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Church Giving Letters Thank You Message to Church Members: A Note of Gratitude Writing a thank you note to church members isn't always at the top of to-do lists for pastors, clergy or church office officials, but it's necessary.

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Fundraising Top 114 Fundraising Ideas for Churches in 2025 Today, church fundraiser ideas must be both creative and effective. There are many heartwarming stories of communities joining together to help local …

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Virtual Ministry Virtual Church Services Managing an online church service might seem difficult, but it doesn’t need to be hard. For years, we’ve studied some of the most effective virtual …

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Stats 10 Average Church Giving Statistics Plus Why Members Aren't Giving Giving statistics vary from church to church. But one thing remains true: The amount of giving in the church has a huge impact on the longevity of …

Stats 12 Church Trends & How Churches Can Adapt Our sleuths have searched far and wide to gather a list of church trends every church should be aware of. But we didn’t stop here. As you read …

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Stats 6 Easter Offering Sample Letters for Your Church The truth is, you weren’t inspired to become a church leader or clergy because you enjoy asking for offerings. That’s just part of the job. And, …

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Online Giving Life Lessons from Lydia: The Pathway to Generosity THE PATHWAY TO GENEROSITY PART 1 Does your congregation struggle to explain, model or implement a “culture of generosity?” Many find that all of the …

eGiving & Technology Why Your Givers Want Recurring Online Payments The steady increase in automatic payments continues. A study of 2,429 U.S. consumers in 2016 by ACI Worldwide and research firm Aite Group found …

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Stewardship Accepting and Honoring Church Memorial Gifts Most churches have a policy and/or committee that accepts memorial, legacy and honor gifts. Many times, this policy has been around for years and …

Stewardship 10 Excuses for Not Giving & What Churches Can Do to Respond When it comes to giving, generosity and stewardship, a wide gap remains between the view from the pew and the view from the pulpit. That disconnect …

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Ministry Extending Tangible Generosity If you could take one possession of yours, sell it and give the proceeds to the Lord's work, what would it be?

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Ministry Should A Pastor Know How Much Members Give? To know or not to know … that is the question. When I was a pastor in the 1990s, it seemed there was a fairly common understanding between the pastor …

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Ministry The Origins of Pastor Appreciation Month The concept of clergy appreciation started with the Apostle Paul as he was establishing the first Christian churches, according to Focus on the …