At some point, every church leader needs to get in front of their community and ask them to give to the mission.
These moments can be some of the most awkward moments ever in your services.
As a leader, you feel like a slimy used car salesmen … while your people look down at their shoes and just hope you will stop!
It doesn’t have to be that way! Asking people to join the mission through giving to your church can be as vibrant as any other part of your services.
Here are some things you need to avoid to make the “giving talk” less awkward.
The why is unclear.
Make sure that every time you talk about the finances at your church, you start with the vision behind what you do with the money.
Go out of your way to connect the dots between the finances of your ministry and the difference it’s making in people’s lives.
You’re being too cold.
People make decisions about giving to any cause based on emotions. When you focus too much on charts, data and statistics and don’t connect with the heart, people get turned off.
Engage people’s emotions with giving to your mission.
It’s not personal enough.
People want to help individuals, not the masses. Tell stories about individuals that are being impacted by your ministry … don’t just talk about what the “youth group” is doing … personalize it down to an individual being impacted by the mission.
Giving doesn’t make you smile.
God loves a cheerful giver [ref] … so why are you so solemn every time you talk about giving to the mission of your church? People love being generous … it literally makes them feel good.
It should make you happy to talk about it!
