Ready to add online giving as a way for your church members to support your ministry? Or, is it time to revisit your online giving platform to ensure it is the best option for your church? Below are some of the best available options. For each, I will list transaction costs, setup fees, and monthly…
Without more giving options, your church is missing out on resources for ministry, and people are missing out on the blessings that come through offering gifts to God. When you are ready, you will need a service to enable giving on your church’s website, via an app, or via text message. As you are choosing…
Now that you are familiar with some of the concepts behind online giving, step 2 is to choose an online giving platform or provider. Once you complete this step, all you need to do is sign up and get started. Below are some of the platforms available for online giving. This is not an exhaustive…
Back in December, I challenged churches to resolve to add an online giving option. I wrote, Not only is online giving essential in an economy that is becoming cash-less and check-less, the availability of the service also speaks volumes about your church. Churches that refuse to adopt modern financial practices communicate that they are resistant…
A new year is nearly upon us. Time for all those year-end round-ups. What was the best story, movie, show, app, trend, etc. of 2017? Let’s look forward instead. What are you going to do in 2018 to help your church reach more people and have a better impact in your community? Here are five…
I am going to get back to my series on the Gospel and Social Media. But first, I want to write about General Conference 2016. There are plenty of tweets, posts, and blogs about the legislative issues before the conference, but I want to talk about the tech. I want to give a big shout out…
Whether or not you are one to make New Year’s resolutions, the end of the year is a good time to take stock and think about the year to come. For church folks (and my non-profit friends,) this might be a good moment to think about some plans for 2016 in the area of technology….
In a previous post, “Can we talk about online giving?”, I made my case for the importance of embracing and facilitating new forms of giving. We need to connect a new generation of givers with the joy of giving. People my age and younger don’t carry cash and checks. If our churches only accept cash…
I believe I have completed my virtual tour of the websites of the Rio Texas Annual Conference. I have started my physical tour of the churches though I have a lot more driving to do. I have found that a very small percentage of the churches in the conference offer and online giving option. That…
