Early on as pastor at The Journey in New York City, I tackled a message series on stewardship. During the second message, we decided to hit hard on the importance of bringing the full tithe to God. I just shot right to the heart of the issue and let everyone know they should be tithing– this was our first tithe … Read More
What Gets Rewarded, Gets Repeated (Part 3) – Mid Year Giving Statement
This past week, I have been talking about the idea of what gets rewarded, gets repeated. Now, I am going to invite you to push this idea just a little bit further. One of the things you can do in the mid-year giving statement is you can make it a celebration of everything that happened in the first half of … 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
How One Church Smashed Their Christmas Offering Goal (and you can too)
As the seasons change, we all have a tendency to move on without pausing for a moment to celebrate what God has been up to. Back in October, I led a series of webinars and gave away my free e-book about Planning and Conducting a Christmas Offering, and I’ve gotten lots of great stories of how God has blessed many … Read More
Sample Christmas Offering Documents (Free PDF Downloads)
We had a great turnout for the series of Christmas Offering Webinars that I led a couple of weeks ago and many of you have been asking about what we’re doing at The Journey. So, today I wanted to share some samples of the documents we’re using for our Christmas Offering at The Journey this year. Here are the links … Read More
Christmas Offering and Regular Giving – Q and A (Part 1)
I had a great crowd on the line with me yesterday for the first of this week’s “How to Plan and Conduct a Christmas Offering” Webinars and thousands of you have downloaded the updated Christmas Offering e-book that I released a couple of weeks ago. In spite of my best efforts however, there are still a few questions that I … Read More
How to Cast Vision for Stewardship at Your Church
One of the foundational truths that my friend and coach Steve Stroope shared earlier this week in the Improve the Financial Fitness of Your Church Webinar was that “an important part of your job as a church leader is to provide the resources for ministry.” Unfortunately, many pastors struggle to cast a compelling vision for stewardship. As a result, their … Read More
Meet Steve Stroope (plus Free Download)
I had a blast yesterday on the Improve the Financial Fitness of Your Church Webinar with my friend and coach Steve Stroope. Steve is the Lead Pastor of the 10,000+ member Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall, Texas, co-author of Money Matters in Church with Aubrey Malphurs, and one of the nation’s experts on church finances, capital campaigns and stewardship in … Read More
Meet My Mentor – Church Finance Webinar on Tuesday
By now, if you’re a regular reader of this blog, there’s no doubt in your mind that I’m a firm believer in coaching. In fact, I happen to believe that everyone needs a coach. One of my coaches for the past few years is Steve Stroope, Lead Pastor of Lakepointe Church in Rockwall, Texas (in the Dallas area). Among other … Read More
In God We Trust – Stewardship Messages Worth Your Time
I’m always on the lookout for solid teaching about Stewardship and I recently came across a great series of messages from Willow Creek called “In God We Trust.” It’s a three message series, and it’s great to hear such solid content from the likes of Andy Stanley and Bill Hybels. I recommend you carve out a little time, follow the … Read More