“We’re about to be a story that you will tell other churches.” Those words led off the voice mail trailed by that sinking feeling crashing through what was a stable, flourishing project. Having coached groups in generosity for several years, train wrecks occur more than [...]

With some, no great, reluctance Rock has agreed to let us on the inside of the world of high capacity giver. A high capacity giver thinks and acts so differently than what church leaders believe.  In trying to help church leaders understand the gap between [...]

Want to increase your church giving in 2012?  Your choices in 7 areas will make the difference.  Resolve now to: Make generosity a priority. Giving is the life-blood of the mission.  Leaders must elevate the priority else the giving will be routine. Resolve to normalize [...]

Working with groups seeking to elevate generosity makes for interesting tensions.  There is a default sense that ministry people are of greater value than marketplace people. No one really verbalizes this myth, but the undercurrents are there. The Monk and the Merchant helps to debunk [...]

How to shut down a conversation with the person next to you on the plane: tell them that you are ordained and work in the area of church and giving money.  The priceless looks make a hilarious You Tube montage. Honestly, the reality of what [...]

Working with pastors means we have to agonize with how hard to push a congregation in their generosity journey. It is possible to push too hard, stretching them past their capacity in the development of their faith.  It is also possible to challenge, to press, [...]

The collision sounded deep in the recesses of my heart this morning.  With a cup of steaming tea (chocolate – treasured gift from my daughter) beside me, I anticipated a tender interaction with the Lord. God’s tender mercies wounded me instead. You would think that [...]

Church giving strongly correlates with trust in the church leader and passionately embracing the vision. Welcome to one of the best overviews of leadership practices for church and ministry leaders that will enable you to build trust and engage the heart of the donor. Like [...]