On Sunday August 10th, Fellowship Bible Church (GA) senior pastor Crawford Loritts preached a challenging message on how to best deal with money and possessions. I captured his life-changing thoughts in the post 26 Lessons About Generosity Every Pastor And Christian Leader Should Know. Today was the second of a 4-part series which you can listen […]
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26 Lessons About Generosity Every Pastor And Christian Leader Should Know
Brian Dodd on August 10, 2014 in Church Leadership, Generosity
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 […]
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 […]
3 Unique Challenges Faced By Churches With Less Than 500 People In Weekly Attendance
Brian Dodd on June 11, 2014 in Church Leadership, Generosity
Later this month, Thursday June 26th at 2:00 PM EST, I will be interviewing Chad Aukland of INJOY Stewardship Solutions (ISS) during a FREE live webinar where we will discuss the 3 Unique Challenges Faced By Churches With Less Than 500 People In Weekly Attendance. If you are a church leader in this type of setting, don’t […]
Pastors, 9 Things Your Wealthy People Think As You Meet With Them And How To Attach Them To BIG Vision
Brian Dodd on May 28, 2014 in Church Leadership
Many pastors struggle in their dealings with their wealthy members. As a result, many pastors have spiritualized their lack of discipling and outright ignoring of those in their church with affluence. This is a missed opportunity for the Kingdom because wealthy people can flood the church with resources making ministry go farther faster To help […]
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 Things A Pastor Should Never Delegate
Brian Dodd on April 22, 2014 in Church Leadership
There are perks to leadership and there is a price to leadership. One cost of leadership is there are some items which simply must be owned by leaders and cannot be delegated to others. This is especially true for pastors. In Ilan Machori’s Inc.com article entitled “3 Things A CEO Should Never Delegate.” entrepreneur Dan Shapiro, […]
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 […]
Does Your Generosity And Obedience Have Limits?
Brian Dodd on August 10, 2013 in Generosity
I’m about to share an embarrassing story but one I think most everyone reading this post can relate to. On Friday evening I was returning home from The Global Leadership Summit and stopped at a local restaurant to have some quick dinner. As I was going through the line to order my meal, an Air […]
The 2 Most Important Minutes Of A Church Service
Brian Dodd on July 6, 2013 in Generosity
What are the two most important minutes of a church service? Is it the invitation or call to action at the end of a sermon? How about the first two minutes you arrive on campus? Or the two minutes in which you hand off your beloved child to a nursery or pre-school worker you have […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of May 20th
Brian Dodd on May 24, 2013 in Generosity
The following are Top 10 leadership posts I read the week of May 20th. This week’s list is dominated by the subjects of entrepreneurs and church finances. I also want you to give special attention to the final post listed so you can get involved helping those affected by the tragic events in Oklahoma City […]
7 Things One Pastor Did To Increase Church Giving 25% In One Year
Brian Dodd on May 23, 2013 in Generosity
“Growth results from great tools given to the right person and trusting him.” – Trent Dollyhigh Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Trent Dollyhigh, Campus Pastor at Lanier Hills Church in Gainesville, GA. This 3-year-old church has seen a 25% increase in giving in the last year. How did they do it and […]