An annual stewardship drive is more than a way to generate revenue. It can also promote mission, reflection, education and community. The Lewis Center for Church Leadership offers 10 strategies. (Photo: DewFrame, Creative Commons)
Working through grief when budget cutting
The pain of reducing a church’s budget may be accompanied by all the classic stages of grief—denial, anger, bargaining, and depression. This resource from the Lewis Center for Church Leadership helps you work through them. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Trends affecting church leadership this year
Though the Pandemic is over, churches have not fully recovered due to a number of trends that challenge traditional models of ministry. The Lewis Center for Church Leadership explores. (Image: publicdomainpictures.net).
7 suggestions for reaching more people this Christmas
Christmas offers a great opportunity to bring both new visitors and fallen-away members into your congregation. The Lewis Center for Church Leadership offers tips to make the most of it this year. (Photo: Pascal Volk, Creative Commons)
How does our faith affect our relationship with money?
More than 2,300 Scripture passages talk about money, so obviously it’s something Christians should ponder carefully and faithfully. Callie Picardo, author of Money Talks: A Biblical Take on Earning, Saving, Spending, and Giving discusses. From the Lewis Center for Church Leadership.
Always remember to say thank you!
Every donor appreciates a thank you. And forgetting to say “thanks” can lead some donors to feel chagrined – and reluctant to give again. Stewardship expert Charles Lane suggests ways to show thanks. (Photo: Orin Zebest, Creative Commons)
Where do churches spend too much, AND too little!
Many churches have lopsided budgets — spending too much in some areas and not enough in others. How can your church achieve a better balance? From the Lewis Center for Church Leadership.
The coming revolution in church financing
What if tithes and offerings no longer support your church’s operations? How can you create multiple streams of income? This Q & A from the Lewis Center for Church Leadership explores. Listen or read. (Photo: National Hurricane Center)
Is your congregation making an impact?
Church leaders pray their congregation is stewarding all its resources effectively and making difference, but how do they know? The Lewis Center for Church Leadership discusses some new ways to gauge success. (Photo: Richard Wagoner via Flickr)
Strategies to make it easier to talk money in church
Some churches are so close-lipped about money that members may suspect that subject is taboo. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. The Lewis Center for Church Leadership shares ideas on how to have productive conversation about money and giving. (Photo: Daniel Dionne, Creative Commons)
