DanH

A practical tool for assessing a congregation’s financial status — a snapshot that helps leaders quickly evaluate sustainability, reserves, and giving trends.

How economic inequality among congregation members affects giving, participation, and community. More nuanced approaches to fundraising and stewardship that acknowledge wealth disparities.

Practical tips from 20+ years of consulting across 33 denominational families. What makes congregational consulting work, cautions for new consultants, and lessons learned.

How congregations can be transparent about their finances with members without overwhelming them with detail. What to share, how to present it, and what transparency means.

Returning to themes of mission, self-care, and sustainability after the exhaustion of the pandemic year. Explores questions of calling, personal renewal, and congregational vitality.

The transition from volunteer or lay leader to paid staff member in a congregation — the identity, authority, and relationship shifts involved.

Guiding congregations that have shrunk in size through restructuring staff teams and volunteer structures to match their new reality.

The core factors that actually drive congregational giving: relationships, transparency, and mission clarity matter far more than fundraising techniques or campaigns.

Different ways of measuring congregational size and why size matters for governance, staffing, and ministry design. Attendance-based vs. member-based size categories.

The board’s specific role in congregational stewardship and fundraising. Boards should model generosity and set the strategic frame for giving.