What do you do when giving is up… but you’re still living week to week?
That’s the exact tension we unpack in this week’s Fly on the Wall Podcast. In this live coaching conversation, I sit down with my good friend Pastor Aaron—who’s experiencing rapid growth and incredible generosity in his church… but is also feeling financial pressure he didn’t expect.
And here’s the twist: the money is coming in. It’s just not landing where it needs to land.
In Episode 198, we talk about how pastors can lead their church into financial health without sounding like, “You’re doing this wrong,” or communicating, “All we want is your money.”
More importantly—we talk about how to build systems that prevent these problems from happening in the first place.
In this episode, we cover:
Why “the battle is won or lost in the resources”
How project-based giving can accidentally replace tithing (even in generous churches)
How to redirect giving without creating mistrust or guilt
Why every church needs a Generosity Calendar (and what it actually looks like)
The power of “one bucket giving” (missions / local / national / global) and why it works
How to “know the state of your flock” and break down giving tiers for better discipleship
Why momentum hides weakness—and how to get ahead of the leadership lid
Developing leaders with a system (not intuition), so your growth doesn’t outpace your structure
This is a practical, honest episode for pastors leading fast-growing churches—and it will absolutely help you think strategically about how to fuel vision without living in financial anxiety.
🎧 Listen to Episode 198 now and sit in on this coaching conversation.
And if you’re craving leadership community and tools that help you build systems like these, I want to personally invite you to check out Church Boom University at churchboom.org.
You’ll get quarterly books sent to you, exclusive webinars, masterclasses, and a platform to connect with other pastors and leaders who are building what God has called them to build—without doing it alone.
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Fly on the Wall Podcast, presented by Church Boom, takes pastors into a live coaching session with Chris Sonksen, CEO & Founder of Church Boom. Each episode features a pastor, just like you, as they share the challenges they face and get practical advice on how to overcome them.
