By Carol Johnston, Ph.D. In 1996 I was beginning a Lilly Endowment-funded project on faith and giving, and everyone said I should talk to Robert Wood Lynn, former V.P. for Religion of the Lilly Endowment, then long retired in Maine. So I flew out and spent a day with Bob. He walked me through his research… Read more »
By Alexia Kelley I am delighted and honored to have recently joined Lake Institute on Faith & Giving Advisory Board. Its mission itself is an inspiration, as is the opportunity to collaborate with and learn from leaders across faith traditions to advance the field of faith-based philanthropy. As the President of FADICA, a peer network… Read more »
In all of our Lake Institute on Faith & Giving courses, we refer to The Paradox of Generosity and in particular this quote from Christian Smith: “Generosity is the virtue of giving good things to others freely and abundantly. It is a learned character trait that involves attitude and action entailing both the inclination and… Read more »
By Chad De Jager My relationship with the church budget was as complex as a middle school romance. The interest is natural By God’s careful design, some things inside us wake up in adolescence. Our parents and gym teachers tell us, “It’s natural” (as if those two words satisfied all my confused questions). Similarly, when… Read more »
By Jolinda Moore, executive director of stewardship and development for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Change is hard. Over the weekend I asked my 14-year old to sit with me to discuss her high school schedule. She froze saying, “I don’t want to think about it. It is going to be different and difficult. The thought… Read more »