Recently, a good friend of mine joined the staff of CRU. Part of her responsibilities is raising her own financial support. She setup a time to meet with my wife and I at a local restaurant. After hearing the story of what God was doing in her life, I decided to not only be a […]
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 […]
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 […]
There is much confusion in the Christian community about the relationship between pastors and financial leaders. This is because for many years pastors used financial leaders. Then, in a classic over-correction, pastors then began ignoring financial leaders. The best approach is in the middle – pastors must disciple financial leaders. For a beautiful picture of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
