Posts by Russ Cantu

Let’s skip the hidden answer you get from posts that tease the title line. The missing component to your growth is of course email newsletters, but perhaps not in the way you think. Take a moment and focus in on newsletters and how pivotal they are to your success as an individual and organization. Because…

What you’ll find in this short talk with Russ Cantu are simple solutions to complicated problems. Developing and establishing your brand is difficult and communicating it may seem daunting, but if you follow Russ’ easy to use framework, you will find that it not only works for you, it’s fun. Before we get started, there’s…

This was the title of my talk at the 2023 North Coast Leadership Conference here in sunny San Diego. I love this conference for many reasons, but what gets me is the core of the conference: a place where leaders can engage other leaders on similar paths as they are. And every once in a…

How to have a successful giving moment. Learn the principles to a successful giving moment that reflects your church’s core values and activities, leading to a more discipleship-driven return on investment and less a plea for money. Developing your church giving philosophy. What do you believe about the tithe? Do you have a unified giving…

I talk about margin a lot. Some of it comes back to how I was raised, but most of it is how I went through life stressed and just plain tired for so long. So I learned how to say no and set proper priorities, learned to value the right thing in life, and really,…

Give Now We encourage all of those who are part of our Church family to give—not out of obligation—but out of a spirit of worship. Your gifts allow God’s work to be done in this church, as well as in our community and the world at large. Giving Button We’re a Generous Church”People in our…