Fixing, “The Church Just Wants My Money!”

“In just two months, 122 people gave to Centerpoint Church for the very first time, and we added 18 new recurring givers! Working with Gavin on our generosity system gave us a plan to grow giving and fully fund our church.”
– Bryant Golden, Senior Paster, Centerpoint Church, Tampa, FL

This is why I’m offering my new MASTERCLASS: The Giving Funnel that Funds Your Church – https://churchacceleratorcommunity.com/givingmasterclass/

This giving post may help your church, but if you’re looking for more, check out the Masterclass Experience.

NEW POST: Fixing, “The Church Just Want My Money?”

“The church just wants my money!”

How do you overcome that obstacle as a church leader?

Undo the past thirty, forty, or fifty years of Christianity? Too bad that’s not an option! One simple solution is to stop talking about money, which certainly would fix the problem. Of course, that could create many more. If you never taught or mentioned money, nobody would complain and nobody would give. Worse, nobody would begin to trust God with their financial life. Yet, when you talk about money, people both complain and leave.

It’s unfortunate the perception exists. But it is for legitimate reasons. We, as church leaders, have done a terrible job talking about money and stewarding what we’ve received…

The A.B.C. of Year-End Giving

How to Maximize Year-End Giving: My next FREE WEBINAR happens THIS WEDNESDAY at 3:00 p.m. EST! Don’t miss “How to Maximize Year-End Giving.” Learn more and REGISTER HERE: https://churchacceleratorcommunity.com/webinar-growing-generosity/

NEW POST:

If you’re a church leader (or non-profit leader), you know the importance of year-end giving.

The metrics prove the point:
* Nearly one-third (31%) of annual giving occurs in December,
* 12% of all giving happens in the last three days of the year, and
* December 31 is the biggest giving day of the year.

Any way you look at it, December dollars matter.

So start making a clear and compelling ask! Don’t cast vision without adding a call to action.

In this post, I give you 4 ways your can A.B.C. (Always Be Closing) your year-end giving.

People Don’t Give To JUST Vision

QUICK NOTE: My next FREE WEBINAR happens later this month. Don’t miss “How to Maximize Year-End Giving.” Learn more and REGISTER HERE: https://churchacceleratorcommunity.com/webinar-growing-generosity/

Now, on to our post…

Have you heard the phrase, “People give to vision”?

As a new lead pastor, I was told to leverage vision to generate giving. More, people told me that my congregation would serve to vision, invite to vision, and connect in groups from vision.

So I studied vision casting. I worked hard to become clear, compelling, and concise. And I assumed, from what I had always heard, that vision would be sufficient to engage our church.

Seventeen years later, I’ve come to believe this is true, but only partially true.

In this NEW POST, I tell you what to do beyond vision to inspire participation. AND, I’ll offer you 6 simple ways to celebrate wins to inspire engagement.

5 Ways the Current Financial Tension Can HELP Your Church

Are you feeling the financial pressure at your church?

Several things are culminating at once: 2023 Budget planning. The stock market reduction. And the fear of a recession, to name a few.

Most churches I know are looking ahead cautiously. And I get it.

Plenty of churches have already seen giving reduced. And they are simultaneously watching expenses rise. This is happening in our church and in the homes of our congregation.

Here’s what I’m wondering:

What if you leveraged this financial tension to grab their attention?

In this NEW POST, I give you five ways to use the financial tensions to help your congregation pay attention…

P.S.: I’m launching a new MASTERCLASS COHORT GROUP soon — “The Giving Funnel that Funds Your Church.” If you want more information, just shoot me a note!

And check out more resources here: https://churchacceleratorcommunity.com/growing-generosity/

Funding Ministry: The Four Types of Givers in Your Church

Ministry takes money.

Which means raising money (AKA inspiring generosity) is part of the job.

For many in ministry leadership, fundraising is a constant pressure. Fundraising can be frustrating. It’s easy to feel discouraged by this aspect of the job, but I’d like to suggest an alternative to that negative emotion.

In this NEW ARTICLE, I discuss a strategic pathway to move people from tipping to generous giving.

This isn’t just a solution to fund your ministry. It’s an opportunity to create disciples.

How can I help?

Helping ministry and marketplace leaders through change, transition, and transformation is why I created Transformation Solutions. Go right now to mytransformationsolutions.com and sign up for a free, 30-minute conversation to decide if working together works for you.