This Generosity Transformed keynote address from Rev. Dr. Ginny Brown Daniel focuses on Equipping congregations for ministry, particularly diving into those functional but antiquated fundraising practices, and stepping into the digital age.
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Lake Institute’s Resource Library collects and curates a wide range of resources that can help deepen understanding and practice at the intersection of faith and giving.
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The Faithful Generosity Story Shelf highlights congregations and other religious organizations who have sought to use their assets and resources in creative—and sometimes surprising—ways as an expression of faithful giving.
Read the report from the 2023 Symposium on Philanthropy and the Black Church. This special event, co-hosted by the Center for the Church and the Black Experience at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, brought together 70 key leaders in philanthropy and faith to start a conversation about the “necessary collaborative” between philanthropy and Black religious institutions.
In this exploratory report by Rev. Jennifer Watley Maxell, she identifies some keys to mapping the landscape of philanthropy and the Black Church.
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This Generosity Transformed keynote address from Rev. Lee Hull Moses focuses on how to encourage congregational generosity, financially and beyond.
This Generosity Transformed keynote address from Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey focuses on what Bailey calls God’s subversive generosity, including the consideration of reparations.
Lynne Twist addresses the mindset of scarcity and how it grips us, rather than allowing us to see the sufficiency that is available to each of us in life.
Leaders from Ferguson Commission, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, and Christian Theological Seminary reflect on the relationship of faith, philanthropy and social justice in the Black Church.
Scott Harrison, Founder and CEO of charity: water, explores the new face of charity today.
Eboo Patel, Ph.D. challenges us to consider the theologies of interfaith cooperation that exist within our own traditions.
Jonathan Walton, Ph.D. introduces the Prosperity Gospel and demonstrates how it has its roots, in part, in the industrial revolution and valorization of business enterprise.
This video from the Stewardship Fusion Conference features Rev. Adam Hamilton where he talks about stewardship in the church, paying particular attention to courageous asking and creating a culture of generosity.
This video from the Stewardship Fusion Conference features Rev. Dr. Clayton Smith where he focuses on practical advice for cultivating generosity among congregants.
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