by Rusty Lewis | Jul 12, 2012 | Communication
So let’s review. This series on telling stories started with four blog posts. “Telling a Different Story” and then moved into “Normalizing the Conversation” before discussing “Finding Stories of Ministry Impact” and...
by Rusty Lewis | Feb 15, 2012 | Technology
Every client I serve employs some form of internal church management system – Church Management Software, or ChMS. Some are dedicated to tracking financial information while others do that and much more. From simple systems (Excel spreadsheets – yikes!...
by Rusty Lewis | Dec 14, 2011 | Leadership
The joint committee on deficit reduction appears to be stalled, with the deadline this month for them to have proposed sweeping changes to avoid automatic cuts in government spending. As of this writing, it is still up in the air whether the committee will actually...
by Rusty Lewis | Dec 13, 2011 | Leadership
Many of your givers plan on making that year-end gift on the very last Sunday of the year. What many haven’t thought of this year, however, is that they may not be in one of your worship services that weekend due to holiday travel or other reasons. I anticipate there...
by Rusty Lewis | Nov 21, 2011 | Communication
In my previous post I encouraged the preparation and mailing of a December “year-end” letter accompanying an 11-month giving statement. An option for your mailing might be to include a page of suggested percentage increase in giving for 2012. As in all areas of...
