by Rusty Lewis | Jun 2, 2015 | Generosity
How do you grow generous hearts? As a pastor you’ve probably asked yourself (and your other pastor friends) that very question. How do you accelerate generosity in your church? How do you help people take the next step in their giving journey? How do you...
by Rusty Lewis | Feb 11, 2015 | Generosity
Late last year I reached out to more than 500 church leaders across the country with a survey on the topic of generosity. At the end of the survey, I offered an opportunity for respondents to ask me any questions they had on the topic. I must say, you and your fellow...
by Rusty Lewis | Feb 4, 2015 | Generosity
In a recent debrief with the senior pastor and generosity team of a current church client, we spent time reviewing the just concluded public phase of their recent initiative. (I always value this conversation with my clients – What did we learn? What worked?...
by Rusty Lewis | Oct 3, 2013 | Generosity
It has been an amazing few months in my ministry with Generis. God has allowed me to witness several magnificently extravagant gifts as part of accelerated giving initiatives where I’ve been blessed to participate as consultant and partner to my church clients....
by Rusty Lewis | Oct 28, 2012 | Generosity
In the spring of 2011, Andrea and I had reached giving goals that we had set for ourselves the year before. We were feeling great that God had so blessed us that we were able to give at levels we had never attained before. Having given beyond the tithe for years, this...
by Rusty Lewis | Nov 28, 2011 | Generosity
It is still possible to make charitable contributions from your IRA, but the opportunity is set to expire December 31, 2011 unless the government acts to extend it. The provision originally expired at the beginning of 2010, but was reinstated as part of the 2010 Tax...
