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21st Century Generosity
BEST PRACTICES IN CHRISTIAN GIVING FOR A NEW GENERATION
Church Giving in the 21st Century
Reaching, Teaching, and
PreachingOn Generosity to the Spiritual but
Not Religious Generation
Dr. Steve McSwainAuthor, Speaker, Fundraising Executive
Declining ChurchAttendance and Church Giving
“Giving to churches has been on a steady decline since 1968; and, the economy has had little, if anything, to do with it.” -- Church Executive, Wed., Aug. 21, 2013
Seven Changing Trends
Seven ChurchTo Do’s
Why? What?
Seven Changing TrendsImpacting Attendance and Giving
1. Demographic Remapping of the U. S.
“7” Changing TrendsImpacting Attendance and Giving
1. Demographic Remapping of the US
2. Technology
1. Demographic Remapping of the US2. Technology3. Competition
“7” Changing TrendsImpacting Attendance and Giving
1. Demographic Remapping of the US2. Technology3. Competition4.Leadership
Crisis
“7” Changing TrendsImpacting Attendance and Giving
1. Demographic Remapping of the US2. Technology3. Competition4. Leadership Crisis
5. Insecurity
“7” Changing TrendsImpacting Attendance and Giving
1. Demographic Remapping of the US2. Technology3. Competition4. Leadership Crisis5. Insecurity6. Rise of the “Religiously
Unaffiliated”
“7” Changing TrendsImpacting Attendance and Giving
1. Demographic Remapping of the US2. Technology3. Competition4. Leadership Crisis5. Insecurity6. Rise of the
“Religiously Unaffiliated”7. Rise of Religious Pluralism
“7” Changing TrendsImpacting Attendance and Giving
“7” Best Practices for Reaching the21st Century Generation
1.A ParadigmShift…from
Mega-Church to Multi-Site
Church
2.Jump into
the Techno-Scientific
World
3.Stop
Apologizing for Teaching
and Preaching on
Giving4.
End the Culture of
Secrecy about Giving
5.If You Err, Do So on
the Side of Information
6. Know Your Top 20% of Generous Givers by
Name and Giving
7.Be an
ecumenical church and
support interfaith events
21st Century Generosity
BEST PRACTICES IN CHRISTIAN GIVING FOR A NEW GENERATION