“When fear becomes the reigning emotion, it causes an irrationality to take hold.” These are the words of Joseph Sangl, President/CEO of I Was Broke. Now I’m Not. and INJOY Stewardship Solutions. Today, Joe gave an incredibly informative Facebook Live presentation on the FACTS of the Coronavirus (COVID19) and the stock market’s performance. Everyone should […]
Psalm 145:4 says, “One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.” Can a church reach people for Jesus and raise money at the same time? The answer is unquestionably, “YES!!!” If you are not familiar with Grace Point Church and Senior Pastor Rich Brown, located in Abilene, TX, you should […]
My friends at MinistryDeal.com asked three churches what kind of impact using these Giving Scripts had on their ministry. The results were amazing! Here’s what they said: “The Giving Scripts make it easy to talk about finances and people understand it’s an important part of the service” – Mike Stewart, Lead Pastor First Christian Church Urbana “The Giving Scripts have been […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
