Do you want a better online giving system at your church? Feel like your online giving could be better to serve you church members? Having better online giving at your church is likely a systems issue. That’s why our friends at MinistryDeal.com partnered with GiveInJoy Giving Solutions to create the Church Online Giving System Audit […]
Tag Archives | Generosity
17 Lessons From The Amazing Generosity Of Virginia Basketball Coach Tony Bennett
On April 10, 2019 Virginia Cavalier head basketball coach Tony Bennett led the team to its first NCAA Championship. Now heading into his 11th season, he was poised for a significant financial increase. As the kids say, Tony Bennett was about to get paid!!! And then something shocking, unless you know the Bennett family, happened. […]
7 Current Giving Trends In The Local Church
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 […]
12 Signs Of A Church Who Loves Its Community
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 […]
4 Transcripted Sermons with All Promotional Graphics, Small Group Activities, and Presentation Materials
When is the last time your church did a series on what the bible says about money? Did you know that based on a study by Nonprofit Source in 2018 tithers only make up 10-25% of any congregation? It is vital to preach on money in your ministry. 16 of the 38 parables were concerned […]
Does God Still Part Red Seas? Absolutely! The Story of The Experience Church in Bridgeport, OH
Wheeling, WV and Bridgeport, OH are two adjoining towns located on the Ohio River at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The area is the picture of abject poverty in the United States. Median household incomes are $37,692 per year. Bridgeport is a small town with a population of 1,195 people. But tucked away in […]
How God Changed A Husband And Wife And Then An Entire Church
https://vimeo.com/325291181?ref=em-share Have you ever experienced a miracle of God? Has there been a moment in your life when your jaw dropped to the ground because you were in awe of what God did in your life and in the life of your church? Such a moment recently happened to the people of Immanuel Church in […]
7 Promises God Gives People Who Tithe
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 […]
How to Grow Your Church’s Weekly Giving in 2019
“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 […]
12 Facts About Your Church’s Financial Leaders And The Impact They Can Have On Pastors
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 […]
10 Things Pastors Should Really Fear About Capital Campaigns
For the past 15 years I have had the privilege of working with INJOY Stewardship Solutions helping churches raise significant capital and fully-fund their mission and vision. One of the things I often do is help pastors and church leaders work through some initials fears they may have about the process. This would include some of […]
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 […]