Bounty: Ten Ways To Increase Giving At Your Church
Kristine Miller, CFRE, Ministry Strategist with Horizons Stewardship, has assisted churches and nonprofits in fulfilling their visions for ministry for over fifteen years. Ms. Miller was the Director of Stewardship and Planned Giving for the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan and a Senior Vice President with a national stewardship consulting firm. Having worked with hundreds of clients across the country, Ms. Miller has become a nationally-recognized expert in the field of nonprofit organizational leadership and development. Ms. Miller is a prolific writer and frequently been a top-rated speaker at conferences and other events.A native of Ohio, she did her undergraduate work in Business Administration at the Ohio State University and received her M.B.A. from Northern Illinois University.Currently Senior Vice President with Horizons Stewardship, Scott McKenzie has over 15 years’ experience in development, capital campaigns, vision discernment and conflict management. Prior to his time in consulting, he was a local church pastor and the Director of Stewardship for the Western Pennsylvania Conference United Methodist Church. As a national stewardship consultant, Dr. McKenzie has worked with a wide variety of denominations including United Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Episcopal, and Roman Catholic. Dr. McKenzie believes stewardship is ultimately a question of faith development and discipleship. He teaches stewardship as “grounded in gratitude, revealed in prayer and lived in faith.” Dr. McKenzie holds degrees from Messiah College and United Theological Seminary. His Ph.D. is in spiritual formation from Duquesne University. Both Kristine Miller and Scott McKenzie are actively engaged in consulting work with churches all over the country. Their combined experiences have resulted in relationships with hundreds of churches in a variety of denominations.