The excellent ‘Generosity Exercises’ book by Gary Hoag invites Christians to explore passages in three sections: (1) the Old Testament, (2) the Gospels, and (3) the rest of the New Testament, the world of the Early Church. This format helpsRead more…
3 Concerns for Those Raising Funds
As a fund raiser I’m always concerned as to how effective I am as a fund raiser. Now is the time when you and I can take a look at three of those concerns. Why do some raising funds haveRead more…
Amazing Generosity Testimony – 80% Increase in Church Giving
This church saw giving increase 80% the year following using Brian Kluth’s 40 Day Generosity Devotional (http://www.GenerousLife.org) for a stewardship campaign to help with the church budget and increase giving. This generosity devotional has been used by over 3000 churchesRead more…
Connection is key for next gen (donors)
As the guest editor of the December issue of Alliance magazine and author of the “Global ‘next gen’ trends” article, Jason Franklin has astutely introduced us to what next gen donors value and what they are doing differently. From focusing on root causesRead more…
Top 10 List of New Testament Givers and their Gifts
The context for my post today is the Christmas season when our thoughts focus on gift giving. Rather than direct your attention to purchasing a home entertainment system, the latest name brand clothing or the newest toys for girls andRead more…
Core Biblical Stewardship, generous living, Kingdom-focused giving and Kingdom-appropriate fund mobilisation resources No1
Some Christian leaders requested for a few core stewardship, generosity, giving and fund mobilisation resources that can easily be accessed. Attached are the first group of resources. Included is the Generosity Resources List with information on ministries, books, websites andRead more…
Caring for God’s Things
Developed in Africa, ‘Caring for God’s Things’ is a 10 week study course that can be used in small group training programmes such as Theological Education by Extension. The course is divided in the following weekly chapters: WEEK 1 –Read more…
Hungry Planet: Consumption Around the Globe
The United States, with just 5 percent of the world’s population, consumes 24 percent of its energy resource. As the attached infographic from InternationalBusinessGuide.org shows, when it comes to per capita energy consumption, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, andRead more…
Generosity Resources List
This is an updated list of stewardship, generosity, giving and fund mobilisation ministries, books, campaigns, videos and much more. Please use and distribute.
Self-Sustaining Wholistic Discipleship and Stewardship in GUNGU area of Congo-Kinshasa
Stewardship is about managing the resources that God has given us. That include our time, abilities, talents and physical resources. This story from Congo-Kinshasa shows how stewardship can enable self-sustaining wholistic discipleship in a poverty stricken community.