I was recently with a group of pastors when the keynote speaker said, “I have come to learn that all churches are personality driven. Because if not, how do you effectively cast someone else’s vision?” While I disagree with him, I conceptually understand what he is saying. But after all, it was Jesus who said […]
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Live Blog From Capital Campaign University: 24 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Mike Linch
This morning I had the incredible privilege of sitting in a session conducted by the wonderful senior pastor of NorthStar Church Mike Linch. As part of an event put on by INJOY Stewardship Solutions called Capital Campaign University, Mike gave an inspirational message on how to address the giants all leaders face. Giants are those things we cannot overcome. These words […]
7 Habits Of Highly Generous Leaders
If I have my pastor in the car with me and we go through a drive-thru at my local Chick-Fil-A and I purchase lunch for the car behind me, I am classified as “generous”. It does not matter if I am robbing God with my tithes and offerings, I am now classified as a person […]
10 Practices Of Pastors Who Effectively Preach About Money And Generosity
Effective preaching is critical to increasing generosity in your church. In an effort to help provide pastors insights into how to better talk about money, I turned to the greatest leadership book ever written – the Bible. In 1 Chronicles 28-29, King David stands before the nation of Israel and calls them to sacrifice for […]
14 Step Process Pastors And Church Leaders Must Take To Regain Trust From Their Congregations
As a member of INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I know the importance of congregational trust when it comes to raising significant resources for new projects or ministry expansion. However, the trust it takes years for pastors and church leaders to build up is not solely limited to capital campaigns. It affects every area of ministry. Recently, […]
14 Things I Loved About Being My Church’s Capital Campaign Chairman
For the past two years, I have served as the chairman of Fellowship Bible Church‘s capital campaign. Today, we opened our new student building (see above). As a result, I have spent much of the weekend reflecting on this process and my life in general. As many of you may know, I have been employed by […]
What Happened At My Kitchen Table
Today Thursday, September 29th at 2:00 PM EST I will be teaching leadership to several hundred pastors and church leaders as I host a free, live one-hour webinar entitled 7 Keys To An Outstanding Spring Capital Campaign. You can listen in by clicking HERE to sign up. I want to give you a preview of what I will […]
8 Reasons I Use This Product To Manage My Personal Finances
When it comes to how I manage my personal finances there were a lot of well-known options available. As I landed on which one was best for my family I settled on Joe Sangl’s ministry I Was Broke. Now I’m Not. The following are 8 Reasons I Use This Product To Manage My Personal […]
5 Financial Documents Every Church Needs
When most pastors think of ministry, they are energized by helping people. They are usually not nearly as excited about the financial aspects of ministry. We understand and want to serve you in this area. My friends at Fully Funded have started an organization to assist church leaders lead well in the area of financial […]
Live Blog From Go Conference: 24 Leadership Quotes On Chick-Fil-A’s Culture Of Generosity
For two days, I have been live blogging from the GO Georgia Conference in Atlanta, GA. Go Georgia featured a phenomenal array of both nationally recognized speakers and leading practitioners from the state of Georgia. Regardless of where you live, anyone serving in church ministry roles can gain practical information on a wide-range of ministry-oriented topics on […]
The Best Stewardship And Generosity Coaching Available
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Live Blog From Reach Conference: 39 Facts About Effective Church Capital Campaigns
This weekend INJOY Stewardship Solutions dispatched me to St. Louis to attend the Reach 2016 Conference. Followers of Christ are constantly shifting gears to meet the demands of family, work, school, relationships and ministry. Reach 2016 is a time to reconnect and recharge the spiritual batteries of the attendees in preparation for all God has planned […]