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I know we did the first part of the first page, we didn't do the safeguards that we do the 20 ways to increase giving We did so well I'll quickly go through, 20 ways to increase, giving this kind of a overview of everything.

We said, then we'll do the safeguards for the finances of the church in.

And remember now all these want to fly to small churches, maybe some of these are more app for larger churches.

and then the hand out that you got tonight, this is just kind of a theological way to look at this, the biblical nature of financial management and there's about a half a page on the backside this page here is basically Just the highlights of everything we've covered for the last five weeks.

So, we'll will quickly go through that and we won't be here too long tonight.

Well, this is what we doing.

Elements of a healthy Financial system.

This is lesson five.

And of course we are thinking about being good stewards of God's resources cause he owns it all and in.

So we want to make sure that we're doing the right things, not on the individually, but also as a church.

So let's let's just jump right in to the 20 ways, to increase given we've already talked about most of these.

I just kind of put it in a hand out here, so that be easy to see.

This number one is talking about the pastor in the leadership, tithe, personally, So that the pastor doesn't eyes.

He really can't get up and tell everybody else they off the top.

So the pastor and the deacons need to be tithers number to pray about the church's generosity.

And that's just something that we all can do.

Not only pray for our own generosity but for the church as well, that will be a, a giving church and the church that recognizes when people are in need and we just don't pass by and just say, well, I hope I'll pray for you or something like that.

You know, if we can do something, we need to do something, take your offering, slowly develop a script that's mainly for me, right before we take our offering on Sunday mornings, you know, I need to mention about how important it is and how actually the offering is a way that we worship God.

So, you know, I'll just say something like that each and every

week, that was That was number.

What number 3? Number 4 on the next page, write a quarterly.

Thank you letter to the whole church.

That includes Ministry results, and progress, from the previous quarter, a story of life, change this, someone maybe if you have someone in the church, that was not a giver.

And they become a giver and, and God has blessed our life.

Just share their testimony, reminder of the vision, that would be on me, what's coming in the next quarter.

You could give the family's current giving record for the year.

A few designated giving opportunities that your current budget can't afford.

So you come up on something where when we do have a budget that but maybe there's no money but you need it then that would be like we would have a special offering for that kind of like we're doing now up until Christmas, taking the offering or taking gifts for painting the church, beautify new Grace and I'll try if I can remember to email, Genie.

So she can put that in the bulletin.

We need to have that in the bulletin each and every week for people to remember that.

So I will try to remember and do that this week.

A link to your online giving site.

We we have one of those and then some Churches have a postage for email in envelope.

That would not, I don't think that would be for us at this time, but maybe a larger church, that would be something good to have number 52 annual Christmas offering this year, we were talking about beautifying, you Grace painting, but we could do something.

We, I think we've done something for the Baptist children.

We gave money to the tornado victims in Kentucky.

I don't know if that was around Christmas or not, but but still each year, it'd be good to have something.

And when we do have a budget, it would be good.

Maybe you can look and plan for next year, where you may need something and you could hold an offering for whatever that may be.

Number six, quarterly ask Nan givers to give something So, that just basically, if you quarterly have a sermon on finances or something like that, you know, there's there's not givers and there's givers, there's first-time givers, there's givers and then there's tithers and then there's tithers plus and so some people you know, in a church most time you'll have some of all.

So you want to make sure that occasionally You say something to the nature of, you know, if you're not giving, please consider that the Lord says that he will bless us.

When we give, we want to be a generous people, and so something like that.

And then number seven, and I put that on there, cuz I got this from another church that I was talkin about quarterly ask givers to take the 90-day Tire challenge.

I doubt, we'll do that here.

That is just just time for 90 days and if the Lord has blessed you and you don't see any blessings will give you your money back.

Well, we're not going to do that, but some Churches do that.

And and most 95% 98% of people see that the Lord does blessed them so they never ask for the money back, but that's just something that a larger Church could do a number.

Eight preacher annual series on financial management.

Course, this is the first series that on Sunday morning that I'm preaching on on finances and tithing so we probably need to speak about it a little more than what I do.

So at least two two times a year or something doesn't have to be an entire series but to preach on Financial Management.

Number nine, offer Financial Peace University, couple of times a year.

One time for a small Church would probably be good.

You can get that.

For about a hundred and some dollars.

And you have like a facilitator, you know, say if I could leave that and then just walk you through that Dave Ramsey's.

Financial Peace University, I've never taken it but they say it's really, really really good and that's probably something that we also offer here at some point.

Maybe sometime next year.

for folks because they say in In a year's time, the people who take that save between 25 and $35,000 a year.

Can you believe that?

That is incredible.

But it just shows you how to do a budget and all in.

And they say it's really good, so we'll, we'll probably get that.

Everybody could use a little help on finances.

Probably.

I know I could number 10 cast Vision regularly.

I'll try to do that.

Send a thank you note to each first time Giver.

That's something that we could do for church starts growing.

First time a first-time Giver

We would know you would know that wouldn't you Vicky.

I mean who gives first time cuz people's not going to write it or this is my first time giving but you know if we keep up with the records and all we would know if we have some new folks.

First time give her make, thank you calls for each large.

Gift talk to your bored or deacons and staff, about tithing.

That's number 13. Adopt a policy that tithing is required for all staff and board.

Which I think that is a good thing.

Number 15, set up online giving on your website.

We've done that.

16 in lift more volunteers.

I don't know if I've said anything about that but the more volunteers you have people doing things, the more likely the people who are volunteering will tithe if they feel like they're doing something and helping the church, they're more likely to give.

If they're just sitting in a few and not doing anything sometimes, people won't get, but if they feel a part of the church, they'll they'll give and that's why I think it's important.

When we do have new folks coming in that we in some way, in steal them and doing something if it's not, but greeting people, something like that.

You know, especially if they're already saved.

And if it's a nutrition of course, you wouldn't want them teaching Sunday school or teaching the Cypress ship class that you would have to take them through that.

But even then baking, they can greet people or hand out bulletins or or something like something like that.

Schedule, timer testimonies number 17.

I think that's a good thing to do for people who maybe didn't either and they started and they seen how they see how God has blessed them.

A lot of people want to talk about that and that's a good thing.

18 is mainly for large, large churches, who have sponsors and I'll develop a relationship with your high capacity, givers created, brochures explains automated given.

We wouldn't have to do that conduct automated giving campaign each spring.

We probably wouldn't have to do that anytime too soon.

So that's just some of the things that we can do.

That's kind of what I call the offensive side of a finances.

How we, how we get money?

And really what it boils down to is just everybody do their part everybody.

But come at either, basically what it boils down to.

So let's go now to precautions or safeguards and that would be starting on the bottom of last week's, Paige, e, safe, guards.

Everything we've talked about so far, focuses on improving the church's offense.

Well, you have to play good defense to if you going to be a good, good team, I watch Carolina play the night basketball.

They wouldn't really good on offense, but their defense look really good.