New friends from keynote opportunity at the Northeast Eccumenical Stewardship Conference, Boston, April 2015
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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