Reflecting on 2015, Looking Forward to 2016

One message is appearing more and more as I peruse the Internet for daily news and perspective pieces: “A subscription is required to view this content.” The Wall Street Journal allows you to read the first paragraph of its articles without a subscription....

Meeting Donor Expectations with Tangible Results

What do donors want from EthicsDaily.com? Results. Donors want to know that their gifts make a difference. They want to see a return on their gift. They want to know that we are good stewards of what they have entrusted to us. They want results. Here are 10 tangible...

Doing Good With Christmas Shopping

Six, high-end catalogues arrived at our home on a single day. A few more arrived over the next few days. More are expected. On the men’s side, one catalogue had a cashmere sweater for $300, a suede jacket for $1,065, a corduroy shirt for $175 and boxers for $48....

4 Responses for Church Leaders on Financial Giving

A man left a dime, a nickel and three pennies in an offering envelope at First United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. He wrote these words on the envelope: “Please don’t be mad, I don’t have much. I’m homeless. God bless.”...

Where Will Your Church Be When 2030 Arrives?

My wife and I share the posts we find each day on our respective Facebook account newsfeeds. One of my wife’s friends shared this quotation recently: “With the start of 2015, the year 2030 is just as close as 2000.” While it’s a fairly...