Take a Deep Breath

With nearly all churches temporarily canceling their in-person services and other gatherings, here's a list of ways that you, as a leader, might consider responding during this unprecedented time. Slow

family

Help Young Parents Stay Connected

Young families sometimes struggle to stay connected to the local church. Intentional support, encouragement and technology can help.

Software Development Intern

FaithStreet is building the fundraising and engagement platform for faith communities, and we're hiring a paid software development intern. We have offices in NYC and Charleston, SC, and we're most

Year End Giving Toolbox

Below you'll find 6 tools (things like printable cards, animations and pledge tools) that will help your givers embrace the freedom that comes with generous giving this November and December.

Giving

Giving to your church with your bank account just got a lot easier

FaithStreet just made it a whole lot easier to give with your bank account – maybe even easier than giving with a card.

Giving

Rock RMS + FaithStreet Integration

Rock RMS is a free, open-source relationship management software designed for churches and other organizations. FaithStreet integrates closely with Rock to allow giving on FaithStreet to seamlessly be transported to

Giving

Planning Center Online + FaithStreet Integration

FaithStreet is excited to launch an integration with Planning Center Online.Not everyone needs access to everything. Use the best tool for the job. FaithStreet Giving takes singular, focused approach

Giving

Online Pledging

FaithStreet has created a free, online tool to help you increase pledge participation. It’s called Pledges, and you can find it under the Goals tab in your FaithStreet dashboard.

marketing

Plan Your Visit button

In your town, or soon to be headed there, no matter how big or small that town might be, there are people considering going (or going back) to church. In

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

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 from FaithStreet. No monthly cost. No Transaction fees. 100% free.

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 congregants to ask them to cover the fee? Is it worth

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 from a former member who has moved away – say, for college

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 were thanked promptly and in a personal manner, and 64 percent

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. He shared his story and best practices to help you change

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. Yet, the offering time should be an occasion to worship God

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 the housing market in Hamburg, Germany, the Wall Street Journal reports

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 who compose it, not those who run it – at least, that’

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. However, that didn’t stop one church from capitalizing on a

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 for spiritual leaders working in Ferguson: Unite, don’t divide. (emphasis

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 terms of what they accomplish. There are also plenty of hucksters

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 to be printed on the cheapest possible materials – cardboard jackets, with

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’re not reaching our goals. Did we just get a bad

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 small your church” (it is). That’s what our customers want

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 names who just happen to be FaithStreet customers. Let’s give