by Rusty Lewis | Jul 30, 2012 | Communication
Here is the final post in my six-part series about stories. What do you suppose is going through the minds of your church family when you mention money? Sure, there’s the standard, “Oh, great. Here we go again with the money sermon again.” But what else might be going...
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 | Dec 13, 2010 | Leadership
While studying for my certification with CFRE International, we spent considerable time on Relationship Building and Donor Stewardship. Here are descriptions used by CFRE (forgive the institutional language): Initiate and strengthen relationships with all...