Blogs
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Trends in Church Worship and Giving in 2025
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De-Risk Capital Campaigns: A Spiritual Funding Approach
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Why Pre-Campaign Planning is the Secret to a Spiritually Healthy Capital Campaign
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Major Gifts in a New Era - Transforming Relationships and Impact in Today’s Philanthropic Landscape
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Building a Lasting Legacy: A Guide to Planned Giving in Churches
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From Vision to Victory: A Guide to Strategic Ministry Planning
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5 Proven Strategies for Nonprofit Financial Health
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Top 10 Generosity Topics from 2025: Trends & Strategies for Ministry Leaders
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Tools for Thriving: Essential Church Leadership Resources
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Stop Asking for Help Paying the Bills
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Key Habits That Lead to Major Gifts
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Gratitude That Grows: Helping Church Leaders Nurture Generosity as a Path to Discipleship
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Does Your Mission Include Growing Disciples or Just Using Them to Resource Your Ministry
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Beyond Good Intentions: The Power of a Strategic Ministry Plan
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Why January and February are the Best Months to Collect Annual Estimates of Giving
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Building a Culture of Generosity Through an Integrated Funding Strategy
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The Next Generation of Givers: What Gen Z and Millennials Want from Your Ministry
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Generational Giving and Technology
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Just for Pastors - When People Leave the Church and Other Hard Stuff
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Faith-Based Capital Campaigns: Trends, Challenges, and Strategies for Success
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Tackling Ministry Challenges with a Solid Plan
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5 Indicators Your Church is Ready to Become Debt-Free
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How to Lead Sustainable Growth in Multisite Churches
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Building a Financially Resilient Ministry in a Rapidly Changing World
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Glimmers of Hope Found in Generational Giving, Serving & Worship Patterns
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Trends in Giving - What Every Church Leader Needs to Know
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Get Everyone on the Same Page for a Debt Campaign
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Unlock Generosity Through Transformational Relationships
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Beyond the Numbers: Financial Leadership as Discipleship Formation
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More Than a Gift: How Recurring Giving Shapes Disciples and Strengthens the Church
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Top 3 Challenges Facing Faith-Based Nonprofits
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Nail Your Pre-Campaign Planning for a Successful Capital Campaign
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Lessons in Leadership from Tim Stevens
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90-Day Giving Check-Up - Measure Progress, Build Momentum
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What to Do When Your Efforts Aren't Paying Off
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Is the Sky Falling?
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The Secret to Solving Today's Biggest Nonprofit Challenges
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What 2024 Data Tells Us About Church Giving and Attendance Trends
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Nine Signs You Need Help With Ministry Funding
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5 Keys to Become a Thriving Church (Free E-Course)
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Strategic Ministry Planning: Your Guide to Purposeful Leadership
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Lake Forest Church’s God-sized Capital Campaign Expands Church-planting Mission
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Creating a Culture of Gratitude in Your Nonprofit
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How to Plan a Successful Capital Campaign for Your Nonprofit
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Tim Stevens on Leadership and Teams
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Joe Park Discusses The Unstuck Group’s Quarterly Report on Multisite Churches
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5 Practical Ways to Grow Your Ministry Funding and Ensure Financial Sustainability
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Fully Funding Your Annual Ministry Plan
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The Best Generosity Resources for Churches and Nonprofits
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Emerging Trends in Nonprofit Fundraising
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The Benefits and Challenges of Asset Stewardship for Churches
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Church Health Benchmarks and Trends
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Giving USA 2024: Four Disturbing Giving Trends
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Unlock Transformational Generosity Through Relationships
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How to Craft an Omni-Channel Donor Engagement Strategy for Your Ministry
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The Power of Tracking Data to Enhance Donor Engagement in Your Ministry
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How Much is Too Much: Five Communication Pitfalls to Avoid to Keep Donors Engaged
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Five Practical Tools to Boost Digital Engagement with Your Donors
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Unpacking Critical Insights: Tony Morgan & The Unstuck Church Staffing Report
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From Strategy to Success: Ministry Goal Planning and Progress
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5 Fundamentals Faith-Based Nonprofits Need Before Beginning Fundraising
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5 FAQs about the Integrated Funding Strategy
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How to Make Your Donors Feel Appreciated
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Study Finds Eleven Personal Benefits of Being Generous
Setting Clear Goals and Objectives: Key Steps for Nonprofit Success
Boost Your Impact: Essential Leadership Resources
The Power of Gratitude: Building Lasting Connections with Donors
LeadingSmart and Horizons Stewardship Announce Strategic Partnership to Support Church and Faith-Based Nonprofits
Ignite the Spirit of Generosity and Maximize Year-End Giving
Horizons' Church Giving & Worship Survey - Mid-Year 2023
10 Effective Strategies to Boost Donor Engagement and Impact
Strengthening Ministry Funding for a Secure Future
Breaking Through the Fear: How to Ask for Donations with Ease & Impact
Implementing an Integrated Funding Strategy in Your Church or Faith-Based Nonprofit
The Importance of Goal Setting in Achieving Your Mission and Vision
Phygital Engagement Made Easy
8 Ways Ministry Leaders Benefit from an Integrated Funding Strategy
Unleashing Generosity: A Conversation with Joe Park
Church Finances: Resources to Fund Ministry and Grow Disciples
Managing Money and Ministry: Tips for Success
Church Giving is Shrinking & the Middle Class is Declining: Now What?
How to Make Your Donors Feel Appreciated
A Story of Hope
How This Free Digital Magazine Delivers for Church Leaders
Capital Campaign Toolkit: 4 Ways to Make it Different
Why Quality Analytics of Data is Vital for Your Church
How the Future of Fundraising Will Impact Your Church
4 Ways Your Next Capital Campaign Will Be Different Brief
Now is the Time To Start a Conversation with Your Leaders
Break Free of Church Debt
Creating the Next Chapter for Your Church through Debt Elimination, Capital Upgrades and Renovations
Church Finances: Key Mistakes Not to Make
The Horizons’ 2021 Giving & Worship Report
Why Now May Be the Best Time to Eliminate Debt and Fund Campus Upgrades
Seven Keys to Great Offering Talks!
Are You Speaking the Love Language of Your Donors?
The Next Big Thing in Stewardship and Generosity
Practical Ideas for Easter and Your Offering
Four Easy Ways to Boost Year-End Giving
The Most Popular Myths About Generosity
Overcoming Eight of the Most Common Obstacles to Fully Funding Ministry in 2022
What You Need to Know that Your Givers Won’t Tell You
5 Simple Ways to Reorient Thinking about Generosity
Study Finds Eleven Personal Benefits of Being Generous
The Power of Thanks: Four Practical Ministry Funding Impact Strategies
12 Terrible Mistakes To Avoid In Funding Ministry
Seven Steps to #GivingTuesday Success
Seven Things About Church Stewardship Your Financial Leaders Want to Know
The Biggest Problem with Ministry Funding (and How You Can Fix It)
11 Ways to Revamp Your Approach to Annual Giving
Budgeting For 2022: An Easy Four-Step Guide
How to Know You’re Ready for a Capital Campaign
10 Keys to Leading Change in a Church
Seven Frequently Asked Questions about a Financial Leader Ministry
The Next Big Thing in Church Stewardship
Eight Common Pitfalls in Offering Talk Storytelling
Five Reasons Your Financial Leaders Don't Give More
Three Steps to a Better Offering
Five Reasons to Include Stories in Your Offering Talk
Why December 26-31 is the Most Important Week to Share Your Impact Stories
How to Budget and Fund Ministry Impact During Times of Uncertainty
Is Your Church Signed Up for Giving Tuesday?
Leading in Challenging Times: Tim Stevens, Executive Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church
Renting Your Church Facilities: Money & Mission Fulfillment
Jim Tomberlin and Warren Bird on Church Mergers - Part One
Finding Islands of Sanity within the Current Storm
Church Economics: Why Tithes and Offerings May Not Be Enough Anymore - Part One
Church Economics: Why Tithes and Offerings May Not Be Enough Anymore - Part Two
Church Economics: Why Tithes and Offerings May Not Be Enough Anymore - Part Three
Eliminate Church Debt Service and Increase Ministry Funding
Five Financial Strategies to Guide Your Ministry Leadership During Disruption
Tony Morgan on Seven Strategic Shifts Church Leaders Must Make Now
Church Executive Magazine Features Joe Park on How to Recover from a Decline in Giving
Pastor Jacob Armstrong Discusses Success in Increasing Recurring Giving
Why Choose Generosity in Times of Uncertainty and Fear?
What First-Time Givers Need from Your Church
Your Total Contributions Aren’t Telling the Whole Story
Invite Your Church to Experience Next Level Generosity
How to Know Which Capital Campaign Approach is Best for Your Church
5 Reasons Capital Campaigns are Great Launching Points for Increased Annual Giving
How to Instantly Improve Giving in Your Church
5 Reasons Your Financial Leaders Don't Give More
9 Questions to Ask after Experiencing a Decline in Church Giving
5 Practical Ways to Make Generosity a Priority in 2020
Four Ways to Make Stewardship a Worshipful Experience
When to Hire a Capital Campaign Consultant
Why Your High-Capacity Donors Aren’t Giving More
10 Ways to Effectively Thank Your Donors
How to Avoid Making an Awkward Financial Ask
How to Talk About Money and Ministry in Church
Why Shifting Your Fiscal Year is a Next Level Generosity Best Practice
Three Prescriptions for Curing a Scarcity Mindset
Are you Ready to Lead "A Generous Life"?
How to Make the Offering About Love (An Offering Talk for Sunday)
"Giving" Has to Be One of Your Church’s Key Words
Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign?
A Story of Faith and Transformation - St. Andrew UMC, Plano, TX
10 Ways to Turn a Church Contribution Statement into Contributions
The Three Pockets of Giving
Who Should Know What People Give?
The Power of Thanks: Four Practical Ministry Funding Impact Strategies
Do You Know What Motivates People to Give?
Increase Giving: Begin with Powerful Storytelling
Advice on Taking the Trail for the First Time
Ways to Increase Donor Motivation