It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over

It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over

Many churches are in the midst of its fall stewardship campaigns, or soon will be. Much thought has been put into a stewardship theme. Sermons are prepared, letters are sent, worship is enjoyed, and, for a lot of churches, pledge cards or estimate-of-giving cards are...
Spiritual Math

Spiritual Math

We have all been in a meeting where someone shares the well-worn idea, “If we divide the amount we need by the number of our members we will know how much everyone should give.” That statement makes organizational sense. It makes easy accounting sense. It just doesn’t...