“Nearly 95% of the average church’s ministries are for its members alone.”

In 2006, Thom Rainer published that statistic to show us that our churches are not really engaging our communities. In other words, we are basically throwing parties for ourselves. We are working so hard to engage the people in our congregations that we have forgotten about the neighborhoods surrounding our churches. ... read full post

Recently, GenerousChurch spent some time with Chip Ingram discussing the way that generosity is connected to relationships. Here are three and a half questions from that interview:

Q1: Chip, you recently released a new book called The Genius of Generosity. From the beginning of the book, you tell the story of your relationship with John Saville and indicate that generosity is what created this unique ... read full post  |  1 comments

In the book, The Genius of Generosity, Chip Ingram demonstrates that there is a powerful connection between the incarnation of Jesus and generosity. Using a staircase model, he shows that: the "wise men" demonstrate how to be generous with our money; the shepherds are generous with time; Jospeh is generous with his reputation; Mary is generous with her future; Jesus is generous with His life and The Father is ... read full post