Making the Annual Pledge Drive Obsolete: How Churches Can Get Out of This Business Once and For All

book

by Timothy Dombek, Michael Durall, CommonWealth Consulting Group, CO, 2014

Description

This e-book challenges congregations to create a high-expectation culture of giving, ultimately eliminating the need for annual pledge campaigns.

Features

why people give, what churches can do to be worthy of donations, practical ways to end the pledge drive

Recommended Audience

clergy and lay leaders, especially Episcopa

Cost

Purchase as book or e-book

Practical Applications

Take immediate action to increase donations by reading this e-book and appealing to your congregations.
Encourage year-round giving by applying recommended strategies and eliminating year-end pledge requests.

Updated: January 08, 2025

About the Contributor

Tim Shapiro

President

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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