As the old carol says about Christmas, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.”

But when does that “time of the year” actually begin? Every year, the push toward Christmas seems to come earlier and earlier. Before the fall leaves hit the ground, we see Christmas trees revealed in all their glory through shop windows. By now, children are making their Christmas lists and lots of people have already started hanging lights and buying gifts. Even though Christmas is still over a month away, they’ve started preparing. Have you?

The real question is whether you’ve started preparing for your Christmas offering. Have you decided to do one, set the kickoff date, and settled on your causes? Now, I know what you may be thinking: People’s wallets are already stretched too thin. Christmas is just not the best time of year to ask people to give more to the church, right?But I’ve found that by planning in the fall for an end-of-the-year Christmas offering, you can create an opportunity for incredible blessing.

Your partner in ministry,

Nelson

P.S. –  By adding a strategic Christmas Offering to your annual calendar, you have an unmatched opportunity to fully fund your missions efforts for 2017 AND encourage the spiritual growth of your people as the calendar year winds down.

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About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.