The holiday season is a sacred time for devotion and celebrations, but it can also be a very hectic and stressful time of year. This is especially true for church leaders and volunteers. In addition to family get-togethers, shopping, and baking, you also have to meet all the extra demands at the church! For some… ⪼ Continue Reading…
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Communication and Church Donations (p2)
Here is the second part of the 2 part series for Communication and Church Donations. If you haven’t read the first part you may want to read it first. 🙂 4. Clear communication also dispels the ‘other person syndrome’. The old story of — why should I donate when someone else will step up? Some… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Communication and Church Donations (p1)
Communications and church donations go hand in hand. Let’s look at some reasons why people give to a particular cause. They see tangible differences made by their donations. They have a personal connection to a cause. They feel they’re a part of something great. What are some of the possible reasons people don’t donate? Manual… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Church Membership Management and Benevolence Ministry
What does church membership management and the Benevolence Ministry have in common? Let’s start with how the Benevolence Ministry gets it’s funding. Majority of the time this comes from the church’s members. It would be hard to fund this ministry without donors and the ability to track them in a church membership management system. With… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Group Export Makes Pre-filled Registration Forms Possible
A new group list export has been released in response to customer requests for an output format that can be used in mail-merge fashion to produce a pre-filled Sunday School registration form for each child. This export includes information for secondary households. It also assumes that a member group exists for the Sunday School class. Output… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Encouraging Church Consistent Giving
If there’s one thing churches want to eliminate when it comes to receiving donations, it’s the Summer Slump. It’s that time of year when folks are taking vacations, attending graduations and weddings or spending weekends at the lake. The change in routine all too often causes a disconnect in regular giving, even though the light… ⪼ Continue Reading…