Creating Congregations of Generous People - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Creating Congregations of Generous People write by Michael Durall. This book was released on 1999-12-01. Creating Congregations of Generous People available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Asking parishioners for money is very different from creating congregations of generous people. In this provocative book, stewardship consultant Michael Durall argues convincingly that annual pledge drives inadvertently perpetuate low-level and same-level giving in congregations. Written with the voice of experience, this book will help clergy and lay leaders initiate and sustain effective stewardship programs. Durall believes that asking for money eventually becomes routine, even tedious-but creating a congregation of generous people becomes ever more meaningful with passing time.
Contagious Generosity
Contagious Generosity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Contagious Generosity write by Chris Willard. This book was released on 2012-07-03. Contagious Generosity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The general practices related to church funding aren’t producing the same results they have in the past. There is a general acceptance that something has changed but little talk or interest is coming from traditional church leader training sources such as denominational entities and seminaries. Pastors are largely left to their own devices to “figure this out.” They need a lifeline. While some churches are experiencing exponential growth, some churches - despite their best efforts - have been unsuccessful at moving beyond survival mode. Coupled with increased competition from other nonprofits and a decline in the commitment to give to the church first, churches risk losing the funding they need. A growing number of leaders are beginning to discover there is another way and are struggling to understand what makes one church generous and another not. There is a need in the market to offer a simple, working definition of “generosity” and reveal the “secrets” some church leaders seem to have simply stumbled upon which are resulting in unexplainable ministry growth and unprecedented church funding even in the midst of tough economic times. The content of this material was developed and refined by Jim Sheppard and Chris Willard through years of ministry leadership in the local church, consulting with church leaders across a broad spectrum of church settings, and through participation in and leadership of the Generous Church Leadership Community facilitated by Leadership Network. Of particular benefit will be the collection of observations and best practices gleaned during the Generous Church Leadership Community that originated within real-life church leadership situations and scenarios by highlighting specific challenges, methods, and successes.
Generous People
Generous People - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Generous People write by Eugene Grimm. This book was released on 1992. Generous People available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Stewardship is a Biblical imperative for all Christians. . . . Grimm cuts through the clouds of confusion that surround this subject. His down-to-earth prescriptions (1) move us beyond the myths so prevalent in stewardship, (2) help us know how to organize, energize, and equip local stewardship leaders, and (3) enable us to see how we can effectively execute stewardship programs in churches of every size".--Herb Miller (from the Foreword).
Generous Justice
Generous Justice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Generous Justice write by Timothy Keller. This book was released on 2012-08-07. Generous Justice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Keller explores a life of justice empowered by an experience of grace.
An Introduction to Ministry
An Introduction to Ministry - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Introduction to Ministry write by Ian S. Markham. This book was released on 2016-01-19. An Introduction to Ministry available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An Introduction to Ministry is a comprehensive and ecumenical introduction to the craft of ministry for ministers, pastors, and priests that make up the mainline denominations in the United States. Ecumenically-focused, It offers a grounded account of ministry, covering areas such as vocation, congregational leadership, and cultivation of skills for an effective ministry. Covers the key components of the M.Div. curriculum, offering a map and guide to the central skills and issues in training Explores the areas of vocation, skills for ministry, and issues around congregational leadership Each topic ends with an annotated bibliography providing an indispensable gateway to further study Helps students understand both the distinctive approach of their denomination and the relationship of that approach to other mainline denominations Advocates and defends a generous understanding of the Christian tradition in its openness and commitment to broad conversation
