Generosity2020-09-19T07:49:34-05:00

Generosity

Does it feel like you’re always standing at the pulpit, asking for more money from your congregation? Is offering time a chore for your people? Well, are you taking the time to celebrate ministry that is happening? Perhaps if your people hear testimonies of how God is working, they will be more generous when the plate is passed.

Generosity: What’s Ahead in 2024

By |January 22nd, 2024|

Generosity is an action. It is the ongoing activity of giving away what you can’t take with you at the end of your life. To understand it better, Brad will share about what happened [...]

End-of-Year Letters Are Vital

By |April 18th, 2023|

Year-end letters are vital to the life of your people and church. They can share stories of ministry and remind people of God’s great work during the year. A number of years ago, my [...]

River Valley Church Receives $400,000 in Crypto Donations

By |February 15th, 2022|

Creating Catalysts of Generosity with Cryptocurrency An interview with Clynt Reddy, Executive Director of Operations for River Valley Church and Engiven. Each year River Valley hosts an annual event called Kingdom Builders, where they [...]

Legacy Gifting: The Heart of Stewardship

By |May 5th, 2021|

The stewardship journey is not only the work of a faithful follower of Christ but those chosen to lead them. The church has a unique opportunity to provide leadership in encouraging the completion of [...]

Giving in 2021 & How to Engage More Donors

By |March 29th, 2021|

What should you expect in projected giving through the balance of 2021? How will you engage more givers to end the year financially better than you expect? Get answers to these pressing questions. We'll [...]

State of Giving 2020

By |December 9th, 2020|

Full of charts and graphs, the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability has produced a free 24-page report on the state of giving in 2020. Warren Bird Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Equipping, served as [...]

Hone Your Online Giving & New Features

By |July 7th, 2020|

Fletch and Troy Pollock always have intriguing discussions. This time they will focus on how to hone your online giving. This will be coupled with new features in online giving. Fletch loves technology—automation that [...]

Digital Giving Trends

By |August 15th, 2019|

Fletch and Troy Pollock began an intriguing discussion at the 2019 XP-Seminar. Back by popular demand, this "state of digital giving" continues that discussion. From his vantage point of working with thousands of churches around [...]

Running a Church

By |January 8th, 2019|

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 Hey Fletch … I’ve been reading the columns for a while. It seems like you know so much about churches. I would say that ‘Fletch knows how to run a [...]

Four Levels of Givers

By |December 14th, 2018|

Friday, December 14, 2018 Hey Fletch … I was at the Smart Money for Church Salaries workshop in Dallas. It was awesome. I’m creating an executive summary of my notes for our directional team [...]

Please Support Me

By |December 6th, 2018|

Thursday, December 6, 2018 Hey Fletch … I am senior pastor in Kenya. We face financial problems in our small church. A salary for me is just a dream. We kindly request if any assistance. [...]

What Should I Look for in Online Giving?

By |August 20th, 2018|

Monday, August 20, 2018 Hey Fletch … Our church is considering starting online giving. What are the kinds of things that we should be looking for? DRF—From a user’s perspective, the number one thing for [...]

Understanding “The Big Shift”

By |July 13th, 2018|

Do you remember the E.F. Hutton advertisement? The essence of the ad is two people are talking about investments. One says, “My broker is E.F. Hutton and he says …” At that point everyone [...]

Giving Away 50% of Church Income

By |June 7th, 2018|

Thursday, June 7, 2018 Hey Fletch … In all of the church connections you have, do you know of other churches that are attempting to give away large percentages (50%+) of what they receive [...]