Last year, I was awarded a grant through Leadership Education at Duke Divinity to support an innovative approach to leadership within my institution, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving. Lake Institute offers a variety of educational and public programs on a regular basis; however, we’ve never offered a renewal day or retreat for our constituents…. Read more »
Recently, the National Study of Congregations’ Economic Practices (NSCEP) was released by Lake Institute on Faith & Giving. This landscape study surveyed just over 1,200 congregations across the country to determine their economic practices, asking about congregation donors (includes Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, and Hindu congregations), how congregations teach about money and finances, and how… 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 Rev. Mary Ann Moman Mary Ann is currently Development Officer for the United Methodist Foundation of Indiana. She is also an associate pastor at St. Mark’s UMC in Carmel, IN. Greg McKeown, in his book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, makes the argument for a systematic discipline that helps us to separate what… Read more »
This is the final blog in a four-week series about Lake Institute on Faith & Giving’s Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF). Each week has provided a different perspective on this course and the way it has impacted individuals and religious organizations. By Melissa Spas Over the past two years, I have had the privilege of working… Read more »