Giving to religion fell 3.7% (inflation adjusted) in 2018* as people continue the trend of shifting giving away from the church to other non-profit organizations. How we talk about money and ministry in the church is one of the reasons.
Changing the conversation about money is easier than you might think. You can begin with one simple vocabulary change. When you make this change, you'll watch how quickly awkward money conversations can become opportunities to celebrate ministry impact and life change.
Listen as Joe Park, Managing Partner of Horizons Stewardship, explains how this simple change can resolve the tension you might be experiencing as you talk about ministry and money in your church.
If you want to watch the rest of the series and access a variety of practical tools and ideas to help you cultivate a culture of generosity in your church, visit our Giving365 resource center. *Data provided by the 2019 GivingUSA report.