The last of Bishop Robert Schnase's Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations is "Extravagant Generosity." This sense of generosity goes beyond the often talked about 10 percent tithe. It even goes beyond financial giving. As Schnase puts it, "Generosity aligns one's life with God's purposes." It is a giving from the heart instead of a sense of obligation.

One old children's song proclaims, "God loves a cheerful ... read full story

Collaborative consumption (the notion that we can swap anything) is exploding with the Internet. How can the church harness this growing trend?

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No sooner had 29-year-old Graham Messier joined a small group at his church earlier this year than he found himself breaking an American taboo: talking about how much he earns, and where it all goes. Others in the group did likewise as they kicked off an eight-week program aimed at reconciling personal finances with Christian rhetoric about economic ... read full story

The "Church to Church" (C2C) initiative, developed by Compassion International and the Willow Creek Association (WCA), is attempting to help churches rethink giving and missions by promoting genuine cross-cultural church ... read full story

Responding to the needs of the region's homeless, First Baptist Church in Orlando raised $5.6 million in donations and pledges with an impromptu offering March 12-13.

“We’ve had a stirring in our heart and spirit that God placed the church here for this time because of foreclosures, because of this new homelessness,” Senior Pastor David Uth ... read full story