The following report commissioned by Kingdom News Daily pertains exclusively to online marketing, not to any other church activity.
As our headline suggests, secular associations have proposed eliminating the Church's Tax Exempt Status. Thank God, they have not been successful at present. Nevertheless, this possibility may increase as a consequence from an economic collapse, such as that warned during a prophetic message by Messianic Rabbi Jonathan Cahn at President Obama's Inaugural Prayer Breakfast on January 21, 2014. Without entering into this particular debate, we want to share KNN's research into the improvement in fundraising practices for the vast majority of American churches.
KNN R&D has discovered that with few exceptions, only a few Mega-Churches have invested correctly in online marketing and benefited from its success. Left behind are churches with much lower memberships, who have remained content with using free in-house marketing. There are three main shortfalls to this strategy.
Firstly, due to the ineffectiveness of these limited campaigns, most churches are losing more potential income than what they are saving in production costs.
Secondly, most have not yet realized that the online marketing model is not necessarily a tool to be used exclusively for increasing their membership, rather it is a funding device to enhance their in service collections, which in turn serves to alleviate the economic burden placed on members.
Thirdly, it is true that, "you get what you pay for." Professional marketing companies must produce social media results that justify the fees they charge, unlike free in-house efforts. You can notice the difference between pro and in-house campaigns, even in private companies, whose owners indulge in the latter. Recent examples are the promotional tweets by Indianapolis Colts owner, Jim Irsay, which have generated nothing but negative publicity for his public relations office. Then there was an amateurish Wrestlemania promotion of a Scooby-Doo feature tweeted by a high profile WWE official. If this type of marketing reflects poorly upon a billion dollar company, then surely it shouldn't be the norm for churches that represent the Kingdom of God because, as we can all agree, the Lord's bottom line is infinitely more valuable.
Fortunately, just a slight shift from the traditional paradigm for church fundraising to online marketing would impact outreach return on investment creating an economic overflow that will enable church administrators to initiate or expand charitable projects. Churches that adopt the sound business practice of giving back to the client more than is received will benefit from a double blessing, in the natural and supernatural realms. This is stated in Old and New Testaments as, "One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered," and "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
Hopefully, you will receive the wisdom contained in this report in the constructive spirit, in which it is intended. Then again, you might think the reason for pointing out these findings is that we offer professional services and stand to make a lot of money, if and when smaller churches decide to contract these. However, there is no such conflict of interest because KNN is an independent ministry and we have never quoted price standards to any church. That doesn't mean our services don't involve some cost, it means our fee scale is within the margins for not-for-profit organizations. Thanks for your readership. We pray that your church's increase and expansion is exceedingly and abundantly more than can be imagined, in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Blessed to be a Blessing,
RSJ-KNN Founder
Kingdom News Daily ~ KNN-TV ~ Kingdom Web Design ~ Kingdom Digital Koin
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
The Peace of Jesus
Kingdom News Daily presents Devotionals from ministries worldwide.
Today's Devotional is by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16:33
The peace that Jesus came to bring was not the peace of appeasement, or the peace of compromise and conformity. It was a spiritual peace. The world doesn't give peace, for it doesn't have any peace to give. It fights for peace, it negotiates for peace, it maneuvers for peace, but there is no ultimate peace in the world. But Jesus gives peace to those who put their trust in Him. If you have received His peace, then you are in His camp. But if you have rejected it, then you are against Him. His peace is available to everyone who will receive it.
PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Deep down I feel Your peace, Lord Jesus, and the storms of my life are abated.
Today's Devotional is by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16:33
The Peace of Jesus
The peace that Jesus came to bring was not the peace of appeasement, or the peace of compromise and conformity. It was a spiritual peace. The world doesn't give peace, for it doesn't have any peace to give. It fights for peace, it negotiates for peace, it maneuvers for peace, but there is no ultimate peace in the world. But Jesus gives peace to those who put their trust in Him. If you have received His peace, then you are in His camp. But if you have rejected it, then you are against Him. His peace is available to everyone who will receive it.
PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Deep down I feel Your peace, Lord Jesus, and the storms of my life are abated.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Spirit of Fear
Kingdom News Daily presents Devotionals from ministries worldwide.
Today's Devotion is by Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke via Facebook
Today's Devotion is by Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke via Facebook
Spirit of Fear
Whilst Nehemiah was restoring Jerusalem, he was urged to hide from his enemies. I like his reply: “Should such a man as I flee?…I will not…!” (Neh 6:11) Are the blood-bought people of God to surrender to bluster and threats? We are not given “a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Tim 1:7). Should such a people as we are, flee? Never! Hold your ground in the name of Jesus and God bless you today. -Reinhard Bonnke
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Who is the Holy Spirit
Kingdom News Daily presents Devotionals from ministries.
worldwide.
Today's Devotion is from In Touch Ministries: Who is the Holy Spirit
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Don’t Sweat It, Rest!
Kingdom News Daily presents Devotionals from ministries worldwide.
Today's Devotion by Pastor Joseph Prince
{Then she said, “Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day.” Ruth 3:18}
God does not want you to “sweat”. Sweat here does not refer to your body’s perspiration, but your self-reliance or self-effort. God does not want you to believe that if you don’t do anything, nothing will happen. That may be true for someone without God in his life, but it is not true for you because you have God. And when He is in the picture, the God-factor changes everything!
When you are resting in God, He works for you. In fact, when He works, you end up with more. He is the one who is giving to you. It is not about you trying to give to yourself.
This was what happened to Ruth in the Old Testament. After laboring in the barley fields from morning to evening, she was able to glean one ephah of barley (Ruth 2:17), which was equivalent to a 10-day supply of barley. Certainly, this amount was a blessing to her.
But when she rested at the feet of Boaz, her kinsman-redeemer, and did not labor, she received six ephahs of barley (Ruth 3:15), which was equivalent to a 60-day supply! When Ruth sought her own blessing, she obtained only one ephah. But when she sought the blesser, she received much more.
Ruth’s blessings did not stop there. While Ruth rested and sat still as her mother-in-law Naomi had instructed, Boaz, who was the owner of the barley field, went to work, initiating actions, executing them and speaking on Ruth’s behalf. Right through it all, Ruth sat still and rested. Eventually, Boaz, the barley man himself, married Ruth. (Ruth 4) That meant no more measured wealth of six ephahs, but the yield of the whole barley field in total!
Boaz is a picture of Jesus, our heavenly kinsman-redeemer. When we rest in the Lord, He will not rest. He will work on our behalf. What do we do then? We just trust in and enjoy His love for us.
Beloved, stop striving and be at rest. If salvation, the greatest work, comes to us by resting in Jesus’ finished work, how much more will all the other blessings?
Thought For The Day
If salvation, the greatest work, comes into our lives just by us resting in Jesus’ finished work, how much more will all the other blessings?
Today's Devotion by Pastor Joseph Prince
{Then she said, “Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day.” Ruth 3:18}
God does not want you to “sweat”. Sweat here does not refer to your body’s perspiration, but your self-reliance or self-effort. God does not want you to believe that if you don’t do anything, nothing will happen. That may be true for someone without God in his life, but it is not true for you because you have God. And when He is in the picture, the God-factor changes everything!
When you are resting in God, He works for you. In fact, when He works, you end up with more. He is the one who is giving to you. It is not about you trying to give to yourself.
This was what happened to Ruth in the Old Testament. After laboring in the barley fields from morning to evening, she was able to glean one ephah of barley (Ruth 2:17), which was equivalent to a 10-day supply of barley. Certainly, this amount was a blessing to her.
But when she rested at the feet of Boaz, her kinsman-redeemer, and did not labor, she received six ephahs of barley (Ruth 3:15), which was equivalent to a 60-day supply! When Ruth sought her own blessing, she obtained only one ephah. But when she sought the blesser, she received much more.
Ruth’s blessings did not stop there. While Ruth rested and sat still as her mother-in-law Naomi had instructed, Boaz, who was the owner of the barley field, went to work, initiating actions, executing them and speaking on Ruth’s behalf. Right through it all, Ruth sat still and rested. Eventually, Boaz, the barley man himself, married Ruth. (Ruth 4) That meant no more measured wealth of six ephahs, but the yield of the whole barley field in total!
Boaz is a picture of Jesus, our heavenly kinsman-redeemer. When we rest in the Lord, He will not rest. He will work on our behalf. What do we do then? We just trust in and enjoy His love for us.
Beloved, stop striving and be at rest. If salvation, the greatest work, comes to us by resting in Jesus’ finished work, how much more will all the other blessings?
Thought For The Day
If salvation, the greatest work, comes into our lives just by us resting in Jesus’ finished work, how much more will all the other blessings?
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Kingdom News Daily-Breaking
╬Néxplosion-Retiro Jóvenes Iglesia Vida Abundante Junio 21-23
Mensaje Pastor Carlos Cintrón Iglesia Vida Abundante
LEAMOS Y EVALUEMONOS!
La mejor sopa se echa a perder si le cae una mosca. La menor tontería echa a perder tu fama de sabio. El sabio siempre piensa en hacer lo bueno; el tonto sólo piensa en hacer lo malo. Tiene el tonto tan poco cerebro que sin abrir la boca anuncia su tontería. Si el gobernante se enoja contigo, no renuncies a tu cargo. Para los grandes errores, un gran remedio: la paciencia. En esta vida he visto algo muy grave, parecido al error que cometen los gobernantes: que a la gente incapaz se le dan puestos de gran responsabilidad, mientras que a la gente capaz se le dan los puestos más bajos. ¡Y resulta que los esclavos andan a caballo, mientras que la gente que vale anda a pie! Si haces hoyos, puedes caerte en ellos. Si partes en dos un muro, puede morderte una serpiente. Si partes piedras, puedes salir herido. Si partes leña, puedes salir lastimado. El hacha sin filo no corta. Si no se le saca filo, hay que golpear con más fuerza. Si quieres prosperar, tienes que saber qué hacer y hacerlo bien. ¿De qué te sirve tener un encantador de serpientes, si la serpiente te muerde antes de ser encantada? Cuando el sabio habla, a todos les cae bien; cuando el tonto abre la boca, provoca su propia ruina. Comienza diciendo tonterías, y acaba diciendo estupideces, ¡pero palabras no le faltan! ¿Qué va a pasar mañana? ¿Qué va a pasar después? ¡Nadie puede saberlo! No tiene ningún sentido que tanto trabaje el tonto, si no sabe ni en dónde está. ¡Qué lástima da el país que tiene un rey incapaz y malos gobernantes que siempre están de fiesta! ¡Pero qué dichoso es el país que tiene un rey bien preparado, con gobernantes que comen para vivir y no viven para comer! En la casa del perezoso pasan muchas desgracias: primero se cae el techo, y después toda la casa. Para estar feliz hace falta pan, para estar contento hace falta vino, y para gozar de todo hace falta dinero. Nunca hables mal del rey ni de la gente poderosa, aunque creas que nadie te oye. Las palabras vuelan; son como los pájaros, y todo llega a saberse. (Eclesiastés 10:1-20 TLA)
╬Néxplosion-Retiro Jóvenes Iglesia Vida Abundante Junio 21-23
Mensaje Pastor Carlos Cintrón Iglesia Vida Abundante
LEAMOS Y EVALUEMONOS!
La mejor sopa se echa a perder si le cae una mosca. La menor tontería echa a perder tu fama de sabio. El sabio siempre piensa en hacer lo bueno; el tonto sólo piensa en hacer lo malo. Tiene el tonto tan poco cerebro que sin abrir la boca anuncia su tontería. Si el gobernante se enoja contigo, no renuncies a tu cargo. Para los grandes errores, un gran remedio: la paciencia. En esta vida he visto algo muy grave, parecido al error que cometen los gobernantes: que a la gente incapaz se le dan puestos de gran responsabilidad, mientras que a la gente capaz se le dan los puestos más bajos. ¡Y resulta que los esclavos andan a caballo, mientras que la gente que vale anda a pie! Si haces hoyos, puedes caerte en ellos. Si partes en dos un muro, puede morderte una serpiente. Si partes piedras, puedes salir herido. Si partes leña, puedes salir lastimado. El hacha sin filo no corta. Si no se le saca filo, hay que golpear con más fuerza. Si quieres prosperar, tienes que saber qué hacer y hacerlo bien. ¿De qué te sirve tener un encantador de serpientes, si la serpiente te muerde antes de ser encantada? Cuando el sabio habla, a todos les cae bien; cuando el tonto abre la boca, provoca su propia ruina. Comienza diciendo tonterías, y acaba diciendo estupideces, ¡pero palabras no le faltan! ¿Qué va a pasar mañana? ¿Qué va a pasar después? ¡Nadie puede saberlo! No tiene ningún sentido que tanto trabaje el tonto, si no sabe ni en dónde está. ¡Qué lástima da el país que tiene un rey incapaz y malos gobernantes que siempre están de fiesta! ¡Pero qué dichoso es el país que tiene un rey bien preparado, con gobernantes que comen para vivir y no viven para comer! En la casa del perezoso pasan muchas desgracias: primero se cae el techo, y después toda la casa. Para estar feliz hace falta pan, para estar contento hace falta vino, y para gozar de todo hace falta dinero. Nunca hables mal del rey ni de la gente poderosa, aunque creas que nadie te oye. Las palabras vuelan; son como los pájaros, y todo llega a saberse. (Eclesiastés 10:1-20 TLA)
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