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By Dr Sas Conradie | Article
A few weeks ago I attended a seminar in the British Houses Parliament on changes needed to facilitate global sustainable economic development in the future. As often in these discussions,…
By John Richardson | Blog
Have you ever wondered what Good Friday look like without the generosity of Jesus? Read this blog and see how each historical and spiritual issue was riding on the generosity…
By Brian Kluth | Sermon/Message
The Spanish translation of 30 Bible financial principles: man’s ways vs God’s way
By Vadim Babashkin | Video
The Bishop Hannington (http://generositymovement.org/2011/09/grace-of-giving-bishop-hannington/) and Handful of Rice (http://generositymovement.org/2011/09/a-handful-of-rice/) videos are being distributed and used across the world. The attached documents are the Russian translated scripts of the videos.
By Generous Church | Article
Visit the website to download a seven-page white paper that outlines the seven common attributes of generous churches. These attributes include:The role of leadership in the generous churchHow vision and…
By Norine Macdonald and Luc tayart de Borms | Research
Philanthropy in Europe is rooted in a rich past and is moving towards a promising future. The diversity of philanthropic initiatives in Europe are explained through a few examples of…
By Mike Zserdin | Blog
In this excellent blog Mike Zserdin argues that we make generosity too complicated. If we want to live in a generous culture, we must simply give. It starts with us…
By Helplift Network | Presentation
This is the Executive Summary of an exciting new initiative in South Africa that mobilises generosity and giving through voluntary service or the giving of time. Working closely with local…
By Mike Stickler | Article
The May issue of a new magazine focusing on generosity and giving especially for churches. There are very interesting stories about Christian givers, events, ministries and much more.
By TWR | Presentation
This booklet describes how TWR promotes global, generous living. Through this initiative Christians are motivated to become involved in the Great Commission, the joy and discipline of generous giving is…
By Jay Link | Sermon/Message
An excellent series by Jay Link of Stewardship Ministries about New Testament teaching about giving. As Jay says ’a truly comprehensive theology of giving that, like everything else in the…
By LAKE INSTITUTE ON FAITH & GIVING | Research
This study examines the impact of the economic environment on a sample of U.S. congregations. This study includes responses from 3,103 U.S. congregations, of which nearly two-thirds are Mainline Protestant, a…
By Brian Kluth | Sermon/Message
Another of Brian Kluth’s excellent charts. In this one he shows how among others family, Bible generosity devotionals, small groups, media and giving opportunities and requests encourage people to live…
By Brian Kluth | Sermon/Message
A great explanation about 7 milestones in learning to give to God and learning to receive from God. It should be used in every congregation in every part of the…
By Andrew Olsen | Blog
Stewardship is the responsibility of taking care of something that belongs to someone else. Olsen gives a few tips and resources to improve the way organisations deal with donors. They…
By Brian Kluth | Research
According to the 2013 ‘State of the Plate’ report, 10 million Americans tithe $50+ billion annually. This report based on detailed national research in the USA on "tithers" examines where…
By Ministry Banking Guy | Blog
In this blog Pastor Brian Kluth of Maximum Generosity (www.kluth.org/index.htm) discusses the results of his 2013 State of the Plate research that focuses on tithers—the people who give 10 percent or more…
By Network for Good | Blog
How mothers2mothers Combines DonateNow with Social Media mothers2mothers International, a nonprofit that helps HIV-positive mothers in sub-Saharan Africa give birth to healthy babies, harnesses the power of social media and…
By Sas Conradie | Article
This article is a part of the June 2013 issue of the Lausanne Global Analysis. Access other articles from this issue or download the full issue as a free PDF…
By Vinoth Ramachandra | Blog
In this reflection on child sponsorship, Vinoth Ramachandra argues that child sponsorship ’is a near-perfect marketing strategy for raising funds.’ However child sponsorship exaggerates the importance of donors over that of…
