With my work at INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I hear numerous amounts of sermons on money, possessions, stewardship and generosity from some of the top pastors. In this morning’s message, my very own pastor Dr. Crawford Loritts of Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, GA, delivered one of the finest messages on generosity I have heard. The […]
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6 Ways To Prevent People From Stealing The Church Offering
Brian Dodd on July 9, 2014 in Church Leadership
You can’t have missed all the news coverage recently surrounding data breaches at Target, Nordstroms, and Michael’s stores. And they’re just the latest in a long line of security incidents at retailers. But what about the security of your church’s financial procedures? Do you have the same person doing your books as is depositing the […]
One Thing Every Church Must Have To Disciple Next Generation Christians
Brian Dodd on April 24, 2014 in Generosity
Each week I try to give pastors and Christian leaders to a quality resource which will help them succeed in your ministry efforts. This week I want to introduce you to my good friend Matt Steen. Matt runs the popular website ChurchThought.com and along with Todd Rhoades has helped countless church leaders. I was speaking with […]
3 Practices Of Highly Generous People
Brian Dodd on February 12, 2014 in Generosity
Pastor Thomas McDaniels is one of the finest leaders you will engage on the internet. He is currently the Lead Pastor at LifeBridge Christian Center in Longview, Texas. Pastor Tom is known as a gifted leader, speaker, writer, and author. His latest book release is Stepping Toward Your Miracle and can be purchased at thomasmcdaniels.com. Make […]
15 Small Changes That Will Make A HUGE Difference In Your Life
Brian Dodd on May 19, 2013 in Family, Generosity, Performance
Somebody reading this post needs a breakthrough right now. You are struggling in your marriage, or in raising children, or in your career, or financially, or perhaps even spiritually. You need a breakthrough. At the end of this post I am going to give you insights into what has worked for me in those five […]
11 Facts About NorthPoint Community Church Raising $1.5 Million In A Single Day
Brian Dodd on November 12, 2012 in Church Leadership, Generosity
As part of their How To Be Rich series, NorthPoint Ministries took up a one-day offering of $1.5 million to serve the poor and under-resourced in the Atlanta community and around the world. 11 Alive News, a local NBC affiliate, featured the church’s extravagant generosity in the video above. As I watched the video, I noticed 11 facts about NorthPoint Ministries as they created a […]
Today My Church Gave Away A Car
Brian Dodd on September 23, 2012 in Church Leadership, Generosity
Today was a wonderful day for me. Last year, I was involved in helping organize a generosity initiative for my home church, Fellowship Bible Church in Roswell, GA. In essence, we did a 1-year campaign to raise funds to help those who had lost their jobs, in danger of losing their homes, or were in severe […]
7 Facts For Leaders Who Want To Make Other People Millionaires
Brian Dodd on April 7, 2012 in Generosity, Great Teams, Sports Leadership
As a leader, are you focused on improving the lives of those you lead? Let’s take it a step further. Are you focused on leaving a legacy of making millionaires? In the April 9th edition of Sports Illustrated, Kentucky Wildcats basketball coach John Calipari says, “I want my legacy to be that families’ lives have […]
What Pastors And Church Leaders Need To Know About Killing Debt
Brian Dodd on November 20, 2011 in Church Leadership, Generosity
INJOY Stewardship Solutions (ISS) is conducting a FREE webinar on December 7th to help church leaders deal with debt retirement issues. Simply click the image above to join the 300+ church leaders who have already signed up. Pastors and church leaders have been misled by capital campaign companies about church debt. Currently at ISS over 80% of our church […]
8 Lessons On Raising Money That Churches Can Learn From Dolphin Tale
Brian Dodd on September 25, 2011 in Church Leadership, Movies
Yesterday I had the privilege of seeing the movie Dolphin Tale with my family. To read my review, click here. One of the film’s most important aspects was Dr. Clay Haskett’s, played by Harry Connick Jr., continual pursuit of the financial resources needed to keep his aquatic hospital operative. As I watched the story unfold, I realized it […]
22 Statements That Help Define A Generous Person
Brian Dodd on September 18, 2011 in Church Leadership, Generosity
Today at Fellowship Bible Church, my pastor Crawford Loritts gave perhaps the greatest message on generosity I’ve ever heard. Often we embelish or are prone to hyperbole, but that statement is not an exaggeration. As a leader it challenged and spoke to me deeply. I want to pass along his statements to you. Hoarders have a disease. They can’t […]
Leadership That Is New But Not Improved
Brian Dodd on March 21, 2011 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Relationships
New And Improved! We all like to buy products that are new and improved. It tells us that makers of those products care. They care about the quality of the product and they care about us. It tells us they have working on making something good even better. We like things that are new and […]