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10 Ways to Effectively Thank Your Donors
10 Ways to Effectively Thank Your Donors
Oct 17, 2019 11:45:53 AM

Saying 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
How to Avoid Making an Awkward Financial Ask
Sep 22, 2019 12:00:39 PM

You 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
4 Disturbing Trends Behind the National Decline in Church Giving
Sep 9, 2019 12:00:43 PM

Church 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
How to Talk About Money and Ministry in Church
Aug 26, 2019 7:00:21 AM

Talking 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
Why Shifting Your Fiscal Year is a Next Level Generosity Best Practice
Aug 13, 2019 6:30:45 AM

Shifting 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
Three Prescriptions for Curing a Scarcity Mindset
Jul 9, 2019 3:04:47 PM

Do 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
What Church Leaders Need to Know About New Giving Trends
Jun 25, 2019 2:48:40 PM

Ten 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)
Are you Ready to Lead "A Generous Life"? (An Excerpt from A Generous Life)
May 30, 2019 12:45:03 PM

Eyes 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
10 Ways to Turn a Church Contribution Statement into Contributions
Mar 17, 2019 7:15:12 AM

Church 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?
Who Should Know What People Give?
Feb 20, 2019 7:00:47 AM

Clif Christopher, Horizons’ Founder and author of Not Your Parents’ Offering Plate, discusses the most argued-about stew...