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Stewardship and discipleship
Stewardship is not about counting the money, but about making generous disciples of Jesus Christ. Citing Grace Duddy Pomroy, this post looks at moving from counting to cultivating.
Charitable donors in Canada 2023
How much do Canadians give? Charitable donors in Canada 2023 data from Statistics Canada including age, income and median gifts.
Modelling generosity: Foreign Aid
How can the local church model generosity in a time of mistrust of foreign aid?
Trends in Charitable Giving in Canada and the US
Fewer people make donations. What to do? A short primer on generosity.
Encouraging gifts with no strings attached: Part 2, Bequests
Encouraging generosity with no strings attached. Talking about bequests at church.
Gifts we cannot see: Offering prayers for digital giving
The gifts we cannot see: offering prayers for digital giving like pre-authorized giving and online giving.
Ordinary grace, repeated
A poem about February generosity: is extraordinary grace is just ordinary grace, repeated?
How big is a small church? Canadian numbers
How big is a small church? Canadian data on receipted giving suggests above/below $80,000 in receipted giving might be a helpful metric.
Should board members give? Research from the In Trust Center
Should board members give? A board’s role in fundraising and research on board giving from the In Trust Center for theological education.
