What is ethical fundraising? When a fundraiser can tell stories about the garden and invite people to water it, trusting that God will provide a harvest.

Ultimately having a big pile of money under the mattress is exactly the same as having a big pile of zucchini under the bed. You can’t take it with you.

Frederik Buechner’s wisdom applied to generosity. Where do your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet? What kind of giving inspires joy? What does the world need?

Simple Steps towards Generosity: Church Stewardship for the Overwhelmed

Generosity as Spiritual Gift - Part 2: Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control

Generosity is one of the fruits of the Spirit. Are our hearts and our lives headed in the same direction? Is it a good direction? Like the moisture meter, the answers to those questions speak truth!

The atmosphere in the quilt auction was electric. I can’t think of another setting where Mennonites go public with their generosity in quite the same way. Fundraising proclaims your values. Let’s unpack that.

Giving is a spiritual discipline like prayer, part of following Jesus. It’s a discipleship question, not a budget question. Can someone donate to your church using their phone?

Pastor Daniel is sweating profusely on a cold November morning. It’s stewardship Sunday, the one Sunday of the year where he is expected to talk about money. Pastor Daniel carries $45,000 in student debt. That’s without the credit card or line of credit factored in. How can he talk about money?

“Should I ask my dying parishioner for a bequest?” ranks high in the list of difficult questions I’ve been asked during church stewardship webinars. The ideal last conversation on generosity starts with thank you.
How the church can prepare for grateful conversations, instead of putting pastors in awkward situations?