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 … read more

Why do people give? I have written extensively about this in my book, Not Your Parents Offering Plate. It is, however, important to restate this elementary understanding before… read more

Giving USA, the leading authority on charitable giving, has just released its findings for 2011. Giving as a whole rose by roughly 4% to 298 billion dollars. This is about a 1%… read more

A few years ago I was talking with a top Wal-Mart executive. I voiced to him that I felt they needed a new store at a certain location because the present one was not as cool… read more

This year I have experienced a rash of calls regarding church bonds. It has been surprising because I have not had calls about selling bonds as a means of building in many years… read more

Quite frequently I write about something that I witnessed a church do that was "stupid" (my favorite word according to my staff). Today I want to share what I witnessed at one… read more