William G. Enright: Money is like a vital sign
Three and a half years after the beginning of the Great Recession, data are beginning to show the toll it has taken on congregations, says the executive director of the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving.
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Quiz: Investing for sustainability
Many congregations have endured staff cutbacks, salary freezes and deferred maintenance in response to the recession. But one budget area that may need to be increased, even in hard economic times, is programming, recent research suggests. Take our quiz to test your knowledge of the relationship between economics and congregational health.
Prince Rivers: Rethinking generosity
Many congregations have less money coming in now than five years ago. But in the wake of a double-dip recession, can churches still create new ways to give the money they do have?
Rachel Anderson: The post-holiday debt hangover
Christians may or may not have initiated the commercialization of Christmas, but we bear a responsibility to help heal its wounds.
A Metro Paint-A-Thon volunteer from the ADC Corporation does some prep work before his team painted the home of a low-income senior in south Minneapolis. Randy Miranda/Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches
Embracing change, doing good
The Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches is the largest council in North America, but it keeps a low profile. The council is a faith-based nonprofit that serves its community through ever-changing collaborative partnerships.
Jason Byassee: 'However much you expect to fundraise -- quadruple it'
David Shi, recently retired president of Furman University, shows how to transition from one level of leadership to another.
John Abele: Full-profit philanthropy for healthy communities
The co-founder of Boston Scientific and a pioneer in the field of less-invasive medical technology talks about how to create a collaborative, ethical culture in business, philanthropy and communities -- and why it’s bad to be parodied on “Saturday Night Live.”
Richard Foss: Tending to the financial strain of ministry
Ministry is diminished when new pastors suffer with large student debt, says ELCA Bishop Rick Foss.
Charles Hambrick-Stowe: The life cycle of a budget
Think of the budget as the institution’s ecclesiological self-portrait.
Lisa Nichols Hickman: It’s not about you. But it is.
How do we steward an institution's energy – not just its money – for good?
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