Newer members may be motivated by other considerations and issues. An active member who is leading a committee and is involved in a number of activities will respond to different issues than a person who rarely comes to church. A person who is on a spiritual journey, who is active in a Bible study class, who prays and reads the Bible daily, will give differently than someone who has just started attending. Increasingly, people do not give to fund a budget. They give to support what they see as meaningful and worthwhile.
People give part of themselves.
They want to know that their money supports beneficial ministries. They give from their faith as well as from their pocketbooks. One of the most positive responses churches are getting is when they focus on telling how people's lives are being positively affected by the ministries of the church. In one church, laypersons share their stories in Sunday worship. Such stories tell members that their giving, their vision for ministry, is making a real difference.