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From Finance to Faith: Redefining Wealth and Promoting Financial Freedom Through God's Perspective

Financial freedom means different things to different people, but I define it this way: Financial freedom means you have enough to accomplish your destiny and the ability to help others reach theirs.

Generosity

July 25, 2023

How Giving Helps Your Brain

God designed us as social and relational beings. We are wired to help others! In fact, neuroscience has proven that giving provides benefits for both the giver and the receiver.

Online Giving, Church Budgets, Live Streaming & More: The 2023 State of Giving Survey

What do churches really need to operate? Are most churches worried about their financial future? These are the kinds of questions that keep us up at night at Tithely (not joking… we don’t sleep). Rather than guess at the answers, we took a deep dive into the facts.The results were surprising.

Your Church Staff Wants to Grow in These 8 Areas

Training and equipping your staff is one of the most important parts of leading a church.Your church staff wants to be equipped. If you’re not sure where to begin doing that, keep reading.

Did Giving to Churches Increase in 2022?

Are people giving to churches…and are they giving more than they did before? To get to the bottom of this question, we asked 6,000 church leaders about trends and patterns in giving at their church.

Generosity Update: People Give More During the Week

Churches that assume that people give primarily on the weekends are likely to miss out on an important insight. People prefer the convenience of being able to give on their phones, laptops, and tablets. They also prefer being able to give when they want–not just on Sunday morning or Saturday night.

Do Church Members Give More Frequently Over the Holidays?

Most people in ministry or the nonprofit sector may believe that giving fluctuates significantly throughout the year. We looked at giving data from over 37,000 churches and an entire year of giving (2022) to find answers. What we found surprised–and encouraged–us.

Churches Have Online Giving…But Are They Using It?

During COVID-19, even small or very traditional churches adopted online giving in place of the physical offering plate.Online giving became ubiquitous at most churches. But did most churches stick with the trend and take full advantage of their new digital giving platform?

2023 State of Giving Survey

We want to hear from you! Take the 2023 State of Giving Survey to get a chance to win $500 to Amazon, a free MacBook Pro, or lunch for your whole staff.

Why Pastors Don’t Talk About Giving

Ken Schafer, Stewardship Minister at Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, Tennessee, encourages Christians (especially Pastors) to simply look to Scripture and be reminded of our call to give and manage our money.

Does Giving Decrease in a Recession?

As followers of Christ, we can set our hope in Jesus…not in a stable economy. But there is some good news in the midst of economic downturn. While it might seem like generosity towards nonprofits and churches may be headed for a dip, history shows us the opposite.

Open Hands...Open Heart: Trusting God Over Our Finances

The problem with money is it promises what only God can provide. Money promises security, peace and provision. The truth is we all have a longing in our hearts to experience those three things. In fact, it's a little taste of heaven to think of living in absolute security, complete peace, and never having to plan for provisions. While money promises these three things, it cannot deliver.

Written by

Dr. Jeffrey Allen Love

Generosity

October 19, 2022

Three Keys to Growing in Trust

We are admonished to teach people to not trust in money but rather to trust in God. So trust is not really a mystery that just happens; it is an area in which we learn and grow. Here are three things we can do to grow in our trust of God as our provider.

Written by

Dr. Jeffrey Allen Love