Pastor Appreciation Month 2025

October is Pastor Appreciation Month! Through your continued partnership, we are blessed to be able to faithfully provide services, ministries, and free resources to churches, organizations, and individuals. Pastor Appreciation (generally the second Sunday in October) is a chance to show gratitude for all of the ways pastors lead, care for, and pour into each of our […]

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Annual Stewardship Resources 2025

Through your continued partnership, we are blessed to be able to faithfully provide services, ministries, and free resources to churches, organizations, and individuals. Last year, we launched the Annual Stewardship Resource Kit as a new resource provided by the UM Foundation. This year, we are excited to announce the new theme: Grow! As we enter the […]

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The Shepherd’s Fund: Medical Expenses for Retired Clergy

The Shepherd’s Fund: Medical Expenses for Retired Clergy • November 2025 (Online Webinar) The Shepherd’s Fund was established by a generous donor to bless retired Methodist clergy and their spouses, widows, and widowers who have faithfully served Christ and His Church. The Shepherd’s Fund provides private financial assistance when a medical or life stage crisis […]

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Strategies for Nurturing a Culture of Generosity

Strategies for Nurturing a Culture of Generosity • October 2025 (Online Webinar) What practical steps can help your congregation enhance giving? At this webinar, Lovett H. Weems, Jr. and Ann A. Michel, authors of “Generosity, Stewardship and Abundance: A Transformational Guide to Church Finance” will share best practices for cultivating generosity and encouraging long-time members […]

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What Defines a Major Donor and What Do We Do with Them?

What Defines a Major Donor and What Do We Do with Them? • September 2025 (Online Webinar) Who are the major donors for your ministry? Most non-profit organizations know and can clearly define what a major donor is for their context. However, in the work Chris and Broderick have done as Generis consultants, they have […]

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Generosity Matters | Spring/Summer 2025 Newsletter

Leveraging Church Property Can Sustain Your Mission Churches give great attention to how they spend their money to support their mission. Likewise, churches should consider their land and buildings as shared assets of the community of faith to be used to the maximum for the mission. The most obvious use of a church’s property is […]

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Leveraging Church Property Can Sustain Your Mission

Churches give great attention to how they spend their money to support their mission. Likewise, churches should consider their land and buildings as shared assets of the community of faith to be used to the maximum for the mission. The most obvious use of a church’s property is for worship, education, fellowship, and community service. […]

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Upcoming 2025 Game Changing Leadership Webinars

Learn more and register for 2025 Foundation Game Changing Leadership webinars! Game Changing Leadership events focus on a variety of financial topics and needs within the church, including, but not limited to, fostering a generous culture, developing financial leadership skills, developing and implementing planned giving/legacy giving, and improving personal and church financial health. Each event […]

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Foundation Booths at Montgomery & Pensacola Conferences

Thank you for coming to see us at our display table at the 2025 Annual Conferences in Montgomery and Pensacola! We had a great time forming new relationships, catching up with friends, talking about our services and upcoming webinars, and sharing our ministry of generosity with you! Congratulations to our giveaway winners as well! What […]

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