by Kelley Hartnett | Jun 26, 2019 | Generosity
As a church leader, you wear a number of hats. On any given day, you’re a counselor, administrator, teacher, mediator, and—depending on the size of your ministry—all the “chiefs”: financial officer, marketing officer, operations officer, information officer....
by Rusty Lewis | May 14, 2019 | Generosity, Leadership
What keeps you up at night? If you’re like most church leaders I’ve met, your answer likely boils down to three things: The vision God’s given you for your church. Where you are now as a church. The gap between those two. Depending on your particular restless night,...
by Rusty Lewis | Apr 16, 2019 | Generosity
You’d love for the people in your church to be more generous—for all sorts of reasons. You’ve done everything you know how to do, but you just don’t feel like the needle’s moving as far as it could. Or should. I hear that a lot. After doing generosity audits and...
by Rusty Lewis | Mar 14, 2019 | Communication, Generosity
Most church leaders find the topic of money exceedingly uncomfortable—so they talk about it as seldom as possible. But more and more pastors are discovering the benefits of talking about generosity more, not less. (If just reading that sentence made you a little...
by Rusty Lewis | Feb 20, 2019 | Generosity
The topic of money can feel a bit tricky. While you’re sensitive to culture’s perception of the church as “always asking for money,” you also know addressing people’s giving is a crucial part of ministry. That’s partly because your budget depends on your church...
by Rusty Lewis | Jan 21, 2019 | Communication, Generosity
As a church leader, you probably wish you had more money to do more ministry. But your church’s financial bandwidth is tied to your congregation’s financial generosity—and that can be frustrating. How can you encourage people to trust God and give more?...