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Vibrant institutions are attentive to economic strategies and practices that enable their sustenance and growth. How can Christian leaders deploy sound business principles and be true to the call to make sacrifices and to serve others in the Gospel?
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Reflection
March 27, 2012 | The author of a book on a Christian approach to shopping considers the difficulties of truly embodying the Lenten spirit while living in a culture that fosters infinite desire. Read more »
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Q&A
January 19, 2012 | Investors reap both financial and societal benefits when they allow philanthropic ideals to influence where their money goes, according to a national expert on impact investing. Read more »
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Article
December 6, 2011 | Nurturing cheerful givers is more challenging than ever during an economic downturn. New research provides important insights that could boost the financial and spiritual health of congregations. Take our quiz to test your knowledge of church giving trends. Read more »
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Q&A
July 5, 2011 | Three and a half years after the beginning of the Great Recession, data are beginning to show the toll it has taken on congregations, says the executive director of the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving. Read more »
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Article
July 5, 2011 | Many congregations have endured staff cutbacks, salary freezes and deferred maintenance in response to the recession. But one budget area that may need to be increased, even in hard economic times, is programming, recent research suggests. Take our quiz to test your knowledge of the relationship between economics and congregational health. Read more »
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Q&A
May 24, 2011 | In order to scale their organizations, social entrepreneurs need to prepare, build up their resources and ask themselves the right questions, says the co-editor of the book “Scaling Social Impact: New Thinking.” Read more »
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Article
August 2, 2010 | The latest research on giving won’t come as a surprise to Christian leaders: It shows that financial problems run deeper than this recession. Take our new quiz to test your knowledge about religion and giving. Read more »
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Multimedia
March 9, 2010 | If we open ourselves up to God and the Holy Spirit to show us new and creative ways to be church in hard economic times, we will be surprised not by scarcity but by abundance, says the CFO of the American Baptist Home Mission Societies. Watch video »
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Article
March 2, 2010 | Riverside, a church community in Spring Branch, Texas, meets for worship at the Emerald Rainbow Family Fun Center, with its ‘20,000 ginormous square feet of fun and parties.’ That’s because the group choses not to own any buildings. Read more »
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Q&A
February 9, 2010 | Facing the financial crisis. The CFO of the Episcopal Church talks about layoffs, reducing expenses and thinking about development in a new way. Read more »
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