In this series, we’re discussing five phases many leaders experience on their journey to becoming generous. The third phase is the “Compulsory” giver. Early on in our spiritual journey, Kathy and I were “transactional” givers. We gave 2-3% of our income to the church based on what we felt we received in entertainment. Then God revealed to me His Old ...
As a rebellious young adult, I attended Easter service out of respect to my mother. As the offering plate came closer, I realized I didn’t want to appear cheap, so I reached for my wallet. When I realized I only had a $10 bill, I dropped the ten in the plate and palmed a $5 bill in return. I was ...
A recent article by RevCycle Intelligence states that 80% of CFOs believe that business revenues have or will decline due to COVID in 2020 and beyond. Challenging financial times can cause a business to pivot and realign spending priorities and profit margin. It takes ingenuity to flex a business to be profitable in challenging times. Profit margin is not the ...
According to past studies, at least 30% of annual giving comes in the month of December. This year Giving Tuesday falls on December 1st, giving the final fundraising push for the year a good boost. One reason December is such a big month in giving is due to the generosity of small business owners. As they determine their profitability for ...
My friend, Jay, had a passion to help with the needs of the ill, needy and children. As he pondered possible solutions, he realized that many large retail businesses have inventory that often gets wasted or destroyed due to inventory management issues. Agape Inventory Donation was birthed to be a conduit between the companies needing to move inventory and nonprofits ...
In 1 Samuel 25, David and his men needed food. David’s men had been protecting the sheep of a wealthy Jew named Nabal. Therefore, David sent them to ask Nabal for food. In verse 11, Nabal said, “Shall I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers and give it to men ...
In Stephanie Winslow’s recent blog post called “Worse Before Better,” she wrote about the difficulties of walking out faith in hard times. The difficulties are always great teachers. As we walk through a pandemic unlike anything we have before, how do we walk out generosity while keeping in mind our own needs? Deuteronomy 15:7 says, “But if there are any ...
In this series we’re examining four attributes of an amazing man who impressed Jesus. In Luke 7, we read of a Roman Centurion asking Jesus to miraculously heal his dying servant. The third attribute I noticed about this amazing leader was his generosity. This Roman solider was likely despised by most Jews. He had little reason to show them any ...
One day when I was visiting a pastor in the urban core of Kansas City, a person entered the church. He requested that the pastor give him money for food. The pastor handed this man a broom and simply said, “We need some work done. If you clean up our lobby, I’ll buy you lunch.” Leviticus 23:22 says, “When you ...
In this series, we’re talking about lessons we can learn from the character of Bezalel in the book of Exodus. Bezalel was responsible for building the furnishings inside the tabernacle. God gave Moses the design for what and how He wanted His tabernacle created. Bezalel co-labored with God to produce excellent results. The outcome was a tabernacle that met God’s ...
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