Stemming from the International Accountability Summit that was held on April 13-14, ECFA has launched the first-ever Global Network website. Our goal is to provide a place for leaders around the world to obtain resources from ECFA and each other toRead more…
2014 Individual Donor Benchmark Report
The 2014 Individual Donor Benchmark Report intends to help grassroots organizations in the USA strengthen their fundraising efforts. The Report found that the single most important thing organisations can do to strengthen their individual donor fundraising is to create a fundraisingRead more…
7 Benefits for Raising Funds
Many people are given the assignment to raise funds, and yet the reality is they have never raised funds before. So it is fair to ask the question “Why raise financial support?” I want to unveil for you the benefits ofRead more…
Global Network Update July 2015
On April 13-14, 2015 the ECFA (http://www.ecfa.org/) convened the first-ever International Accountability Summit with Rev. Dr. Gary Hoag, ECFA International Liaison, facilitating the event. A coalescence of like-minded Christian leaders, representing 15 countries, attended the event to connect and discussRead more…
A fresh new approach to Biblical stewardship teaching and training: FREED-UP FINANCIAL LIVING
Do any of these sound familiar in your church or organization? Sophia and Steven, a newlywed couple not long out of college, are saddled with tens of thousands of dollars of student loans. They’re not living an extravagant lifestyle, but evenRead more…
Spiritual formation and stewardship: 5 tips & a tool
Throughout most of the last decade, it has been a privilege for us to co-labor in God’s kingdom work as friends and fellow stewards. We are better together because our gifts complement each other! Last week, we looked at 1 PeterRead more…
6 Applications from Asia for All Steward Leaders
I just returned from teaching a class with seventeen students at Torch Trinity Graduate University in Seoul, South Korea, entitled Biblical Stewardship and Christian Generosity.The experience was a highlight of my academic career because I learned so much from these globally-mindedRead more…
African Council for Accreditation and Accountability (AfCAA)
The vision of the African Council for Accreditation and Accountability (AfCAA) is to unlock Africa’s potential through adherence to Biblical management standards. The mission of the initiative is to bring about public trust in organizations through awareness raising, advocacy andRead more…
The Generous Churches Film Festival
GENEROSITY IDEA FEST Learning ideas about how churches are spreading generosity… We’ve asked church leaders from all over the United States and Canada to submit videos that they have used in their church to motivate and inspire on the topic ofRead more…
40acts Lent campaign generates over 2.9 million acts of kindness
This year’s 40acts challenge, a campaign by charity Stewardship over the 40 days of Lent, has resulted in over 2.9 million acts of generosity. The campaign began on Ash Wednesday in February and invited people to undertake on simple generous or kind actRead more…