Creating a Culture of Generosity

Congregational Cohorts for your pastors and leadership team

The world has changed, and these shifts are influencing how Christians give. Old models, assumptions, and expectations about how to nurture generosity are having a diminished impact and new forms have emerged. The good news is that giving to churches and faith-based ministries is by far the largest slice of charitable giving in the United States. People of faith give. The challenging news is that the percentage of giving to the local church is decreasing. It is not that people aren’t giving; it is that Christians are giving differently.

This vibrant congregational cohort experience will examine these dynamics, explore what this means for the local church, and identify how to adapt in order to cultivate generosity and catalyze potential in the local context.

Overview

Congregational leadership teams of four to five persons from each of the chosen churches will meet three times over a six-month period to explore themes of faith and finance relevant for their contexts. This will occur in three full-day Saturday sessions. Between gatherings, each church leadership team will work on church-specific projects.

Key Themes

• Stewardship as Discipleship
• Leadership as an Asset-based journey
• Mission as an invitation towards impact
• Fundraising is about relationships
• Generosity is Good News in Action