When the money isn’t there it can be a desperate place to land. Jesus told his disciples, “You have not because you ask not”. As church planters, we must take responsibility for being the chief resource raiser. Learning how to inspire others to give financially to Jesus’ cause is key to kingdom impact.
Brian Tome:
Going after money is:
- Instigating Spiritual Formation
- Embracing Strategic Regression
- If you decide to go after tithing your attendance will go down.
This is the spiritual fogram. It gets at the heart of very thing.
Do’s of Finances…
- Establish your guiding financial principles
- Spend Money (we are here to invest it),
- Bless People (Staff, Bless People in out church, India),
- Budget according to vision not expectation.
- 1st Time Thank You Notes
- Yes pastor you should know what people give
- Have a sexy arm – endues giving (NO general fund-ministry fund)
- Sex up your ministry fund
- Quarterly vision Statement that contains vision.
- Check your leaders’ giving (we reproduce what we’re like not what we like)
- Tithe – Pastor needs to lead the spiritual activities of generosity
- Money series every 12 to 18 months
- Financial anecdote every month when preaching
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