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Steps to generosity

church, culture, decline, Fairhaven Church, generous, genorisity, Giving

June 8, 2010 at 11:04 am.

With so many articles being written lately about declining receipts in church giving, I’ve taken some time to think about why I believe giving has been strong at Fairhaven Church.

The difficulty of giving: Developing a system that funds the work

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budget, church, funding, generosity, Giving, LifeWay, opportunity, recession, stewardship, system

January 1, 2010 at 11:18 am.

Ben Stroup works with LifeWay Christian Resources to assist churches with stewardship and giving, and he has given himself the title of Chief Broker of Opportunity. “I help churches bring into reality the ministry God has called them to accomplish by ensuring they have the ability to fully fund that vision,” he says.

The altered landscape of giving has both good and bad news

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business, charitable, church, congregation, demographics, economy, FINANCE, financial, generosity, Giving, LEADERSHIP, manage

January 1, 2010 at 8:22 am.

People of faith are renowned for their charitable generosity. Amidst what economists are calling the “Great Recession,” giving to religion is the one subsector of charitable giving that grew in 2008. While charitable giving as a whole decreased from 2007 to 2008 by 2 percent (-5.7 percent when adjusted for inflation) and individual giving dropped 2.7 percent (-6.3 percent when adjusted for inflation) contributions to religion increased by 5.5 percent (+1.5 percent when adjusted for inflation).

Dirt’s flying, but pledges are down. What can we do?

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budget, capital campaign, church, Communication, congregation, economy, FINANCE, generosity, Giving, LEADERSHIP, management, money, pledges

October 1, 2009 at 5:49 pm.

The pastor of “Hometown” Community Church noted in a casual way one Sunday that the pledges for the new worship center and classroom buildings were coming in only at a 50 percent rate.

How one church helped families secure stronger finances in tough times

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budget, church, Communication, congregation, debt, economy, FINANCE, financial, Giving, management, money, savings

October 1, 2009 at 5:31 pm.

When Blackshear Place Baptist Church offered a family finance program, 1,200 people signed up, and trimmed thousands in personal debt.

E-giving means fewer envelopes to open and less chance of fraud

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ACH, budget, church, e-giving, EFT, fraud, Giving, LEADERSHIP, management, tithing

October 1, 2009 at 11:34 am.

Bad weather, vacations and illnesses can cause parishioners to miss church services during the year. While some people will make up their missed donations, many won’t. That’s where electronic giving, or e-giving, can help.

A Seattle church automates giving and achieves online community

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budget, church, Communication, economy, Giving, LEADERSHIP, money, organization, TECHNOLOGY

July 1, 2009 at 1:41 pm.

Puget Sound Christian Center in the greater Seattle area has undergone significant technology updating in its 30 years in order to meet the congregation’s needs and desires to connect and communicate with one another.