by Mike Hicks | Apr 5, 2017 | Giving
Income Gaps A recent article on MSN from Business Insider reported the average income gap between the top 1% in a state and the bottom 99%. The largest gap between the highest average income and the lowest average income is in Connecticut. The average gap is...
by Mike Hicks | Mar 29, 2017 | Giving
The Tiny Pocket on Levi Jeans Have you ever wondered why there is a tiny pocket on your jeans? Reader’s Digest wrote on the subject recently. Apparently the small pocket was included on the very first pair of Levi jeans in 1879. The pocket was to hold a worker’s...
by Mike Hicks | Feb 15, 2017 | Giving
Church Giving 2016 Tithe.ly recently published its “2016 State of the Plate” report. 59% of churches surveyed reported decreasing or flat-line giving. They did discover that giving is moving more and more in the area of electronic giving. Churches still pass the...
by Mike Hicks | Jan 26, 2017 | Giving
Electronic Giving Research done about 18 months ago with 1,002 U. S. Christian churchgoers found that most churchgoers are looking for electronic ways to give. The survey discovered that only about 25% of churches offered some type of electronic giving, but 60% of...
by Mike Hicks | Sep 8, 2016 | Giving
Familiar Phrases about Generosity in the Church “Preacher, you just preach the gospel, and we will take care of the money.” Folks ignore the fact that Jesus said a great deal about money and possessions in the gospels. “I have been a faithful contributor to this...
by Mike Hicks | Aug 25, 2016 | Giving
Planned Giving vs. Regular Giving It is important to remember that there is no competition between folks making a planned gift and making a regular contribution. Planned gifts come from assets held by the individual, while regular giving comes from a person’s income...
