To increase overall amount to Kingdom-causes, Christians need to increase their income. This can be done through enterprise development. The attached world bank report ranks the relative ease of creating a new business in 189 countries, looking at such measuresRead 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.
The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library. Other content contributed by Global Conversation users is archived on this website. Read more »
Amazing Generosity Testimony – 80% Increase in Church Giving
This church saw giving increase 80% the year following using Brian Kluth’s 40 Day Generosity Devotional (http://www.GenerousLife.org) for a stewardship campaign to help with the church budget and increase giving. This generosity devotional has been used by over 3000 churchesRead more…
5 Nonprofit Trends to Watch in 2014
Among other obvious things, December is a time for reflection on the past year and predictions for the coming year. There have already been some great forecasts about what 2014 will bring the social change sector (here, here, and here). And asRead more…
Prosocial Spending and Happiness: Using Money to Benefit Others Pays Off
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have shown that the ways in which people spend their money has implications for their happiness. Studies show that people who spend money on others report greater happiness. The benefits of such ‘pro-social’Read more…
Meet Dhaval Udani, CEO of GiveIndia
Dhaval Udani started volunteering for GiveIndia seven years ago, typically devoting 10-15 hours a week to it alongside his more than full-time job as a management consultant. Two and a half years later he joined GiveIndia as a staff member,Read more…
Respect for the Elderly
Dr. James Dobson gives great insight on the passing of time in our lives and how we must remain inspired to stay healthy and vibrant.
The Great Divide: Global income inequality and its cost
Income inequality is surging. Economists warn of the dire consequences of this trend. The Great Divide Report from GlobalPost tries to uncover the ‘ground truth’ of inequality through the lenses of education, race, immigration, health care, government, labor and naturalRead more…
Surf’s Up
Biblical truth can be presented in a variety of ways. This piece is an example of the freshness and applicability of biblical truth when wrapped around life’s experiences. Sit back and enjoy . . .
SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX
To truly advance social progress, we must learn to measure it comprehensively and rigorously. A rich framework for measuring the multiple dimensions of social progress is indispensable in clarifying its components, benchmarking success, and catalyzing improvement. The Social Progress IndexRead more…
Connection is key for next gen (donors)
As the guest editor of the December issue of Alliance magazine and author of the “Global ‘next gen’ trends” article, Jason Franklin has astutely introduced us to what next gen donors value and what they are doing differently. From focusing on root causesRead more…