New Study: Evangelical Giving Is Down
The proportion who supported neither church nor charity rose from 19% to 31% in the past three years.
The proportion who supported neither church nor charity rose from 19% to 31% in the past three years.
While some Christian young adults are influenced by their faith, many don’t manage their money in distinctly Christian ways.
What does your giving reveal about where you place your trust?
Letting donors dictate where their funds are allocated can cause at least five key problems to arise.
90% of donors expect to give the same or even more to charity this year compared with last year.
The reason you need to talk about money is more about what you want for people than what you want from them.
There seems to be two extremes when it comes to how Christians view their relationship with their possessions. The first one is that God wants 10%, often called the tithe. This is based on an Old Testament principle that the first 10% of what God gives us goes back to him. For this group, after you've learned how much to give, you've essentially fulfilled your duty and can do whatever you want with the rest. It's like a God-tax. After you pay it, you're done.
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Here are some of the most common reasons with some questions to ask.