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Generosity & Giving

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.

Church Giving 2025

By |January 29th, 2025|

Church leaders need to know generosity trends in 2025. That's the starting point for this discussion. Then it will get really up-close and personal as Brad talks about how to inform, inspire, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The K Shape: Implications for Churches

By |August 16th, 2020|

This intriguing article, America's Two Coronavirus Realities by Dion Rabouin, perfectly describes what I am seeing in most churches and communities in the U.S. In my last ebook, Beyond: The Forward Focus Framework, I described three [...]

Giving Envelopes and Designated Giving

By |February 12th, 2019|

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Hey Fletch…our church envelopes and website allow donors to make designations. There are words that say, “The board has complete discretion and control over the use of all donated funds.” [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Mrs. Gold and the $300,000 Check

By |June 5th, 2018|

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 Hey Fletch … On Sunday, Mrs. Gold (that’s really her name) handed me an unmarked envelope with a letter in it. When I got back to my office and opened [...]

Sharing Stories of Ministry

By |May 26th, 2018|

Saturday, May 26, 2018 Hey Fletch … I like your suggestion about getting people's stories. How do you do that in a church? DRF—One of the best way to measure the effectiveness of your [...]

The XPastor Site is Different

By |April 23rd, 2018|

Monday, April 23, 2018 Hey Fletch … I’ve been in ministry a long time. Your XP-Seminar is unlike anything that I have attended before. I absolutely love it. The XPastor site exudes something different [...]

Is a Donation ‘Thank You’ Too Pushy?

By |April 19th, 2018|

Thursday, April 19, 2018 Hey Fletch … Do you encourage churches to acknowledge first time givers through a thank you letter?  I am considering starting this because I see this as a significant opportunity [...]