A New Paradigm for Funding Ministry: How to Grow Giving in the Church

Are your congregation and its officers tired of doing the same old things to raise funds for the church’s ministries and getting the same old results? What you need is a whole new way of thinking and talking about how the church funds ministry. The author rejects the old approach of fund-raising with its focus on the need of the church to receive and, instead, details a new paradigm that focuses on the Christian’'s need to give. Learn a new language of giving based on different assumptions. A “theology of abundance” is contrasted with a “theology of scarcity.” A chapter tells how to help church members grow in their giving. Useful tools such as a funding ministry audit and a sermon on funding ministry are included. Discussion questions follow each chapter.