All Saints Day is a chance to honor, remember, and celebrate the lives and legacy of those who have gone on before us. We are blessed to be able to provide the 2025 All Saints Day resource kit to enhance planning for this special service. This year, consider providing an opportunity for your congregation to honor these saints by making a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Strategies for Nurturing a Culture of Generosity
Strategies for Nurturing a Culture of Generosity • October 2025 (Online Webinar) Acclaimed authors and affiliates of Lewis Center for Church Leadership Lovett H. Weems, Jr. and Ann A. Michel will be with us for a webinar on October 30 at 11am! Don’t miss a chance to learn from these amazing individuals and authors of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Navigating Financial Challenges: Strategies for Sustainable Church Funding
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” Malachi 3:10 Working closely […]
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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