After the Capital Campaign, Then What? — So you’re just about to finish paying off the commitment period on your capital campaign, or perhaps you’re close to paying off your mortgage. How does one capitalize on that and help people discover new ways to continue their giving.

Alternative Forms of Giving — Automatic Withdrawal? Is it for You?

Does Your Congregation have a Wish List? — A way to promote new giving ... without saying a word.

E-Mail from a Colleague  — Some common questions and my response.

Grade Your Congregation's Stewardship — Grades are important. They help us evaluate how things are going. How does your stewardship stack up?

Growing Your Giving — We've heard about the Growth Giving Challenge for years (i.e. growing by one percent per year until we reach a tithe or beyond). This article suggests another way to grow FASTER. Try growing by one dollar per week until you get there. Read on.

Thinking About Thinking and How Thinking Relates to Stewardship by Dean Piper -- Dean is a Stewardship Specialist with the ELCA and shared this presentation to our staff in August 2001.

Trash Talk: Stewardship of the Environment — A short list of how long some of that trash lasts when you toss it out the window.

Trusting God with Your Money — A short story contrasting withholding our offerings and giving to God.

What are We really Asking for? — Many pastors find it difficult to ask. Here are several reasons why we should learn.

What Percentage Did You Say? — Telemarketing fund raisers rake in billions every year. Have you ever considered how much of what you give actually goes to the organization it is supposedly being raised for? Contrast that with how your Church spends its money.

Why Estimate Giving (Pledge)? — A short article (that might work as a bulletin or newsletter article filler) on why we should at least make estimates of giving a matter of prayer.