My little book The Generosity Ladder: Your Next Step to Financial Peace, continues to help more and more churches and I want to say Thank You to all who already picked it up for yourself and for the people in your church. AND, with Black Friday behind us now, ’tis the season for savings – I just found out that … Read More
Four Steps for Your Christmas Offering – Only 3 Days Left
Over the past three weeks I’ve been giving away some of the tips to planning a Christmas Offering taken directly from my new “How to Plan and Conduct an Effective Christmas Offering” resource. Today, I’m sharing with you the four steps to an effective offering. There are only 3 business days left before the resource and videos are gone and I really … Read More
Time is Running Out for a Difference-Making Christmas Offering!
Well, the clock is ticking… Time is running out for you to secure your copy of my new resource and lead a successful Christmas Offering at your church. This brand new “How to Plan and Conduct an Effective Christmas Offering” resource will no longer be available after this Monday, October 31st at 11:59pm Eastern Time. Here’s why- I refuse to set … Read More
Don’t Worry – Your Christmas Offering Questions Answered
Why do a Christmas Offering? How much can be raised? Is it possible in a ‘down economy’? What if we don’t meet our goal? What if we exceed our goal? (Wouldn’t that be nice!) What ministries could we partner with? What greater impact could we have as a church? These are just some of the questions that I’ve faced (and had to … Read More
What is a Christmas Offering? (Free Video #2)
If you’ve felt like I’ve become fixated on Christmas over the last couple of weeks (in October)… well, you’re right! I’m passionate about helping your church better resource God’s vision over the next year than ever before by leading an effective Christmas Offering as 2011 comes to a close. That’s why I’ve released my brand new three-hour resource, “How to … Read More
Why YOU Should Do A Christmas Offering (Free Video)
Have you noticed how early the seasons change in stores these days? It’s mid-October and not only is Halloween candy available, but so are all the Thanksgiving decorations. Well, this week I’m encouraging you to think ahead too – about Christmas! No, I haven’t missed a couple of pages in my calendar… Here’s why I want you to think about … Read More
How to Prepare The Most Important Offering of the Year (Free Video)
I have an odd question for you… Are you ready to celebrate Christmas? I know, I know, it’s only October, but now is the time to prepare for the most important offering you’ll collect all year – your Christmas Offering! A Christmas Offering is a special offering given during a set period of time around Christmas that encourages people to give over and above their regular … Read More
How to Save on Clergy Taxes (Free Webinar from Clergy Advantage)
Sermon prep, Sunday follow-up, staff meetings, prayer requests, communication with the congregation, worship planning…. These are just a few of the items on your weekly to-do list that probably keep you from staying up to date on the latest changes in IRS tax laws. And with the complexity of the typical pastor salary package and ministry expenses, it’s no wonder … Read More
How One Pastor Is Seeing 20% Increased Giving (plus a Free Audio Sermon)
One of the best parts of having coached over 1,200 Senior Pastors over the years is that many of them keep in touch. That means that from time to time I get emails from pastors all over the country sharing how God is at work in their churches, lives are being changed, and the Kingdom is expanding! Recently I got … Read More
Should a Pastor Know Who Gives What?
If your familiar with my book Maximize, and my other Stewardship Resources, you know I believe that a pastor should know who is giving financially to the church. In fact, sometimes the thinking on this issue is skewed by an improper theology of stewardship. When you understand that Stewardship is Discipleship (where your treasure is, there your heart will be … Read More