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How to Kill Debt and Fund Big Time Vision in 2013
Debt is KILLING our churches and the families in them. It is time we KILL it!!! You want to hear an amazing statistic? 80% of all Injoy Stewardship Solutions (ISS) capital campaign partnership are either total debt or include debt as part of the church’s campaign. We are absolutely committed to helping church leaders address [...]
The Generosity Learning Experience
Last month we asked thousands of church leaders to tell us their needs in the areas of church finances and leadership. We were thrilled with the response, and our team has been busy at work crafting a way to serve those needs! As a result, we are FIRED UP to announce that The Generosity Learning Experience is coming to [...]
Encouragement or Guilt?
When it comes to talking about giving money, here is a great question to ask: “Am I creating feelings of guilt or am I providing encouragement?” Here’s something we’ve discovered. Statistics routinely show that 50-percent to 70-percent of people live paycheck-to-paycheck. They are broke. When we ask these financially-broken people to give, they don’t feel [...]
How Capital Campaigns Are Giving People A Sense Of Belonging
Effective pastors and church leaders are currently using capital campaigns to build community and give people a sense of belonging. If this does not make sense to you, let me explain. As a society we have never been so busy, so interactive, and so connected while simultaneously being so lonely. We are a broken people. [...]
Why Banks Love Churches Who Do Capital Campaigns
“When opportunity presents itself, it’s too late to prepare.” – John Wooden I have seen a major shift in the lending practices of banks since 2008. And as a result, I have seen a subsequent major shift in the timing of when churches are conducting capital campaigns. Prior to 2008, if a church had stable leadership, a good reputation in [...]
The Relationship Between Vision, The Economy, And Capital Campaigns
2008 and the years that followed were difficult economic times for church leaders. Because of the financial crash and the challenges faced by mortgage and lending institutions, everyone felt the financial impact…including churches. Unemployment and foreclosures skyrocketed amongst church membership. As a result, weekly giving sharply declined for many churches. Staff were then laid off or had their salaries severly cut. [...]
15 Leadership Quotes From Carey Nieuwhoff’s Interview With Joseph Sangl
Carey Nieuwhof, Lead Pastor of Connexus Community Church located just north of Toronto, has just released an incredible new book Leading Change Without Losing It. Effective ministry leaders know that to advance ministry and reach a greater number of people for Christ, you must frequently change some things that you are doing. Ministry leaders also know that with change [...]
The Top 10 Things I Heard At The Injoy Stewardship Solutions Year-End Meetings
2012 was a great year at Injoy Stewardship Solutions! We want to take this moment to thank all our partner churches for allowing us to be part of what God is doing in your ministry. It has truly been our privilege. On Tuesday, December 18th ISS conducted its year-end meetings. It was an unbelievable time of reflection [...]
Have You Ever Felt Like You Were Losing It?
The following is a guest post by ISS CEO and President Joe Sangl. ________________________________________________________________________________________ As a leader, you have most certainly experienced feelings of “losing it.” Leaders try to bring about change. And change almost always elicits opposition. We all remember the first big change we attempted to implement. Maybe the picture you had of [...]
Pastors, What Is The Dream God Has Placed In Your Heart?
Pastors and church leaders, the team at Injoy Stewardship Solutions exists to see your dream and vision FULLY FUNDED! I was recently reading some remarks by our President and CEO Joe Sangl on the subject of the realization of dreams. These remarks are so applicable to us as church leaders that I wanted to pass them [...]
