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Whose Offering Plate Is It?: New Strategies for Financial Stewardship

AUTHOR Armistead, Kathy; Christopher, J. Clif
PUBLISHER Abingdon Press (10/01/2010)
PRODUCT TYPE eBook (Open Ebook)

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In Not Your Parents' Offering Plate, Clif Christopher challenged churches and pastors to take a lesson from the leaders of not-for-profit organizations: if you want people to give to your church, first offer them a compelling vision of the good that their giving will accomplish. The book encouraged an entire culture change for many in the Christian community in how they viewed the offering plate. It also unleashed a barrage of questions on specifically how to create this new culture while maintaining the foundations of one's faith tradition and mission.

In this sequel, Christopher responds to these questions in the same forthright manner that he originally laid forth his propositions. He offers simple, strategic advice on such difficult questions as:

"Exactly how do I go about gaining access to the donor records when my church has prohibited it for a hundred years?"
"How do I explain a meeting with just those who are strong givers without alienating those who are not?"
"How can we advocate online giving without encouraging some to abuse their credit cards?"
"What should letters to different giving constituencies look like?"

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ISBN-13: 9781426729843
ISBN-10: 1426729847
Content Language: English
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Carton Quantity: 1
Country of Origin: US
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Religion | Christian Living - Stewardship & Giving
Religion | Christian Church - Administration
Dewey Decimal: 254.8
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In Not Your Parents' Offering Plate, Clif Christopher challenged churches and pastors to take a lesson from the leaders of not-for-profit organizations: if you want people to give to your church, first offer them a compelling vision of the good that their giving will accomplish. The book encouraged an entire culture change for many in the Christian community in how they viewed the offering plate. It also unleashed a barrage of questions on specifically how to create this new culture while maintaining the foundations of one's faith tradition and mission.

In this sequel, Christopher responds to these questions in the same forthright manner that he originally laid forth his propositions. He offers simple, strategic advice on such difficult questions as:

"Exactly how do I go about gaining access to the donor records when my church has prohibited it for a hundred years?"
"How do I explain a meeting with just those who are strong givers without alienating those who are not?"
"How can we advocate online giving without encouraging some to abuse their credit cards?"
"What should letters to different giving constituencies look like?"

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Author: Christopher, J. Clif
Dr. Clif Christopher, MDiv, CFRE, is the CEO of the Horizons Stewardship Company. He is a certified church growth consultant and has earned the coveted title CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive). Christopher founded the Horizons Stewardship Company in 1992 following a challenging and rewarding career in pastoral ministry. Since founding Horizons, he has led consultations in more than 400 churches, conferences, synods, and dioceses in all phases of building, finance, and church growth. For the last 10 years, Christopher has secured more than $500 million for his clients. He has worked in more than 32 states and is a frequent speaker at stewardship seminars around the country. He is the author of several books including Not Your Parents Offering Plate, which was published by Abingdon Press. Christopher has been an ordained minister of The United Methodist Church since 1975. He is a graduate of Hendrix College and Emory University. Christopher and his wife have four children. He lives in Cabot, Arkansas.
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