Church Giving in a Shifting Landscape

Foundation Hosts Giving Strategy Workshops

With so many churches looking for a fresh approach to stewardship these days, the Foundation recently hosted workshops on generosity strategies to address that need.

The Foundation partnered with Horizons Stewardship, a faith-based fundraising consulting firm, and presented two one-day workshops for pastors and church leaders. The workshops were held in Baton Rouge on August 26 and in Shreveport on August 31. Presenters were Joe Park, President and CEO of Horizons; Richard Rogers, Senior Vice President of Horizons; and Chris Spencer, Foundation President.

Nearly 80 clergy and lay leaders learned what they needed to embrace the new realities of the church-giving landscape and put into practice key strategies offered by Horizons.

Spencer presented a segment on Planned Giving Strategy, underscoring the benefits of church endowments and the importance of educating congregations on legacy gifts.

The majority of attendees said that they learned how important it is to emphasize discipleship in their giving campaigns and to never discuss finance and discipleship separately.

“The program communicated some excellent reminders to our church leaders, and it also gave them new ideas for generosity strategy– things they can implement now,” Spencer said.

The Foundation plans to continue working with Horizons on more generosity programming in the future. Stay tuned to your email box for more information!