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Church Giving, Budgeting, and Financial/Generosity Ministry

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & PRESS RELEASE SURVEY OF 1000+ CHURCHES on Church Giving, Budgeting, and Financial/Generosity Ministry Background on the survey: In late 2008 and early 2009 there were a growing number of media articles and news stories about a decline in church giving in light of the growing recession in America. Church giving stories were in city newspapers, …

How to become a Top 20 church in your area

Dear Pastor, You and your church have been chosen among the first 100 congregations in the U.S. to participate in the launching of a new and innovative web tool that can help you improve your church influence in the local community. This is how it works:  Go to churchinfluence.com to check if your church is among the Top 20 in your area …

6 STAGES of the DYING CHURCH

“The six stages of a dying church:” Denial. The church is declining numerically, but no one seems concerned. Fewer people are reached with the gospel, but no alarm sounds. The church’s impact on the community is negligible, but life continues in the church like nothing has happened. Recalibration. There is a sense that something’s wrong …

MASS Exodus of the Youth from Church: In Search of Answers to a Dark Dilemma

I recently sat in a lecture “Why Are Youth Leaving the Church?” I listened to the most recent statistics, compared one opinion to the next, looked at the latest church involvement research and even explored some emerging themes of why people in general leave the faith. All the information was very interesting and contained an …

HOW to improve your church website’s search results

If someone moved into your community and Googled “churches in [your city],” would they find you? Do a quick search on Google and Google Maps. Does your church show up on the first page? People search for everything from random questions to the mysteries of the universe. Does your church website offer answers to questions …