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Love: the business app fueling Kingdom work

by Sheila Dolinger  |  February 28, 2012  |  Category: Stories  |  Tags: business, China, mission

How the emerging trend of business-as-mission is revolutionizing global outreach.

As Bill Job walks along the hallways of his company chatting with workers or laughing with young women in the cafeteria, it's easy to see that there is an extraordinary business application at work in this Chinese manufacturing plant.

One of Bill's employees (featured to the left) ... read full post

Reading through the Bible: It's all His

by Rachel Moye  |  February 21, 2012  |  Category: Strategies  |  Tags: bible, generosity, reading

Starting the first week of January, we've been reading through the Bible as a community using The Discipleship Journey Reading Plan. So far we've journeyed together through Matthew 1-20, Acts 1-26, Psalms 1-43, Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus 1-17.

Throughout these passages, we've seen God's workmanship in creation, provision for the Israelite nation, and most importantly, the ... read full post

News: Are we in a new golden age of giving?

by christianleadershipalliance.org  |  February 17, 2012  |  Category: News  |  Tags: age, giving, golden

Something extraordinary – call it an unprecedented, immediate, and yet seismic phenomenon – is happening before our eyes. Its cachet is the color of money, yet all the dollars we're talking about may be just a prelude to a new day of unimagined possibility for Christian ministries.

An outpouring of charitable giving is redefining generosity

In January 2004, Joan Kroc, the widow of hamburger ... read full post

30 years of unprecedented generosity!

by NCF staff  |  February 15, 2012  |  Category: Stories  |  Tags: 30th, anniversary, impact, newsletter

Who would have thought three decades ago that National Christian Foundation would see over $3 billion granted to more than 30,000 churches and ministries?

Thanks to your unprecedented generosity, we saw this milestone come to pass in 2011, as well as many others that surpassed what we could have ever hoped or imagined. Here are some highlights:

Contributions from givers in 2011 grew ... read full post

Developing your Family Stewardship Philosophy

by NCF staff  |  February 10, 2012  |  Category: Strategies  |  Tags: family, generous, philosophy, stewardship

Like a good family portrait, a well-developed Family Stewardship Philosophy captures a beautiful picture of what your family believes about the source and purpose of your wealth.

The process of developing your Philosophy involves clarifying your family’s knowledge and core beliefs about money, and expressing and examining them to bring them into alignment with the truth of ... read full post  |  1 comments

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