbed Leaders

Bc it’s bigger than you pic.twitter.com/tqZphsUndC — Bryce Petty (@b_petty14) November 3, 2017 Bryce Petty’s Twitter profile says, “Jesus won so we could lose, Jesus succeeded so we could fail 1 Peter 5:6-7”  Bryce is a Christian.  He is a leader.  Many people know him as one of the most successful quarterbacks in Baylor’s history […]

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