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Trends in Christian Giving
Trends in Christian giving in Canada - fewer Christians and reduced giving. A look at the numbers, plus advice on how to find hope.
Psalm 4: Money and trauma
Is your congregation carrying trauma around money? Psalm 4 offers hope.
Is giving $20 a week generous? A deep data dive.
Is $20 a week generous? A deep data dive into 2022 Charitable Giving numbers from Statistics Canada
Is giving $20 a week generous? Fresh 2022 giving data
Is $20 a week generous? Fresh 2022 giving data looks at Canadian giving
Sustainable Churches: Peeking at the numbers
Do the church finances of a randomly selected church match Canadian trends?
Prayer and Giving, Part 4: Prayerful Generosity
How do I decide where to give? Three idea for prayerful generosity
Prayer and Giving, Part 3: Generous Praying
In this third post on giving and prayer, I have eight words of stewardship advice:
Pray
Say thank-you
Tell stories
Pay attention
Pray. (This is one worth repeating. We’ll talk about the Holy Spirit and pre-authorized giving!)
Clergy and Christian leaders can act on this simple counsel immediately.
Prayer and Giving: Part 2 - When? Steady and Spontaneous
Prayer and giving are both spiritual disciplines - ways of following Jesus. This post looks at the when of giving and prayer: steady giving, spontaneous giving, steady prayer and spontaneous prayer.
Prayer and Giving: Part 1 - How? Together and Apart
Starting a four-part series on the spiritual disciplines of prayer and giving. Together and Apart looks at how we give - in worship and individually.
How can a shrinking church grow generosity? Part 2: Why are we here?
How can a shrinking church increase generosity? Generosity is a spiritual discipline, part of following Jesus. Reducing expenses doesn’t increase generosity.
