Feature Writing

• Five Reasons Why Churches Limit the Length of Capital Campaigns : Church Executive Magazine
• The Church Budget—A Catalyst for Spiritiual Formation : The Ledger (National Association of Church Business Administrators)
• Church Giving—The Rules Have Changed : The Ledger (National Association of Church Business Administrators)
• Should Pastors Know What Church Members Give? : The Ledger (National Association of Church Business Administrators)
• Church Fundraising—8 Ways to Turn Contribution Statements Into More Donor Dollars : Fundraising Success Magazine
• 4 Ways to Use Social Media During Capital Campaigns : Christian Computing Magazine
• 16 Tips for Writing Charitable Contribution Statements : Christianity Today
• Demystifyng Data: How to Turn Information Into Actionable Insights (Roundtable) : Church Executive Magazine
• [REPRINT] 17 Ways to Boost Church Stewardship in 2017 : Insight Magazine (The Church Network)

Blog Posts

• Why Pledge Drives Can Kill Growth : Vanco Payment Solutions
• Will My Church Survive for the Next Generation and Other Scary Questions : Vanco Payment Solutions
• 4 Behaviors Costing Your Church Money and Shared Vision : Vanco Payment Solutions
• 16 Things I've Learned Writing Countless Contribution Statements for Churches : BenStroupWriter.com
• 7 Epic Fails for Church Giving This Easter : LinkedIn
• Hope Is Not a Viable Church Strategy : Voices on Stewardship
• 10 Measurable Indicators of Ministry Effectiveness : Voices on Stewardship
• The Dirty Little Secret of Campaign Consulting : Voices on Stewardship
• Why A Vision-Driven Campaign Is Just Pretty Window Dressing : Voices on Stewardship
• 10 Reasons I Will Never Give to Your Church : Voices on Stewardship
• Too Risky to Play It Safe: Building a Culture of Stewardship : Voices on Stewardship
• 17 Ways to Boost Church Stewardship in 2017 : Voices on Stewardship
• How to Inspire Outrageous Generosity by Simply Saying "Thank You" : Voices on Stewardship
• How to Put the Pizzazz Back into Offering Envelopes : Voices on Stewardship

Presentations/Slide Decks

• Push The Limits of Church Funding : SlideShare
• 5 Steps to Funding a Sustainable Ministry : SlideShare

Campaign Communication Samples

• Ministry Plan [Example] : Long Hollow Baptist Church (Annual Fund)
• The End of Church As We Know It : Venture Church (Capital Campaign)

Brand-Affiliated Writing

• Guide to Year-End Giving for Your Church : ServiceU
• Churches Report Increase in Online Giving : Church Community Builder
• Three Churches Connect Growth in Budget Giving to Recent Capital Campaign : RSI Stewardship (Pursuant)
• Creating a Sustainable Ministry : Vanco Payment Solutions

Books

• Church Giving Matters, 2nd Ed. (Author)
• The Ministry of Giving (Collaborator)
• Contagious Generosity (Collaborator)

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