Broke or break-even ministry is built on a belief system that has spread like the plague among church leaders. You keep telling yourself that when the economy picks up, when you get ahead, or when that big gift comes in, you'll launch that ministry.

So the food pantry stays in the ideas folder on your computer. The outreach campaign remains a picture on your phone.

You are losing out on launching your dream!

But the good news is that you can take intentional, practical steps to eliminate the funding barriers.
 
   
Carey Nieuwhof is the pastor of Connexus Community Church in Barrie, Ontario and co-author of Parenting Beyond Your Capacity. His leadership has led their church to build in financial margin that makes more ministry possible. Shaun King pastors Courageous Church in Atlanta, GA and is a national voice for using social media to make our world a better place. He is the founder of the social media phenomenon TwitChange that raised money for charitable causes to change the world.
   
Zak White is the founding and lead pastor of a new church plant in the Schertz / Cibolo Texas area called Revolution Church, a church with a vision to love God, love people, and start spiritual revolutions in one life at a time. Dino Rizzo is pastor of Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His church is amazing at leveraging generosity to serve the needs of their local community.
       
Tim Stevens has been on staff at Granger Community Church for more than 15 years. His current role is Executive Pastor and has led Granger to develop healthy systems to sustain and continue growth. He has authored several books including Simply Strategic Volunteers and Pop Goes The Church . Casey Graham is the founder of Giving Rocket. He worked for ten years in the trenches of local church ministry. He most recently served at Mountain Lake Church as the Chief Financial Officer. During his time there he saw the church go from two people to nearly 2,000 people every weekend. Joseph Sangl is the founder of I Was Broke. Now I'm Not., an organization that is passionate about "helping others accomplish far more than they ever thought possible." He obtained a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1996 and an MBA from Clemson University in 2001. Bob Franquiz is the founding and Lead Pastor of Calvary Fellowship in Miami Lakes, FL Starting with only 5 people in the year 2000, today over 1,000 people call Calvary Fellowship home.
       
David Walters is the lead pastor of The Vine Church in Braselton, GA. He started the church in 2006.  David is passionate about connecting with humanity and connecting humanity to God. John and Leslie Siebeling are the founding pastors of The Life Church based in Memphis, Tennessee. Started in 1996 with just seven people, the church has grown into a thriving, multi-campus church with a diverse congregation numbering in the thousands. He is the author of Fresh Start With God and Worry Free. Robert Morris is the Founding Senior Pastor of Gateway Church that has grown to more than 21,000 active members since it began in 2000. He is the bestselling author of ten books including The Blessed Life, From Dream to Destiny, The Power of Your Words and The God I Never Knew.
The bottom line is that while your church has a unique mission and culture, people are generally the same.
People ARE different, but we all share some of the same hopes, dreams and fears.
Pastors in urban churches say that people in the city don't have any money. Pastors in rural areas talk about
how hard it is to get people to give. Suburban pastors complain about how overextended their people are.
While it may be true that your church has a focused mission, God has called you to love him and
reach people. That bottom-line mission is for churches of all shapes, sizes and styles.
Stop using your unique calling as an excuse for lowfunding.
 
     
 
  A few years ago, I had been doing some research for some of my teaching series and began noticing how successful golfers, tennis players, etc. had their own personal coaches. I thought, if Tiger Woods understands the importance of personal coaching then maybe it's something I should entertain. Though I had graduated from Bible college and even went on to get my Masters
degree I had never received any coaching or training in the area ministry funding. It feels great to be able to log onto the Giving Rocket site and receive some instant coaching that I know will increase me and better equip me to positively impact the people I lead and the community I serve. Thank you for helping me to help others! You are making a difference.

Will McCain
OneSpokane.com
 
I found Giving Rocket at the end of last month on a recommendation from a friend. I signed up immediately and began implementing your suggestions. We've been doing this for one month and we've seen giving increase by 39%. We have most of your systems now in place and are trusting God for continued growth. Thanks for all your
help and resources…keep them coming!

Chad Ducote
The Life Church
     
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