Leadership

Who are the people in your neighborhood? Your church database is an incredible tool to help you discover unmet ministry needs for the folks who live, work, and play in your community. These steps will help you gain insights with your own neighborhood research.

Who are the people in your neighborhood? Your church database is an incredible tool to help you discover unmet ministry needs for the folks who live, work, and play in your community. These steps will help you gain insights with your own neighborhood research.

For those of us in the church world, we know how much time and effort it takes to keep the constant production of fresh content flowing for social media and church communications if you want to stay engaged with your community. What if there was technology to help our churches complete all this writing outside of leaning on church staff and trained volunteers? Learn how artificial intelligence is helping.

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.

The holiday season is here, and with it, lots of opportunities for giving. Church attendees are ready and willing to support a campaign, but it's up to the leaders to communicate clearly and inspire participation. Before you write your first appeal email of the giving season, check out these industry tips.

Giving is a core element of the Christian faith. We need look no further than Jesus, Himself, to see this concept demonstrated to the fullest. Giving is a year-round activity. However, there’s one day every year that churches can particularly use to focus on their charitable messaging: #GivingTuesday.

Studies show that churches will continue to conduct ministry online post-COVID-19. For some segments of attendees, church online has become their preferred method of...