Ultimately, if your church is going to thrive, it’s going to need the resources to accomplish all it can.
And that’s where most ministries languish.
You need to figure out how to raise money that goes beyond just paying the light bill.
I’ll share the single resource that has helped us the most.
If you want to develop a strategy to raise more money for everyday ministry, you might want to check out The Giving Rocket program. We’ve used it at Connexus we saw a 25 percent growth in regular giving in one year.
If you struggle with the idea that ministry should be adequately funded, take 18 minutes and watch this Ted talk by Dan Pallotta if you haven’t already. Although Dan doesn’t come at it from a Christian perspective, his angle is a huge paradigm shift for just about everyone. So good.
Regardless of how you tackle it, adequately funding your mission is critical for long-term health.
3. Pastors Who Do Everything
For three years, I was the only staff member at our church.
Then we brought on two very part-time people, and I still ran nearly solo for four more years (seven in total) until we hired our first other full-time staff member.
There is a season in which the pastor does ‘everything.’ But that season will rarely get you past 200 people.
It got us to 300 people, but I almost burned out. And it’s completely unsustainable.
To get sustainably past 200-300 people, I had to:
Stop most pastoral visitation, except for a small circle of people within my care.
Restrict the number of weddings and funerals I did.
