by Mike Hicks | Jun 13, 2018 | Generosity, Giving
Horizons Stewardship published an article by Mick Tune last month about investors. He begins, “Think of me as a potential venture capitalist for your organization, or as a mission capitalist for your vision. I am not looking to make money back, but I am looking for a...
by Mike Hicks | May 16, 2018 | Generosity
Horizons Stewardship recently released an article about recruiting good stewardship/generosity leaders. The first qualification is that the chosen leaders actually practice good stewardship and generosity. Yes, this will mean that someone needs to check with the...
by Mike Hicks | May 9, 2018 | Generosity
There are churches that model generosity in spite of the pastor, but most are hindered by a pastor’s lack of generosity. Pastors, you need to know that church folks will be aware of your level of giving. You cannot hide it. You can preach until you are blue in the...
by Mike Hicks | May 2, 2018 | Direction, Generosity
Numbers for the first quarter of 2018 should be ready for your finance committee and generosity team to review. What trends are evident compared to the previous two to three years? Is giving stable, rising or declining? What do you see about expenses? The numbers...
by Mike Hicks | Apr 18, 2018 | Generosity
Creating a Culture of Generosity is an experience for churches of the Mississippi Conference designed to develop a lasting culture of generosity. All of the required tasks are easily scaled to fit a variety of congregation sizes. The selection of optional tasks make...
by Mike Hicks | Apr 11, 2018 | Generosity
The Foundation has partnered with the Rev. Kurt Appel’s “Fellowship In Christian Stewardship” ministry for the past two years. The ministry assists churches in executing an excellent pledge campaign for the annual operating budget. Kurt’s work with ten pilot churches...
