The Sunday School Experiment

Evangelism And An Entrepreneur. When setting out, in the mid-1990s, to investigate the significant decline of children’s attendances at Sunday Schools during the post-WWII period in Australia, it became necessary to also confront the profound cultural shifts which had takenRead more…

The Ecumenical Stewardship Center – A Network for Growing Stewards

The Ecumenical Stewardship Center in the US provides resources that encourage the development of generous giving and faithful stewardship as transformational spiritual practices for Christian faith communities and their leaders. Various resources can be ordered from the the webstore https://stewardshipresources.org/resources.Read more…

Generosity Resources Update April 2014

  Global Generosity Network Generosity Resources Update April 2014   Dear Friends   Greetings from the Global Generosity Network, the initiative that facilitates stewardship, generosity, giving and fund mobilisation among Christians.   I posted a number of exciting new resourcesRead more…

Theology of Money Class

In 2007, Randy Alcorn taught a Tehology of Money class at Western Seminary in Portland, OR.  These are the resources (videos, audio clips, powerpoint files, etc) from the class. This is brilliant teaching. Download it and use them in yourRead more…

Legatum Prosperity Index

The Legatum Prosperity Index (www.prosperity.com/#!/) is an annual ranking, developed by the Legatum Institute, of 142 countries. The rankings is based on a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth and quality of life. The 2013 Index Report and 2Read more…

MBA in Biblical Stewardship and Christian Management

Information on the MBA in Christian Management and other courses taught through the Center for Biblical Stewardship at the Asian Theological seminary in the Philippines.The MBA course is a 42-unit professional program designed for executives of church, parachurch, mission groups,Read more…

Why are we still losing kids?

  Why are we still losing kids? By Gordon & Becki West   Although pollsters can’t seem to agree on the exact percentage of kids who are dropping out of church in the “gap” between children’s ministry and youth ministryRead more…

Missional Transnationals: Coming Full Circle

I had the pleasure of representing the Jaffray Centre with its Foundations for Global Ministry series in Davao, Philippines from July 13-31, 2012.  I taught two courses — one team-taught with Dr. Charles Cook of Ambrose University College & SeminaryRead more…