[Delaina Walley]

The Louisiana Baptist Foundation offers cash management services for churches and ministries.

Over 500 churches and ministries are currently partnering with the Foundation through the use of these services.

Our Short Term Fund account offers competitive rates to help you maximize the return on your ministry’s funds.

Watch this short video to learn more about cash management through the Foundation: https://vimeo.com/1066599339.

We would love to partner with you and your ministry to help you advance the Kingdom… one dollar at a time… one ministry at a time… one life at a time.

contact@lbfinfo.org
877-523-4636

[Delaina Walley]

Ministry Accounting is just one of the many services offered by the Louisiana Baptist Foundation.

We are proud to partner with SimplifyChurch to offer accounting services to Louisiana Baptist churches. These services are intended to lift a burden off churches by helping with basic accounting and contribution tracking on cloud-based software.

By using services offered by SimplifyChurch, you can rest assured that your accounting is taken care of while you focus on furthering your ministry’s outreach.

To learn more, visit: simplifychurch.com/LouisianaBaptist or Call (866) 998-7520.

[Delaina Walley]

The Louisiana Baptist Foundation is honored to be a source for church loans!

Does your church need a real estate loan to expand your ministry? We can offer help in that area.

– More flexible terms than a bank
– Competitive rates to help a church grow its ministry
– For new church building projects or refinancing existing real estate loans

Contact the Foundation for more information today!

[Delaina Walley]

The Louisiana Baptist Foundation offers cash management services and short-term investment through the Short Term Fund. The current Short Term Fund rate for Louisiana Baptist churches and ministries is 4.30% (as of June 2024). This is the highest rate in sixteen years!

The Short Term Fund account has no minimum balance, and your money can be accessed daily via check or electronic transfer. A STF account with the Foundation is intended to maximize current yields and assume minimal risks.

For more information, contact the Foundation at contact@LBFinfo.org, or call 877-523-4636. We would love to partner in ministry with you and your church to advance the Kingdom… one dollar at a time, one ministry at a time, one life at a time.

[Delaina Walley]

The Louisiana Baptist Foundation is a source for capital campaigns and stewardship campaigns.

The work of church business can be overwhelming. Let us help you!

Check out Auxano’s quick guide to visionary capital campaigns here: https://60r219.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Auxano-Capital-Campaign-Gen-Info.pdf.

Contact the Foundation to learn more about how we can help you start your campaign!

[Delaina Walley]

Check out our ChurchBiz Publication “Basic Principles for a Fundraising Emphasis” to learn more about how to create efficient fundraising campaign materials that will help your ministry advance the Kingdom:

https://60r219.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Basic-Principles-for-a-Fundraising-Emphasis.pdf

Contact the Foundation to learn more today!

[Delaina Walley]

The Louisiana Baptist Foundation is excited to introduce our new ChurchBiz Podcast! Tune in to our first episode “ChurchBiz Minute Update” to hear relevant news on church finances and partnership opportunities with the Foundation. You can listen directly on our website (https://lbfinfo.org/news/) or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Podbean.

Check it out today!

[Delaina Walley]

The Louisiana Baptist Foundation has partnered with Simplify Church to offer accounting services to Louisiana Baptist churches and ministries. To learn more about what Simplify Church has to offer, visit https://simplifychurch.com/LouisianaBaptist/ or watch a short informational video here: https://vimeo.com/105045772.

[Delaina Walley]

The “Mattress” Approach or the “Kingdom” Approach?
Stewarding A Church’s Cash Reserves

Churches have countless dollars in cash reserves that have been put “in the mattress” for safekeeping. This mattress relates to the many dollars that are placed with banks earning minimal or no yield, primarily benefiting the pockets of bank shareholders at the expense of churches. Some of these church-owned cash reserves held at banks may also be providing loans to entities that do not align with Christian values. May we all be good stewards of the funds that God has entrusted to His local church.

Contact the Foundation to learn more about how we can help you on the “Kingdom” Approach today!

[Delaina Walley]

Want to learn more about long-term financial stability for your church?

Check out our ChurchBiz Publication here: https://60r219.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Long-Term-Financial-Stability-for-Churches-1.pdf

Contact the Foundation to learn more today!

[Delaina Walley]

Access our ChurchBiz Publication “Special Gifts to Benefit Your Church” here: https://60r219.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Special-Gifts-Summary-5.pdf

The Louisiana Baptist Foundation offers several different giving options to help your church members advance the Kingdom. Read and learn more today!

[Delaina Walley]

Looking for ways to promote online giving in your church? The Louisiana Baptist Foundation is here to help.

Check out this month’s ChurchBiz Publication, “Promoting Online Giving in Your Church,” here: https://60r219.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Promoting-Online-Giving-in-Your-Church-1.pdf

[Delaina Walley]

Want to learn more about how you can be a good steward of your church’s funds to help advance the Kingdom?

Check out this month’s featured ChurchBiz Publication, “Investment Guide for Churches,” here: https://60r219.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Investment-Guide-for-Churches.pdf

[Delaina Walley]

Online Giving

Making a shift to technological giving practices has proven to be a beneficial way to increase church giving. According to an article written by Aaron Earls and published by the Baptist Press, churches that have introduced online giving options have “almost a 30% [monetary donation] increase over those not using it.” Online giving does not act as a replacement for traditional giving through cash or check. Rather, it acts as an additional resource that provides an alternative way to give. Technology has become increasingly significant in the daily functioning of the world, so a giving opportunity that appeals to this advancement is almost necessary. Introducing technology into the world of giving also encourages younger generations to utilize their own technological knowledge to advance the Kingdom by giving in a way that is familiar to them.

The Louisiana Baptist Foundation acknowledges this shift toward technological advancement and new ways of giving. The Foundation has partnered with iDonate to provide an online giving outlet to all Louisiana Baptist churches. Each church is given its own unique web link that allows members of the congregation to give directly to their place of worship. This link can be shared on each church’s social media page, website, or other digital platform. It is free, safe, and convenient!

Sometimes, questions arise regarding the security of online giving. That is why the Louisiana Baptist Foundation has chosen to partner with iDonate, a platform that keeps donor information safe and donations secure. Each unique church link provided by the Foundation contains a built-in SSL Certificate, which keeps all information from donation forms private and secure. Once a donor’s card information is entered into the online giving form, it is submitted through a back-end process and secured by Amazon and Heroku. These two applications ensure that no donations fall through the cracks, as they are able to serve millions of users at once. Next, the donation information goes immediately into a Spreedly Card Token Vault. This organization takes the submitted card information and locks it into a cloud vault. Spreedly then “tokenizes” the credit card information, which means it transforms it into a unique string of letters, numbers, and symbols that is mapped to the Payment Gateway. The data, now encrypted, is sent to the payment processor, which ensures that all donation funds are successfully deposited. From there, the Louisiana Baptist Foundation distributes the funds to the specified church.

The Louisiana Baptist Foundation would love to partner with your church in giving your congregation a new and improved way to give. Contact the Foundation today to access your customized online giving link and help advance Kingdom, one dollar at a time, one ministry at a time, one life at a time.

contact@LBFinfo.org
LBFinfo.org
877.523.4636

https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/bptoolbox/5-encouraging-church-trends/

[Delaina Walley]

Take our 15-question Church Financial Health Assessment to determine the health of your church’s financial status.

Check out our second Church Biz Publication on Church Financial Health Assessment here!

https://60r219.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Church-Financial-Health-Assessment.pdf

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