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 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 and to other ministries.” We were pretty blown away by your
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
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
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
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’s your go-to? A car wash? A bake sale? Sure, those
Giving People Give More When They Have Options You know non-profit giving has reached the big time when the “paper of record,” the New York Times, has one of its top economic consultants on the case. In this week’s column, Robert J. Shiller examines what motivates people to not only give,
Giving No Church is too Small for Online Giving Think back to college or secondary school sociology class. The instructor would perform an exercise where students would be asked to write down whether they considered their family lower, middle, or upper class. At the end, the instructor would plot out the distribution on
Giving 3 Ways to Maximize Your Offerings this Easter ******Making the most of your Easter offering**Does your church see its biggest attendance of the year on Easter? While preparing for the service, consider three things to make giving easy and accessible on
Church A Cool Look at Religion and Technology Gizmodo Australia recently published a post about tech and religion – our two favorite subjects. It mostly centers around some new (and somewhat controversial) apps, from simple prayer reminders to one designed to streamline the process of Catholic Confession. Writer Ashley Feinberg also explores some
Giving Landmark Roman Church Looks to Online Giving for Support Interesting piece in the New York Times about what’s become one of Rome’s biggest tourist attractions – the 800-Year-Old Church of St. Francis at Ripa. It just so happens that the church includes a room where St. Francis of Assisi is said to
Church Breaking: $600k Stolen From Joel Osteen's Church Bad news for anyone who donates to Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church (or wants to believe in the inherent goodness of humanity): Thieves made off with a safe containing an estimated $600k in cash, checks and credit card receipts collected over the weekend. News
