Giving FaithStreet Giving Featured By The New York Post FaithStreet was recently featured by the New York Post. Here are a few selections. FaithStreet co-founder and CTO Glenn Ericksen on FaithStreet's future “I would say the next [evolution] is less hardware-oriented and
Giving Giving Is Hard For Me Giving is hard for me. I struggle with it, but I'm just beginning to unpack why. Some of the reasons listed below are close to the surface (I like to buy stuff) and
Fear, Anxiety and Showing Up Anxiety is something I’ve struggled with since I was a kid. I can vividly remember sitting in my second grade classroom, the day after failing to complete an “important” homework assignment, anxiously
Growth Embracing Pirate Metrics: A Framework for Creating Growth Growing a company requires more than hard work and good ideas. AARRR provides both model and metric for repeatable, systematic growth.
Product Campaigns FaithStreet launches Campaigns, a new way for churches and entire communities to participate in giving.
Product Leader by FaithStreet on iOS Leader, our IOS app that allows you to track giving in real time, has been rebuilt for the latest version of iOS 11 and is ready to go. It’s a great way
Product Introducing Goals by FaithStreet Today, FaithStreet is thrilled to announce the launch of Goals. Goals is a new feature that allows givers to create an annual goal and to track their giving as they fulfill their goal.
Giving Should my whole tithe go to my local church? Pastors hold differing views. We recently shared an article by Pastor John Piper, in which he argues that “There’s no clear biblical mandate that your generosity has to be in a certain proportion to your church
company OnFaith Acquired By Deily FaithStreet is happy to announce that OnFaith has been acquired by Deily, Inc. a fantastic, young religion startup. Over the past 3 years, FaithStreet has led an epic migration of OnFaith from The
giveaway Win over $3,000 worth of Prizes from FaithStreet and Proclaim FaithStreet and Proclaim are giving away over $3,000 worth of prizes this month. Build beautiful church presentations with Proclaim and increase giving with FaithStreet. One winner will receive: One year of online
Giving Transaction Fees: Why it’s totally fine to ask givers to cover them When it comes to online giving and text giving in the church, the biggest deterrent is cost. Why should the church have to pay transaction fees? Doesn’t it seem like nickel-and-diming our
Church The 5 Best Ways to Keep in Touch With External Givers In today’s changing society, you may find that some of your committed supporters are external, meaning anybody who wants to support your church but is not a member. This could be anyone
Giving What's The Best Way To Thank Givers? Do your church members feel that their financial gifts are valued? Penelope Burk, author of ***Donor-Centered Fundraising***, found that 93 percent of respondents to her study said they would give again if they
church growth Greg Gibbs on Creating a Culture of Generosity How can you foster a culture of generosity in your church? Greg Gibbs, Director of Strategic Planning at Kensington Community Church, has worked with about one hundred churches to raise $100 million dollars.
Giving 8 Tips For a Successful Offering The offering time is often one of the most overlooked parts of the church service. Many pastors feel awkward about that time or go into autopilot as they rush to get through it.
churches Churches not just good for communities, but home values, too If you’re a homeowner, how close is your house to a church? Conversely, if you’re a church leader, how embeded is your church within the neighborhood? Based on a study of
churches A Better Way to Think About Church Planting “Church planting” – so hot right now, right? Sure. After all, the current church planting era is wonderful in that it breaks away from traditional growth structures and makes the church about the people
churches This Church Uses Baseball to Grow Though football is revving up, much of the summer months are thought of as a “dead zone” in terms of sports: You have baseball, a little golf, a little tennis, and more baseball.
Leaders A Reader Speaks out to the Pastors of Ferguson Over at OnFaith, we’ve published a number of posts regarding the anarchy in Ferguson, MO. Today, we received an email from a reader named Bonnie who has a message of her own
churches 10 Principles for Church Management Oftentimes, church leaders are hesitant to approach church management from too much of a “business-y” standpoint. It’s hard to blame them. For one thing, churches are very different from other non-profits in
Bible This Bible is Practically Indestructable We all know the Bible’s words and teachings are eternal, but what about the physical book itself? Not so much, right? Bibles, perhaps because they’re produced in such epic quantities, tend
Giving Your People Don't Give. Is It Your Fault? An interesting question, one posed (and eventually answered by) Chris Willard over on his blog. It must be something every church leader asks themselves: “Other churches seem to be doing well, but we’
Giving 4 Little Problems Solved by Online Giving Often times when we talk about online giving here at FaithStreet, we speak in broad strokes. You know, “online giving increases giving overall” (it does), or “online giving is affordable no matter how
40under40 Kudos to the YALT '40 Under 40' Last week YALT, the young adult wing of the CRC, announced their “40 Under 40” – young leaders who are influential beyond their home church. Browsing it, we couldn’t help noticing some familiar
Giving 3 Keys for Successful Fundraisers We talk a lot about online giving here at Faithstreet (seriously, we’re the best at it), but churches just as often turn to more “traditional” fundraisers for specific needs in causes. What’
