Building a business that encourages generosity
The origins of Pushpay involve a most unlikely element: a bike.
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Funding ministry — simply
In an age when digital giving is common — but often frustrating and impersonal — Pushpay provides an experience that’s beautifully simple and can provide points of connection between a church and its members.
Read More >The happy debrief
“So, how did the project / event go?” When we ask for feedback, what we really want to hear is all the good stuff — People loved it! We were under budget! Better than expected! That was freaking awesome, and I can’t wait to do it again! Thank you all for your hard work, and […]
Read More >The Playground
When you hear the word “playground,” what comes to mind? It takes me back to elementary school, waiting for the bell to ring for recess. Boom! I was out the doors and onto the playground. Every day was a new adventure. It could be a game of tag, kickball, who could go the farthest on […]
Read More >IRS agrees to monitor churches for electioneering
By Kimberly Winston RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (RNS) —The Internal Revenue Service said it will monitor churches and other houses of worship for electioneering in a settlement reached with an atheist group. The settlement was reached Friday (July 18) in federal court in Madison, WI, where the initial lawsuit was filed in 2012 by the Freedom […]
Read More >Tweet it, post it, share it: What’s your church story?
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (RNS) / COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Organizers of the international Back to Church Sunday® movement want to know: What’s your church story? How was your life blessed by your experiences at a church? For millions of people, church is where they learn about God. They have stories to tell about lives changed, […]
Read More >Faith communities are dumping their fossil fuel investments
By Lauren Markoe RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (RNS)— Worried about global warming, a growing number of churches and other faith groups are divesting their holdings in fossil fuel companies, which release large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Activists support fossil fuel divestment in front of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Bascom […]
Read More >So your church members are wired. How do you organize all the social networking?
Once social media becomes part of a church ministry, it can be overwhelming to manage.
Read More >Move over, smiley face: New religious emojis on the way
In addition to smiley faces, high heels and frogs
Read More >Why your church needs more (often) announcements in worship
Most of us have entered the twilight zone of worship announcements at some point. A person approaches the pulpit with the same gait as one walking the plank. A piece of paper unfolds, multiple times. The throat clears … loudly. What follows is usually awkward, many times painful, and sometimes memorable in all the wrong […]
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