Talking About Money With Your Church
Join Perry Noble, Chris Hodges, Carl Lentz and Others to learn about fully funded churches
Can I ask you a few questions? Is breakeven ministry getting old? Are you sick of saying no to the God-given dream because of a lack of finances? Are you tired of cutting the outreach budget because it’s too expensive? Are you stressed because you can’t hire the next staff position you desperately need? Are…
Read MoreSix Ways Hillsong Church, New York Creates A Culture of Generous Giving
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Carl Lentz of Hillsong Church, New York about how he communicates with his church regarding money, tithing, and creating a culture of generous giving. If you’re like many of the pastors we work with, finances and giving are probably right up there with sex and relationships on…
Read MoreHow Connexus Church Increased Giving by 22%
I wanted to introduce you to my friend Carey Nieuwhof. Carey is the Lead Pastor of Connexus Community Church near Ontario, Canada. We’ve had the opportunity to work together for a couple of years. Carey was kind enough to answer some questions, and I wanted to share his answers with you. What is the top…
Read MoreWhy People Don’t Tithe To Your Church
You pass the plate every week, you’ve got an online giving button on your website and you send a super-informative letter with a contribution statement. So why don’t more people give to your church? Or why don’t people increase their giving to fund the vision? Here are seven reasons people don’t tithe to your church.…
Read MoreHow Two Minutes in a Church Service Can Increase Giving
The pastor works hard on the sermon. The band rehearses the songs. At least, I hope both of those things are true in your church. But there’s another important element in your church service that rarely gets attention, preparation or intentional thought. It’s the giving talk. A giving talk is a 60-second or two-minute talk…
Read MoreKeeping Tithes and Offerings Consistent Throughout the Summer
As the summer approaches, I wanted to share with you a few practical ideas for how you can work on giving. Summer is a stressful time for a lot of churches, because when people go on vacation, their giving often does the same thing. That’s why spending three weeks (May is the PERFECT time) talking…
Read MoreHow to Preach on Money Effectively
The other day I read a blog post from a pastor that began by stating, “No pastor likes to talk about money, and nobody in the church wants to hear a sermon on money.” A few days before, I noticed a tweet from a pastor who claimed that he “survived” preaching on money that morning.…
Read MoreDon’t Use Dirty Language Before Receiving An Offering in Church!
If you want to increase giving in your church, you should do a Giving Talk before you receive the offering this week. A Giving Talk is when you take about two minutes to connect with your crowd about their giving. Church giving is being revolutionized by Giving Talks. Here are a couple of things to…
Read MoreWhy are Pastors Scared to Take Up an Easter Offering?
Churches are usually scared to take up an Easter Offering because of the amount of people who will be attending the church for the first time. Pastors tell me that they have a fear of scaring off newcomers. In every church where a pastor has pressed through this fear and held an Easter Offering anyway,…
Read MoreGiving Rocket Lab Recap
Last week, about twenty Giving Rocket members gathered at City Church Eastside in Atlanta to talk about reaching new givers in 2013. Pastors from all across the country gathered for this one day workshop led by our friend David Walters, the Senior Pastor of The Vine. It was a great day focused on kingdom impact. We have…
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