Online giving is no longer a trend, it is quickly becoming the new normal among churches. Many churches receive 50% or more of their giving through electronic giving. Also most churches that make the shift from traditional giving to online giving see a financial increase of 10-20%. In spite of this there are still some who are reluctant regarding online
If you are in a ministry position and God has called you to earn a Doctor of Ministry (DMin), here are some tips that might help you go to seminary without going broke. 1. Carefully analyze the costs of the Doctoral of Ministry program. Unfortunately, schools hide costs in their marketing material. Look at your budget and determine if a
The Exponential East Conference attracts thousands of attendees every year to Orlando near the end of April! Pastors from around the country make the journey to Orlando and even with discounted conference hotel lodging rates, find the expenses of housing to be significant. Also, because of the Orlando location (and Disney World), many pastors and their families will work to
In Part 1 of this two-part series we focused on a number of strategies and unique practices Church Furniture Partner is committed to in order to save churches dollars on their Furnishings, Fixtures and Equipment. We listed many of the costly practices we refuse to adopt because if we did adopt them, then our ability to save your church money
Church building projects are expensive! I’m positive I’m “preaching to the choir” with that statement! But having led six major church expansion and construction projects during my four decades serving as a Lead Pastor, I faced that truth repeatedly. During those years, I developed a strategy to assist in lowering expenses for first my own church, and then other churches
Church leaders often complain that their church management system (ChMS or CMS) doesn’t meet their specific needs. That’s why, at Churchteams, it is our habit to take the best ideas and suggestions we receive from our clients and upgrade our software. By doing this we continually make Churchteams even more intuitive and useful to our end users. Here is a
