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A few years ago, a pastor asked me, “What trends do you see impacting the church in the future?” I held up my iPhone and said, “This.” The pastor was aghast at the answer. Does anyone doubt now the impact of mobile devices? Then consider this 95% of all Americans own a cell phone 250 million smartphones exist in...
The Come From Behind Series This is the third in a series of posts on developing a come from behind giving strategy. What Are the Goals of a Come From Behind Giving Strategy? The question, what are the goals of a come from behind giving strategy might seem silly to ask. Isn’t it to see an...
The Come From Behind Series This is the second in a series of posts on developing a come from behind giving strategy. Below is a free tool to help you build your own come from behind strategy. Recovering the Lost Offering of COVID19 The Key of a Come From Behind Giving Strategy 34% of churches...
The Come From Behind Series This is the first in a series of posts on developing a come from behind giving strategy. Check out this free tool to help you build your own come from behind strategy below! Recovering the Lost Offering of COVID19 Why You Must Have a Come From Behind Strategy We are...
Surviving the COVID19 crisis depends upon knowing and avoiding the 8 top mistakes churches make in online giving. Some of you reading this have not held an on-campus service since March. Those that are starting to re-open are seeing numbers far below normal. For most churches in America, the only way they are keeping afloat...
How is giving at your church? I ask that question of every church leader I talk to today. Frankly, the results are a mixed bag. A few churches have actually seen giving increase. Most churches however have seen some percentage of decline. I’m guessing since you are reading this that you are in that category. ...
“COVID19 Engagement and the Impact on Giving” Attendance Versus Engagement – The New Normal? “We had over 8,000 people watch our services through our live stream!” “We are connecting with more people during the lockdown than we ever have before!” Have you heard comments like that? Have you said that? My question is, how do...
57% of churches have learned the importance of setting up their offerings. The accounting firm CapinCrouse recently did a study that asked churches, what methods has your church implemented to collect, maintain, or encourage offerings? 57% said, “Increased discussion around offerings during online services. Emphasized that offerings are an act of worship, told stories of how...
If we could show you how to improve summer giving in two minutes or less, would you be interested? Every church leader will tell you that summer giving is always a challenge. Historically it has always been the most challenging time of the year for giving. Our team at Gyve decided to help you do...
The Round-Up Giving Strategy How One Simple Tool Will Help You Attract New Givers This is the first in a series on how to increase new givers using the Round Up Giving App. What if there was one simple tool that would help you attract new givers? One of our goals at Gyve is to...
