In just two or three years, you can raise 200–300% of your normal operating budget by running a church capital campaign.1
That astounding stat comes from Smart Church Finances: A Pastor’s Guide to Budgets, Spreadsheets, and Other Things You Didn’t Learn in Seminary. It continues: (more…)
By Tobin Perry
Developing generous givers isn’t about your church’s budget. It’s about discipleship. Jesus’ commission to make disciples and teach them everything he commanded (Matt. 28:18–20) means teaching people that giving is part of the church’s mission.
In difficult economic times, people naturally cling to their money and fight calls to give it away. So how do you foster generous giving in tough times? Start with these five actions. [Read more…]
These deals are so good, they won’t stay around long! Add new favorites to your library before the bargains disappear. [Read more…]
Unfortunately, we need to postpone our Faithlife Live event to Thursday, August 20. We hope you’ll join us next week to hear from Paul Miller on the necessity of prayer.
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First Thessalonians 5:17 tells us to “pray without ceasing,” yet how many of us do?
Prayer is so hard that unless circumstances demand it—tragic accidents, an illness, or saying grace at a meal—many Christians simply don’t. [Read more…]
How will they believe if they haven’t heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? These are great questions posed by Scripture. However, we may want to ask one more question in the digital age: How will they find the preacher without a church website?
A church website is the digital front door to your church. It’s one of the simplest ways to be found by people who are looking for a new church. [Read more…]
Some churches these days are running in-person and live stream church services at the same time, with the same singing and sermon. So why does running them at the same time feel like double the work? [Read more…]
Colors create mood. Popular theory is they can even make you hungry. (Red and yellow, we’re talking about you.)
You probably know that great church website designs aren’t all red and yellow, though, so how do you design a church website with colors that serve up an appetizing look? One that doesn’t drive visitors to the back button? [Read more…]
When coronavirus hit, churches scrambled. Those that weren’t online figured out solutions fast, and those that already were online embraced remote church as a new normal. Since then, churches have worked tirelessly to ensure their congregations can continue meeting for weekly services, Bible studies, and the like (albeit online) and that people feel as connected as possible. [Read more…]
These deals are so good, they won’t stay around long! Add new favorites to your library before the bargains disappear. [Read more…]
In this week’s training mailbag segment, we’ll be addressing a couple of questions about Faithlife Giving and Proclaim. As always, add your questions as new comments below, and we may answer them in an upcoming mailbag segment. [Read more…]