Finance
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Article Should We Have a Second Campaign?
Yesterday, I got a call from a minister who wanted to talk about what to expect from a follow-up campaign. His church was finishing up a campaign that added a significant addition …
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Article When Church and Family Finances Conflict
In early February, my husband and I prepared to visit the Taxman, spending a lunch hour gathering W-2s and mortgage statements and all the other official documents we had spent…
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Article Three Stewardship Resolutions
At a recent stewardship meeting our chair brought a book to us: Not Your Parents' Offering Plate, by J. Clif Christopher. After reading and discussing, there were three things…
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Article Money Planning for 2013
As I write this, I know my pastor is very focused on his new Advent series and it seems that everyone in the church is preparing for Christmas in one way or another. It is what I…
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Article End of the Year: Wins and Losses
It is that time of the year again when church leaders are looking at income and considering how best to communicate with their congregations about why and how to give more. I…
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Article Four Million Dollars for the Church
Last week one of our ministry strategists called me to share disturbing news about one of his clients. The pastor had just told him the church was notified they were the recipient …
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