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. People want to feel that their gifts support effective ministries. Giving is an expression of their relationship with Jesus Christ and how that relationship is expressed in and through the local church.
People give out of their excitement in seeing the church in ministry.
There have been many changes in giving patterns over the life of the church. And each of those changes was challenged by church leaders. People moved from giving from the first fruits of their labor to giving cash, then checks. What people sign on their commitment cards and what they give in the offering plate on Sunday morning may not be all that they are willing to give. Memorial giving can become a major source of giving for your church.