by Mike Hicks | Nov 14, 2018 | Giving
Making an IRA Rollover Gift If you are 70½ or older, you can use your individual retirement account (IRA) to support your church. Making a qualified charitable distribution from your IRA will lower your income and avoid taxes, plus it can go to meet your required...
by Mike Hicks | Nov 7, 2018 | Planning
There are now only eight Sundays left in 2018. The end of the year will be bring a close to giving for 2018. Where does you congregation stand right now compared to the last two to three years? Are you ready to end the year with no problems? Or are you in a panic...
by Mike Hicks | Oct 31, 2018 | Legacy
Today is All Hallows’ Eve, and tomorrow is All Saints Day. Some of you may have celebrated last Sunday as All Saints, while others may be focusing on the first Sunday of November. I believe that it is an important day in the life of the church. It is a time to...
by Mike Hicks | Oct 24, 2018 | Planning
Television commercials have grown shorter over the past decades. 60 seconds spots were the norm well into the late 1990’s, but now 60 second spots account for only 5% of all advertising on television. That is a drastic shift in time and attention. The 30 second spot...
by Mike Hicks | Oct 17, 2018 | Direction, Planning
The last two months of the year are critical for most churches in the area of generosity. Many people wait to the end of the year to make a decision about giving financially to the church. And many more are moved to give to all kinds of causes because of the feelings...
