Two questions: 1. Have you ever heard of Henry Parsons Crowell? 2. Have you ever eaten Quaker Oats Cereal? Let me guess your answers: no to the first, yes to the second. Or atRead more…
Why most people will never accumulate surplus financial resources?
Proverbs 21:17 says, “He who loves pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.” Solomon offers a telling observation – people focused on pleasure and consumption will be poor because they spendRead more…
Progress & Challenges in Africa
Africa made significant progress the last 20 years, but there are still significant challenges for the African church to engage with. The infographic that can be downloaded through the website gives an insight into these challenges. Modeling generosity in theRead more…
New Teeth, New Heart
Lim Swee Choo is a ’dentist on the Thai Border’ for Mercy Teams International. For many years Swee Choo has left her home in Malaysia to regularly visits and care for children and families in the Border region. This is her generosityRead more…
Theology That Works: Making Disciples Who Practice Fruitful Work and Economic Wisdom in Modern America
“Theology That Works,” ’Theology that Works’ is a 60-page manifesto on discipleship and economic work written by Greg Forster and published by the Oikonomia Network (http://oikonomianetwork.org/). It includes a flowchart diagram that shows the overall interconnectedness of stewardship and economics. The flowchart andRead more…
Beyond the Pioneer: Getting Inclusive Industries to Scale
The proliferation of market-based solutions to poverty has been one of the most exciting developments in the fight against poverty in recent years. Their lack of scale has been one of the great disappointments. The urgent challenge of today isRead more…
poverty and wealth.
The differnce betwen poverty and wealth is that those who do not have,trust,have faith and depends on God for all that they need. Honduras was poor bur not in spirit. they worshipped God in spirit and truth and that truthRead 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].
Wisdom of Generosity
Is generosity wise? How many of us, if asked to describe the behavior of the widow who dropped her last two copper coins into the temple treasury (Mark 12:41-44), would call her “wise”? What if we removed the story fromRead more…
Reclaiming Philanthropy: Wisdom from Africa’s Philanthropists
This week the African Philanthropy Forum was held from Feb. 24-25 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where well-established Western foundations like the Rockefeller Foundation, the Mastercard Foundation – convened with some of the most influential African philanthropies – Chandaria Foundation, Mara Foundation, EquityRead more…