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10 Ways to Effectively Thank Your Donors
Oct 17, 2019 11:45:53 AMSaying Thank You Giving is an outward expression of an inward commitment. When someone gives to your church, it is a sig...
How to Avoid Making an Awkward Financial Ask
Sep 22, 2019 12:00:39 PMYou Are Not Alone. Avoiding the Awkward Ask. If the thought of asking someone for money makes you feel awkward or uncomf...
4 Disturbing Trends Behind the National Decline in Church Giving
Sep 9, 2019 12:00:43 PMChurch Giving Realities Charitable giving has consistently risen from less than $150 billion to more than $400 billion i...
How to Talk About Money and Ministry in Church
Aug 26, 2019 7:00:21 AMTalking about Money and Ministry Giving to religion fell 3.7% (inflation adjusted) in 2018* as people continue the trend...
Why Shifting Your Fiscal Year is a Next Level Generosity Best Practice
Aug 13, 2019 6:30:45 AMShifting Your Fiscal Year By shifting their fiscal year away from the traditional calendar, an estimated 40% of vital ch...
Three Prescriptions for Curing a Scarcity Mindset
Jul 9, 2019 3:04:47 PMDo you hear things like, "Money is tight! We need to tighten our belts?" Or "People are giving all they can. We can't as...
What Church Leaders Need to Know About New Giving Trends
Jun 25, 2019 2:48:40 PMTen years ago, in Not Your Parents' Offering Plate, I voiced my concern that giving to religion, as a share of overall g...
Are you Ready to Lead "A Generous Life"? (An Excerpt from A Generous Life)
May 30, 2019 12:45:03 PMEyes Wide Open by Scott McKenzie The Village Inn in Malawi, Africa, provided attacking wolf spiders, bats, bed bugs, hol...
10 Ways to Turn a Church Contribution Statement into Contributions
Mar 17, 2019 7:15:12 AMChurch Contribution Statements Sometimes it’s the little things that can make all the difference when it comes to inspir...
Who Should Know What People Give?
Feb 20, 2019 7:00:47 AMClif Christopher, Horizons’ Founder and author of Not Your Parents’ Offering Plate, discusses the most argued-about stew...