How much should I give? Is there a percentage, an amount, a formula or something else? “How much” is a question we all ask. We ask it every time there’s an offering at church, a fund-raising dinner for a ministry, orRead more…
About the Lausanne Global Conversation
The Lausanne Global Conversation was an online platform for connecting participants in the Lausanne Movement's Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Cape Town, South Africa (Cape Town 2010) before, during and after the Congress.
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Dramatic religious and economic shifts to impact planet, new study
Religious populations are projected to outgrow religiously unaffiliated populations worldwide by a factor of 23 between 2010 and 2050. This will increase religious diversity and alter the distribution of wealth, according to new study by the Religious Freedom & BusinessRead more…
European foundation sector report highlights diversity
Across Europe organizations celebrated the work of philanthropy and foundations on European Day of Foundations and Donors earlier this month. The day – 1 October — highlighted the work of public benefit foundations in Europe and promoted the idea ofRead more…
Schwab Report Shows Where Donors Gave $1 Billion in Fiscal 2015
In the first report in its 15-year history of its fund holders’ preferences, Schwab Charitable sheds some light on the $1 billion in grants it made in the fiscal year that ended June 30. During fiscal 2015, the fund madeRead more…
Gospel Patrons Free Download
Gospel Patrons are people who believe that a great life is not measured by what we gain, but by what we give our lives to accomplish. Gospel Patrons tells three stories of Gospel Patrons whose generosity was a catalyst for greatRead more…
7 Ways To Be Radically Generous
Generosity is always a risk. There’s always something else you could do with your money, always a worst case scenario you could plan for. But for those of you willing to take the risk, step into the unknown with God, and loveRead more…
Giving Can’t Save the World
Since the global fight against poverty began gathering steam in the years following the Second World War, the rich nations of the world have invested two-and-a-half trillion dollars in ‘development’ in the form of philanthropy or overseas development assistance. YetRead more…
5 Ways Board Members Can Raise Money
There are many ways board members can help in fundraising. Today I am exploring five easy ways that trustees can help impact the bottom line. We have to remember that most board members are naturally hesitant about fundraising. After all,Read more…
Servanthood: Our money – or our lives?
[Jesus] sat down and called the twelve disciples over to him. Then he said, “Anyone who wants to be the first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.”Mark 9:35 It’s hard to glamorize the disciples ofRead more…
Steward Leaders and Their Stuff
Did you know that possessions are mentioned in Scripture three times more than love, seven times more than prayer, and eight times more than belief? So what is the link between steward leaders and their stuff? Clearly it is veryRead more…