[This blog was written by INJOY Stewardship team member, Nick Mauney]. The word “millennial” may be the hottest buzzword in the church leadership world right now. So many church experts are talking, writing, and teaching on HOW to engage millennials in your church experiences. This is a substantial felt need in so many churches, and […]
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3 Simple Steps to Create a First-time Giver System that Works
Do you recognize that when people give for the first time, they are making a spiritual decision, not a financial one? People, moved by the Holy Spirit, have made the decision to trust God with what the world worships most – money and possessions. This is a monumental moment in their relationship with Jesus, and […]
How One Church Retired Debt AND Saw a Spiritual Harvest
In 2013, Pastor James Sunnock and his team at Victory Life Church in Battle Creek, Michigan realized that if they wanted to become the church God intended them to be, their facilities would need massive upgrades. Their space was not adequately facilitating their level of growth nor fully meeting the spiritual and tangible needs of […]
How One Church Raised 2.5x Their Annual Budget
This content has been curated from an interview with Dan Brubacher – Executive Pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel in Barrie, Ontario. In 2001, Pastor Todd Dugard and his family moved to Barrie, Ontario to start Harvest Bible Chapel with a small group of friends. The church grew quickly and managed to maintain its growth throughout […]
3 systems that lead to a more generous church culture
An increase in a church’s culture of generosity hardly ever happens on accident. In order to see financial generosity flourish in the hearts and lives of your people, you need to design and leverage systems that allow you to disciple your people in their personal finances. The following are three systems we talk about in […]
Why Are Millennials Not Giving To Our Church?
Why are millennials not giving to our church? If your church is engaging millennials in your weekend services, you have definitely asked this question. But who answered it? Was it a millennial? There is so much content being produced on why millennials are not giving and how to communicate with them on the matter of […]
How to Increase Generosity in Your Church This Year
How do you measure how generous your church is? Is it the amount of time, talent, or treasure your people give to serve the needs of your church and community? The answer to the second question is, YES, but time and talent can be tough to measure. What is not difficult to measure is how […]
How to Grow Your Giving in Three Simple Steps
This is a guest post written by Alaina Gutierrez, who is a member of the team at SecureGive. You can learn more about Alaina, and SecureGive, at the bottom of this post. Our main focus at SecureGive is helping all of the ministries we serve to grow their giving as much as possible. Part of […]
5 Trends of Successful Capital Campaigns
For my money, Chad Aukland is the finest church capital campaign consultant in America. When you look at the amount of money being raised for ministry, the lives which are being transformed in his church partnerships, and the deep friendships he makes with pastors, God simply has his hand on this man. Recently, Chad, who […]
12 Things You Should Do When Walking Into an Existing Leadership Culture
A 2011 study by Lifeway Research shows senior pastors across the United States are staying at their local churches an average of 3.6 years. While much has been written about how to increase longevity, little has been written about how pastors should step into their next pastoral assignment. Unless you are planting a new church, […]
A Pastor’s Secret Weapon for Casting Vision and Fundraising
This blog was written by Brian Dodd, and originally appeared on his website, BrianDoddonLeadership.com. Check it out for more great insights on leadership! I was recently with a group of pastors when the keynote speaker said, “I have come to learn that all churches are personality driven. Because if not, how do you effectively cast […]
The Two Most Important Questions Pastors Need to Ask When Raising Money
This post was written by INJOY Stewardship Director of New Ministry Partnerships, Brian Dodd, and originally appeared on TonyMorganLive.com. For practical advice on getting un-stuck, check them out. I hear these questions most often from pastors beginning the capital campaign process: How much can we raise? Are we ready to do this? Can you understand […]
