Cultivating Generosity as a Church
"As a ministry, fundraising is as spiritual as giving a sermon, entering a time of prayer, visiting the sick, or feeding the hungry." - Henri Nouwen
One opportunity pastors have is to invite people into a life of generosity. Many of us as ministers have preached sermons on generosity or on understanding why God has called us to give & serve for the sake of the mission and our own discipleship. But how comfortable are you with what it takes to fundraise, manage finances, grow generosity in young people, and steward what God has entrusted your church to be a transformative community for others? Moving from theology to the day-to-day of giving can be a source of stress or struggle for many pastors. So we wanted to curate some of the best resources and tools for you and your staff, board, or finance teams to help you do the “internal” parts well, so the “external” impacts for people and the Kingdom can flourish.
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Prayer Guides from 24-7 Prayer
Looking for ways to lead yourself, your church or specific groups in prayer for Ukraine? Our friends at 24/7 Prayer have written short and long-form prayer guides to help you.
Thanks to our partner Generis for these resources. If you want to explore how to create a culture of generosity at your church, you can email jon.wright@generis.com or visit generis.com/jon-wright to get started.
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WATCH: Generosity & Discipleship
Learn from Jim Sheppard (CEO of Generis) and Julie Bullock (Senior Generosity Strategist at Generis), alongside Carey Nieuwhof & David Kinnaman, about barriers to giving, the root struggles pastors face around money and how to disciple a church towards generosity.