In this thought provoking article Gilles Gravelle argues that giving to mission should be used better through: 1. Investing in National and Western mission agencies that focus primarily on training national church partners. 2. Changing the spending ratio – givingRead more…
Three Lessons Learned from Generous Giving’s Stewardship Study Notes Project
This paper was originally presented to the leadership of Generous Giving to summarize three lessons that were learned from the Stewardship Study Notes Project.Generous Giving’s Stewardship Study Notes are a passagebypassage thematic commentary covering issues of stewardship and generosity inRead more…
The Money Revolution: Applying Christian principles to handling your money.
This is a presentation outlining the five principles for Christian money management outlined in ‘The Money Revolution’, a brilliant booklet available from www.themoneyrevolution.net. On the website there are sermon notes, notes for small groups and much more. The principles are: EverythingRead more…
Generosity Resources List
The Generosity Resources List provides information on various kinds of generosity resources available to encourage Christian stewardship, generosity and giving. Please send Sas Conradie information on other resources. His e-mail address is [email protected].
Individual Generosity Declaration
A declaration that individuals can sign as their commitment to a life-style of generosity
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: BLUEPRINT 2013
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013 is an annual forecast about the social economy in the US – private capital used for public good. It provides an overview of the current landscape, points to major trends, and directs attentionRead more…
Assessing the Financial and Spiritual Health of Your Church
Church leaders have to analyze the spiritual and financial health of their church on a regular basis. This article suggests tools to use statistics and subjective data in such an analysis. One such tool is the Generosity Ladder. This eight-point ladderRead more…
Missions Africa Trust Fund Think-Tank and Resource Mobilization Training
35 African leaders met on 25 October 2012 in a think-tank format to develop a plan of action for the Missions Africa Trust Fund (MATF), the mission giving fund started by the Lausanne Africa and other African Christian leaders. ThisRead more…
TWR and Faith Reliance – Promoting global, generous Christian living
An outline of TWR’s approach to turn over the excitement and ownership of Christ’s Great Commission along with the Gospel message; teach the joy and discipline of generous giving as part of the discipleship process; to give high priority to transparentRead more…
Generosity campaign launched in Iberoamerica
On November 8 2012 the Iberoamerica Generosity Campaign was launched during the COMIBAM leadership meeting. Leaders were challenged to take a stand to declare the Biblical Truths about God’s Provision. This is the beginning of a new era in the IberoamericanRead more…