“Should I ask my dying parishioner for a bequest?” ranks high in the list of difficult questions I’ve been asked during church stewardship webinars. The ideal last conversation on generosity starts with thank you.
How the church can prepare for grateful conversations, instead of putting pastors in awkward situations?

Fewer donors are giving more. The number of people donating is down, the total amount of donations is up. This has been the trend for about a decade.

Only 18.4% of Canadians claimed a charitable tax credit on their 2020 Income Tax.

Is the church building project a good cause? Should we pave the parking lot or send the money to missions?
Without a common cause “nothing much happens!”