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Two Lessons Your Church Should Learn From Starbucks
“We are now processing over 5 million mobile transactions a week in our stores.” Howard Schultz CEO of Starbucks Five million mobile transactions a week! Holy Cow that is a lot of mocha! That quote...
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Is Online Giving Biblically Relevant?
It is not often that someones makes a claim that my adherence to online giving is unbiblical but that is basically what the quote below from an email accused me of. I hear comments like this from time...
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Four Primary Tools an App Can Do For Your Church
900,000 and counting is the number of Apps available just on Apple products! Research shows that the average person has 41 apps on their smartphone but only opens up less than eight of them a day. I...
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My Pastor Thinks Like An Old Person!
That’s me in the background with Jeff Robinson on the great our App creator talking to a young dude! My pastor thinks like an old person! That is basically what a staff member told me last week. We...
View Article4 Steps to Increasing End of Year Giving
4 Steps to Increasing End of Year Giving, is simple and easy but you have to act now! I know you are probably not ready for end of year talk but whether you like it or not it is just around the...
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Technology Has Changed the Faith Practices of Millennials!
Technology has changed the faith practices of Millennials! The Barna Group released an email on October 15th with the headline, “How Technology is Changing Millennial Faith.” The findings in this...
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10 Reasons Your Church Needs An App
10 Reasons Your Church Needs An App I want to give you 10 reasons your church needs an App. If you do not have an app for your church you are missing out on one of the key ways to communicate...
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Is Your Church Destined to be a Health Spa?
Is your church destined to be a health spa? Could the above picture of a former church be a future picture of your church? If the current trend is not reversed it could well be. At the current pace...
View ArticleHow to Use the Best Driver for End of Year Giving
Do you know how to use the best driver for end of year giving? 28% of all gifts to charities come in December so you better have the right driver! Golfers know that one of the keys to a great game is...
View ArticleWhy Should the Holiday Sales Sag Matter For Your Church?
Why should the Holiday Sales Sag Matter For Your Church? Consider this headline, ”Holiday Sales Sag Despite Blitz of Deals.” That was the front page headline of Monday’s Wall Street Journal. If the...
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Why Do Pastors Hate Snow?
Why do pastors hate snow? Perhaps I should ask why do pastors hate snow on the weekends. Immediately you know the answer. Snow means less people will attend. The fewer you have in your services the...
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How to Attract Last Second Giving
Close your giving year out right by learning how to attract last second giving. It is late in the year but it is not too late to do something to see your giving increase. As I have been harping on...
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You Need to Start a Giving Plan NOW!
Pastor Shane Bishop of Christ Church outside of St. Louis You need to start a giving plan now! Why? Every winter all across the country church services are either cancelled or attendance is greatly...
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How to Increase Your Online Giving Now!
Wouldn’t you like to know how to increase your online giving now? I have helped scores of churches do just exactly that. In fact read this… “I took your advice about online giving and raised $7K in a...
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How Online Giving Can Help You Avoid the Summer Slump
Would you like to know how online giving can help you avoid the summer slump in giving? A few years ago I began to write about the importance of having online giving for a church. At the time, 2011,...
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Two Simple Ways to Increase Giving
There are two simple ways to increase giving at your church this summer. Summer has long been a challenge for churches to make budget. Members are gone a lot and attendance is off. When attendance...
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The 21st Century Offering – It Ain’t Paper!
The 21st century offering? It ain’t paper! Here are some facts to consider… Over the past decade, online bill payment has increased 800%! Paper check usage has declined from 61% of all payments in...
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