Comments on: Financial Dangers for Fast-growing Churches http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/12/03/financial-dangers-for-fast-growing-churches/ Trying to be strategic. Fri, 25 May 2012 12:22:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: tony http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/12/03/financial-dangers-for-fast-growing-churches/#comment-44291 tony Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:59:46 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4886#comment-44291 you're certainly entitled to your opinions here, but my experience through the years has been that you'll have more resources to fund ministry if you invest relationally with the folks that have the capacity to support your mission financially. you’re certainly entitled to your opinions here, but my experience through the years has been that you’ll have more resources to fund ministry if you invest relationally with the folks that have the capacity to support your mission financially.

]]> By: AH http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/12/03/financial-dangers-for-fast-growing-churches/#comment-44289 AH Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:45:21 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4886#comment-44289 I have to agree w/ the others here. Your top 25 may not even be giving a full tithe yet this amount may still be far above middle, lower income families who are giving their full 10%...maybe even more. If you have no way of determining what percentage of income is being given, then don't give special honor. I think if these top 25 are giving out of true, sincere hearts, then they don't need special relationship or honor. Same with volunteers. I think all should be honored equally b/c you obviously can't determine how much free time they have to give and what percentage they are giving. Just some thoughts... I have to agree w/ the others here. Your top 25 may not even be giving a full tithe yet this amount may still be far above middle, lower income families who are giving their full 10%…maybe even more. If you have no way of determining what percentage of income is being given, then don’t give special honor. I think if these top 25 are giving out of true, sincere hearts, then they don’t need special relationship or honor. Same with volunteers. I think all should be honored equally b/c you obviously can’t determine how much free time they have to give and what percentage they are giving. Just some thoughts…

]]> By: Tyler http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/12/03/financial-dangers-for-fast-growing-churches/#comment-44247 Tyler Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:20:15 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4886#comment-44247 I'm curious what you thinking behind meeting with the top givers is. Why is it even important to know who they are? Aren't most of them just giving a lot because they have a lot? Why don't you meet with the people who are giving the least? They could very well be giving a higher percentage than those 25 people. I’m curious what you thinking behind meeting with the top givers is. Why is it even important to know who they are? Aren’t most of them just giving a lot because they have a lot? Why don’t you meet with the people who are giving the least? They could very well be giving a higher percentage than those 25 people.

]]> By: tony morgan http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/12/03/financial-dangers-for-fast-growing-churches/#comment-44203 tony morgan Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:15:56 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4886#comment-44203 chris, i'm almost positive casey is going based on amount and not percentage because it would be impossible for us to guess how much people make. to me this is no different than how we interact with the people that give the most time to our churches. we have to be willing to invest relationally with the folks that make ministry happen with both their time and their money. i agree with casey on that one. tony chris, i’m almost positive casey is going based on amount and not percentage because it would be impossible for us to guess how much people make.

to me this is no different than how we interact with the people that give the most time to our churches. we have to be willing to invest relationally with the folks that make ministry happen with both their time and their money.

i agree with casey on that one.

tony

]]> By: Chris Hill http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/12/03/financial-dangers-for-fast-growing-churches/#comment-44200 Chris Hill Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:19:20 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4886#comment-44200 Casey is a really smart, accessible guy. His passion for good stewardship is obvious. One thought though: "Meet with your top 25 donors/families each year in a relational environment." Is that top 25 based on percentage of annual household income or top 25 bottom line annual gift amount. I could see that getting a little hairy. Casey is a really smart, accessible guy. His passion for good stewardship is obvious.

One thought though:
“Meet with your top 25 donors/families each year in a relational environment.”

Is that top 25 based on percentage of annual household income or top 25 bottom line annual gift amount. I could see that getting a little hairy.

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