Online Giving In The Church
How to Build Consistent Givers
Digital giving has one key component that many leaders overlook – recurring gifts. When attendees of your church engage digital giving, they have the opportunity to establish a gift that repeats on a recurring schedule – weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. If your church teaches financial stewardship classes, consider a component of that class that includes…
Read MoreRemember the Good Old Days?
I’ve never heard anyone reminisce about the good old days that lacked air conditioning, indoor plumbing, and faster cars. However, in church we are often so resistant to changes that could make our ministry have a greater reach. Digital giving will be an area that soon becomes common in most of our churches, and it…
Read MoreAre You a Strategic Giver?
Many people like to think of giving as an act of spontaneous worship. God speaks, we’re moved, and we drop something in the offering plate. We see a need, our heart is tugged, and we offer to help. That’s how it works for a lot of people. And while it’s true that we need to…
Read MoreChurch Spotlight: Faith Promise in Knoxville, TN
Faith Promise Church began offering digital giving seven years ago to capture new givers and provide a more convenient way for people to give. Executive Pastor Josh Whitehead said, “It started off slow with a few one-time payments. But after integration with our church management system and internal marketing, we now see over 50% of…
Read MoreYour Offerings are Becoming Irrelevant
Can you imagine going to Wal-Mart, only to find that you were required to pay with cash or a check? Now, think about your weekly offering time in your worship service. With attendees carrying less cash and leaving their checkbooks at home, how are they supposed to be involved in giving during the offertory song?…
Read MoreFunded & Free Church Leader Conference
What do the following people have in common? Perry Noble Bishop Walter S. Thomas, Sr. Casey Graham Clayton King Joseph Sangl Mike Madding ALL five are tremendous church leaders who have seen their vision become FULLY FUNDED! AND the great news is that ALL of these great men will be speaking LIVE at the…
Read MoreWhy Most Special Offerings Fail
Most special offerings that don’t reach their goal fail because of a few things. 1. The goal is wrong If you truly think the dollar amount is the goal, you always fail. If the goal is about people, you never really fail. I know this is a hard shift to make and believe, but it’s…
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 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 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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