Let’s first define church staff development. It can take many forms from team-building exercises to educational courses for pastors, treasurers, secretaries, etc. It can be leadership training sessions or church administration classes for certification in one or more areas. The underlying theme is the enrichment of the church staff to fine-tune the skills they have,… ⪼ 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…
Are Donations Increasing or Decreasing?
In a church’s financial history lies many reasons why a church’s donation either increased or decreased. Listed below are some possible reasons why donations increase or decrease. Always keep in mind that any church needs a way to track donations preferably via software. The following are in no particular order. A good economy will typically… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Improving Donations for Your Church
Improving donations in any organization is hard work. It’s even harder without a goal, strategy, and tactics. Each of these should be very specific. In other words, just setting a goal like ‘Improving Donations’ is not enough. What are some examples of specific goals? 1.) Reaching new donors. 2.) Encourage our good donors to become… ⪼ 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…