How To Create A Culture of Generosity

In this excellent blog Mike Zserdin argues that we make generosity too complicated. If we want to live in a generous culture, we must simply give. It starts with us giving a little more money consistently and inviting our friendsRead more…

10 Ways people are influenced to live generously

Another of Brian Kluth’s excellent charts. In this one he shows how among others family, Bible generosity devotionals, small groups, media and giving opportunities and requests encourage people to live generously.

Giving away relationships

This week, I’ve been visiting friends in New York and Philadelphia and having conversations about how they see generosity, especially being generous with relationships. I heard three different versions of giving away relationships, which I call building relationship bridges. ReturningRead more…

The best kind of generosity is done with others, not for others

A brilliant animated video that explores generosity from the perspective of relationships. God’s generosity is relational – therefore our generosity needs to be the same. This perspective on generosity is indeed transformational as it changes both the giver and receiver.Read more…

Love is Like a Rose

One of the great myths about romantic love is that if a couple is genuinely in love, that condition is permanent and will last a lifetime. Love, even genuine love, is a fragile commodity. Like more than one popular songRead more…

Life Stewardship – be imitators of God

Virgil Dugan challenges Christians to be imitators of God throug life stewardship in this excellent presentation. Some of the points he emphasises are: ►   The Dynamic of God is Love… ►   Love is Realized in Giving (truth, time, talents, treasure,Read more…

Increasing Complexity

To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent the Lausanne Movement. They are designed to stimulate discussion fromRead more…

Marriage Mentoring

Value of Mentoring When you learn to drive a car, you get an instructor. You get a permit and your first experiences driving are with an experienced driver. When you plan a vacation, you get a travel agent to helpRead more…

The Age of Global Giving

A practical guide for the donors and funding recipients of our time  [Forthcoming Book] It’s About Equal Partnership The Age of Global Giving is about the new relationship between donors and funding recipients. The importance of building an effective relationshipRead more…

Communicating and managing expectations in funding

It has always been interesting to me that in Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus never said when you get resources granted to you, go and make disciples of all nations but rather gave us a command in those verses saying “Then JesusRead more…