Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and churches know that means to expect a couple months of lower offerings. What to do? Hand-wringing is useless, but Temple Management Consulting offers some good tips. (Photo: 19Melissa68, Creative Commons)
Avoid the summer giving slump in your congregation
Vacations, household projects, summer guests, events. These and other factors keep people — and their contributions — from church. Cloversites.com suggests six steps to help avoid the summer giving slump. (Photo: Joy Naylor, Creative Commons)