B-R-O-K-E is a plague that has pervaded the American church. I 100% believe it comes down to the leader taking responsibility for this. I have worked with hundreds of churches and see this exact pattern again and again:

B-R-O-K-E church leaders do the following things:

B - Beg for free stuff

I am NOT against shopping for a deal or looking for bargains, but I am against the bottom feeder mentality of thinking stuff should be free or cheap just because you are a church leader. The churches I work with that believe in paying a fair price and loving to bless people have in abundance! The beggar always remains a beggar. Nothing will ever change unless YOU do! Move from begging to a blessing mentality today. If your first reaction to the price of something ministry related is to ask for a discount, you've got BROKE thinking.

R - Refuse to know the numbers

Church leaders that have great financial reporting systems do better financially. It is absolutely ridiculous in this day and time to not have a weekly financial dashboard to review. Most broke leaders refuse to confront the brutal facts and say, "We don't have any extra money so we just can't spend." That is like the family that just lives at zero each month and thinks there is more month than money. It's a lie... If you KNEW THE NUMBERS, you would create margin.

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O - Operate with no margin

I can't believe the amount of churches that create NO MARGIN! The good people at Church Of The Highlands do this and have showed that a church can operate this way from day one. How much are you putting back each month for obstacles or opportunities? If nothing, that is concerning.

On the webinar next week, I will teach you HOW to create a real church budget that has built in margin. It's SO SIMPLE, but EXTREMELY powerful. And it works!

K - Keep doing what you have always done

Churches remain broke because leaders refuse to learn. "We just keep listening to other broke people and "hoping" things will get better..." It doesn't work!

E - Educate themselves very little about money

Some of the healthiest churches I work with have financially savvy leaders. It doesn't mean they hoard money, it means they understand how it works. Money works for or against you. You have to start now educating yourself on how money works... Oh... by the way... If you keep saying, "I don't have high capacity donors in my church." That means you don't understand money. When you start understanding how the real world works, you will attract and pastor these people.