He offered the participants the cynics' and skeptics' view of the coming crisis about giving to churches in the United States. Recentering fund raising around theology will represent the future direction of the theology of giving. The future success of church fund raising will depend on local creativity. Discussion centered on motivating the individual local congregation's giver. We need to offer a variety of pathways to giving that recognize the various reasons for giving, compassion, companionship, commitment and challege.
Theology motivates many people and giving becomes a conscious act within a community.
Further, we need to concentrate on ways to honor the variety of ways to give. There have been 299 accesses to this page since June 25, 1999.