In the two months I have been writing this blog I have been interested to see what prompts readers to send comments and emails.  One that surprised me was the gentle chide that churches shut down administratively in the summer then wonder why people stop coming to worship.  But all of those who gave me […]

Last week Rev. Fred Leasure, my counterpart from Western Pennsylvania, was talking with our board about a number of issues around church finance, stewardship and UM Foundations.  He had 10 great bullet points and one of them really stuck with me. Seek the Kingdom, not the Castle. He was saying that churches should not get […]

I spent some time with my good friend Dave last week.  In our hour-long conversation there were two pieces that at the time I thought were completely disconnected, but now I think they’re tied together. On one hand we were talking about the United Methodist church where he and his family are members.  The first […]

I believe that in most of our churches the problem is not that the people do not have enough money. I believe the problem is the church doesn’t have enough vision

If this blog piques your interest, you can click on the “sign me up” button on the right to subscribe and have the weekly update sent directly by email. In his book Linear Giving Rev. Neil Orchard goes directly against some of the most widely-read stewardship experts of our time. And I think he’s dead right. The […]