Posts by Renee Weber
Look What Members Got in February
We just wrapped up another month, and as I look back on all the stuff we delivered to our members, it’s incredible. This year, we made the decision to pour into members by giving them access to everything we have. It’s the year of the member! Here’s a list of everything we delivered: Video, audio and eBook on…
Read MoreWhy You Should Do an Easter Offering
I did a quick Google search for churches and special offerings and found a lot of special offerings out there. I’ve heard of churches doing seven or eight different offerings a year, in addition to their weekly offering. Here are a few of the special offerings you could do: Summer camp for students Local food…
Read MoreThe Missing Ingredient in Most Church Financial Language
If you use numbers to talk about the numbers, you’re leaving behind a ton of people. Most people in your church could care less about spreadsheets and charts and never open Excel. Yes, information is important. But mind-numbing facts and stats are only going to communicate to the accountants and engineers. If you want to…
Read MoreWho Should Follow Up With Givers
When it comes to following up with givers, here’s one of the most frequent questions we get: Who should be the primary person to follow up with givers in my church? I believe that it primarily should be the pastor, as a means of leading the way. After all, you are the person who needs…
Read MoreLost People Will Give to an Easter Offering
There are many ways to gain first time givers, but one of the best ways is to do a special offering (like an Easter Offering). Also, the Easter Offering is one of the quickest ways to build financial breathing room in your church! Sometimes pastors freak out when we talk about doing a special offering…
Read MoreYour Online Giving Page is Probably Too Complicated
In our house, we’ve moved to instant downloads and AppleTV and we rarely use the DVD player. The other day, my kids got a DVD as a gift, but it came with a digital version, which would surely save me the trouble of having to rip it to my hard drive. I found the registration…
Read More5% of Churches Are Breaking the Law
In a few months, we’re releasing the results of a massive giving survey, and some of the results are truly amazing. The entire findings will be available soon, but I was floored by one particular answer. We surveyed more than 1,000 churches and found that 5% of respondents don’t send any form of annual contribution…
Read MoreMake Your Follow Up Personal
This month, we’re talking about following up with donors. We’ve provided a TON of coaching and documents for our members. But we’re also unpacking a few things here on the blog. Today, Michael Robison, the Founding Pastor of Uncommon Church in Austin, Texas, shares some thoughts about making follow up personal. Personal Follow Up Is…
Read MoreCreative Communication with Your Donors
When it comes to following up with first time givers, you need to thank them personally. When it comes to following up with consistent givers, you need to communicate with them regularly. That means you should at least send a monthly email highlighting the ministry of the church and connecting the dots. This isn’t a…
Read MoreSuccess Story From A Member
We get emails all the time from Giving Rocket members sharing how things are going in their church. I wanted to share one that we got this week with you. This FIRES me up! Casey, I never thought I’d be saying this…but “I’m FIRED UP!!!” Myself, our senior pastor, and 2 other staff members (all…
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