giving

The last couple of decades have seen a dramatic shift in how we do church. The nitty-gritty elements of how a service is conducted have become steadily influenced by modern life. One area of 21st-century church activity that has seen a lot of changes is tithes and offerings.

One of the most intimidating areas of a website is a church’s giving page. The way that you set up your giving page — and especially the Thank You page that follows each donation — can actually make a big difference in how it impacts those interacting with your church.

These Planning Center integrations will help you automate processes and minimize administrative burden. And they do so in a user-friendly manner, making it more likely that the people currently in your congregation and future visitors will become engaged and stay involved. 

If the people in your church don’t know smart ways to handle finances, they have fewer funds available to give. And what extra money they may otherwise have had can easily be gobbled up by forgotten subscription renewals or a mistaken idea of how much they’re spending. Many want to give more, they just don’t have the financial know-how to make it happen.

Giving Tuesday isn't just for the typical charitable organizations. For years, churches have been benefiting more and more from the momentum of the #GivingTuesday campaign. Just a few years ago, churches saw the largest uptick in generosity on #GivingTuesday. There are billions of dollars being donated, and churches would be wise to join the movement and harness the energy for their causes, too.

  If you can count it, you can track it. With ChurchMetrics.com, you can get a completely free cloud-based tool that lets you see aggregate reporting...

Having a digital discipleship plan gives pastors and church leaders another way to teach their congregations that all of life is discipleship, from their waking and sleeping to their work, the way they spend their time, and the people they know. Digital discipleship is part of an integrated, holistic method to help people grow in their relationship with Jesus.

This past year has been quite a challenging one regarding how churches operate. Pastors have had to learn new ways to engage with their...