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Author : John Ronsvalle
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ISBN 13 : 9780967963310
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (633 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 1999 written by John Ronsvalle and published by . This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Ronsvalle
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
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Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (852 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving through 2021 written by John Ronsvalle and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-07-23 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Church people in the U.S. can make this age of affluence an age of intentional miracles. The State of Church Giving through 2021: Intentional Miracles (May 2024) is the 33rd edition in empty tomb, inc.’s The State of Church Giving series. Chapter 8 casts a vision of the potential for church members to impact, in Jesus’ name, one of the worst tragedies of our time: the number of children under the age of 5 dying from treatable causes, particularly in 40 countries. Other chapters in the new book update numbers for church member giving and membership through 2021 including: a series for 1968-2021; a larger group for 2020-2021; a group of 11 denominations for 1921-2021; projections in giving and membership based on past patterns; and the basis for the confidence that there is potential among church members in the U.S. to increase their impact on this hurting world. Another chapter looks at giving patterns among all Americans through an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey data for 2021. Chapter 8 focuses on key points: What is an intentional miracle? How does pursuing intentional miracles prepare for the future? What makes this present time so special regarding intentional miracles? What would an intentional miracle look like? Are intentional miracles even possible?
Author : John Ronsvalle
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ISBN 13 : 9781666778564
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (785 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 2020 written by John Ronsvalle and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OVERVIEW of The State of Church Giving through 2020: A Theology for an Age of Affluence - 1968-2020 for a composite set of denominations: In the 1968-2020 period, giving as a percent of income was at the lowest point in 2020, the first year of the COVID pandemic. However, the downward trend began decades before. - 1921-2020 for 11 denominations: Giving as a percent of income began to decline in 1961 and membership as a percent of population in 1962. - Future trends: Data for the 1968-2020 period was projected for both church giving and membership. - Denominational overseas missions income, 2003 through 2020: In 2020, congregations spent an average of 2[ of each dollar received on global missions through their denominations. In contrast, for the 1916-1927 period, a group of denominations averaged 8[ of each dollar on global missions. - Potential Catholic giving in ten archdioceses: If church member giving increased to an average of 10% from current levels, these archdioceses would have had an additional $115 billion to spend in 2020. - Analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) 2020: Americans indicated that 58% of their 2020 donations went to "churches, religious organizations." - Chapter 8, A Theology for an Age of Affluence: The chapter considers three aspects of a theology for this age in which affluence is so widely spread in the U.S. The first section includes Figure 21, which charts the Angus Maddison analysis of per capita Gross Domestic Product in inflation-adjusted dollars from the Year 0 through 1998 AD. Ten points along this timeline indicate developments in the church, some having to do with attitudes toward money. The second section describes social developments in the U.S. that have accompanied the downward trends in church member giving and membership documented in the earlier chapters in the book. The third section explores verses and ideas of what a theology for an age of affluence might include.
Author : John Ronsvalle
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781666702408
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (24 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving through 2018 written by John Ronsvalle and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OVERVIEW of The State of Church Giving through 2018 Chapters update church member giving and membership data in the U.S., including:--1968-2018 data for a composite set of denominations;--1921-2018 data for 11 denominations;--Future trends;--Denominational overseas ministries support through 2018;--Cost-per-day for various church populations to address global needs;--Potential Catholic giving in ten archdioceses;--An analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey 2018, and cash contributions to charitable causes; and,--Chapter 8 is the special focus chapter, building on the information in the first seven chapters. The chapter presents an exercise using the question: What if Jesus returns in 2025? Acknowledging that no one knows the date of Jesus' return, the fact that three groups have chosen 2025 as a goal date for their efforts provides a reason to focus on that year. A discussion of missio Dei as a framework for discipleship sets the stage for setting goals for: Bible translations; engaging unengaged unreached people groups; and closing, in Jesus' name, the Promise Gap by reaching the target reduction goal for the global Under-5 Mortality Rate. A discussion follows of possible consequences that may develop if the church does not prepare, and alternatively, if the church does prepare, as if Jesus is coming back in 2025.
Author : John L. Ronsvalle
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ISBN 13 : 9780967963341
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (633 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 2002 written by John L. Ronsvalle and published by . This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John L. Ronsvalle
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ISBN 13 : 9780984366569
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (665 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 2014 written by John L. Ronsvalle and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The State of Church Giving through 2014: Speaking Truth to Power is the 26th edition in empty tomb, inc.'s annual series.Chapters update church member giving and membership data in the U.S., including:-1968-2014 data for a composite set of denominations.-1921-2014 data for 11 denominations.-Future trends.-Denominational overseas ministries support through 2014.-Cost-per-day for various church populations to address global needs.-Other potential giving such as potential Catholic giving in nine archdioceses.-U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey 2014 data for charitable cash contributions, analyzed by age, region, and income levels.Chapter 8 explores the implications of the affluence that has flooded the U.S., especially since World War II. Its impact on society has been felt and not understood. The results, it is suggested, are evident in the church member giving and membership trends discussed in the first six chapters of the book. The proposed solution might be summarized as: repent and mobilize.
Author : John Ronsvalle
Publisher : Wipf and Stock
ISBN 13 : 9781666742220
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (422 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 2019 written by John Ronsvalle and published by Wipf and Stock. This book was released on 2022-02-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OVERVIEW of The State of Church Giving through 2019: Serve God with Money At-Scale or Serve Money Chapters update church member giving and membership data in the U.S. through 2019, the year before the COVID pandemic set in. Analyses include:-- 1968-2019 data for a composite set of denominations: Per member giving was down in current dollars from 2018 to 2019.-- 1921-2019 data for 11 denominations: Once again, in the most recent year, per member giving as a percent of income was lower than in 1921 and in 1933, the depth of the Great Depression.-- Future trends: Membership and giving trends indicate continued decline in coming years.-- Denominational overseas ministries support through 2019: A broad set of churches continued to direct, on average, two cents of each dollar received on overseas missions.-- Cost-per-day for various church populations to address global needs: For example, 1.2 million child deaths could be prevented for 28¢ per day from church members in the U.S.-- Potential Catholic giving in ten archdioceses: Ten archdioceses in the U.S. would have had an additional $110 billion a year from parishioners in 2019, if giving had been at the classic 10% level.-- An analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey 2019, and cash contributions to charitable causes: Giving to "church, religious organizations," compared to gifts to "charities and other organizations" and "educational institutions," received the most support whether data was analyzed by age bracket, income level, or region of the country.-- Chapter 8 is the special focus chapter. The subtitle, "Serve God with Money At-Scale or Serve Money," sets the stage for the exploration of a topic that might give insight to the giving and membership trends presented in the first seven chapters. Citing data from Angus Maddison's The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective, the chapter explores the new challenge facing church members in the U.S.: their relationship to money in an unprecedented sea of affluence. Historical church leaders are quoted on the role of money and the church. However, currently the church in the U.S. has not offered a positive agenda for this affluence. The consequences of that lack of vision are explored, with implications for the church and society as a whole. It is suggested that the church in the U.S. is in a unique position to lead its members to help reduce, in Jesus' name, under-5 child deaths occurring from treatable causes, and thereby offer such a positive agenda. Lacking such an ambitious goal of serving God by using money at a scale that matches global need, it is posited that, in light of Jesus' statement recorded in both Matthew 6:24 and Luke 16:13, the alternative is for the church to serve Money.
Author : John Ronsvalle
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781532641534
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (415 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 2015 written by John Ronsvalle and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times." Jesus Christ quoted in Matt. 16:3 NIV.
Author : John Ronsvalle
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ISBN 13 : 9780967963327
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (633 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 2000 written by John Ronsvalle and published by . This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John L. Ronsvalle
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ISBN 13 : 9780967963334
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (633 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 2001 written by John L. Ronsvalle and published by . This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Ronsvalle
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ISBN 13 : 9780967963303
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (633 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 1998 written by John Ronsvalle and published by . This book was released on 2000-12-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John L. Ronsvalle
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ISBN 13 : 9780984366514
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (665 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 2009 written by John L. Ronsvalle and published by . This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The State of Church Giving through 2009 (21st Edition, October 2011) includes the following: Chapters 1 through 5 update church member giving in the U.S. through 2009. The analyses include church member giving in recession year 2009 and a new analysis of church member giving in recessions, 11 denominations, 1921-1967. Other analyses include congregational support of denominational overseas ministries updated through 2009; a comparison of remittances by foreign-born with native-born church member giving; cost-per-day for various church populations to address evangelism and global needs such as preventing child deaths. Potential giving calculations are presented for all church members in the U.S., and also a specific analysis of Catholic giving in nine archdioceses. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey 2009 data for cash contributions to charity is analyzed by age, region, and income levels. The special focus chapter considers Jesus Christ¿s statement in Matt. 25:31-46 (parable of the sheep and goats) in light of church member giving patterns. Specifically, the implications for helping the 16 countries making no progress in decreasing the number of child deaths, with 10 of the countries being 84% Christian, are considered. Dynamics affecting church member giving and the level of mission support are reviewed. Some of these dynamics include the temptation of underperformance, and consideration of where the church in the U.S. may be on a commitment spectrum from early Christianity to paganism. Signs of hope are also presented. The appendixes present the data used in the analyses.
Author : John L. Ronsvalle
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ISBN 13 : 9780984366538
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (665 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 2011 written by John L. Ronsvalle and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The State of Church Giving through 2011 (23rd Edition, October 2013) includes the following: Chapters 1 through 5 update church member giving in the U.S. through 2011. The analyses include church member giving from 1921-2011 for a set of 11 denominations; review of data for a composite set of denominations from 1968 through 2011 that includes 26.7 million full or confirmed members; and giving and membership patterns and trends. Other analyses include congregational support of denominational overseas ministries updated through 2011; cost-per-day for various church populations to address evangelism and global needs such as preventing child deaths; and potential church giving levels where different factors are considered. Potential giving calculations are presented for all church members in the U.S., and also a specific analysis of Catholic giving in nine archdioceses. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey 2011 data for cash contributions to charity is analyzed by age, region, and income levels. The special focus chapter considers the relationship of the kingdom of God, church leaders and institutions, global triage needs, and the promises of Jesus in light of the analyses in the first seven chapters of this edition in the series.
Author : John Ronsvalle
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ISBN 13 : 9780984366552
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (665 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 2013 written by John Ronsvalle and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The State of Church Giving through 2013: Crisis or Potential? is the 25th edition in empty tomb, inc.?s annual series.Chapters update church member data in the U.S., including:- 1968-2013 data for a composite set of denominations;- 1921-2013 data for 11 denominations;- Future trends;- Denominational overseas ministries support through 2013;- Cost-per-day for various church populations to address global needs; and,- Other potential giving such as potential Catholic giving in nine archdioceses.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey 2013 data for charitable cash contributions is analyzed by age, region, and income levels.Chapter 8 reviews the church member giving and membership data and various surveys that suggest a crisis facing the church in the U.S. Whether the church in the U.S., like the church in Sardis (Revelation 3:1-2), is dead and dying is considered. The potential for good that yet exists among the still-large church population in the U.S. is highlighted.Also:- Historical and modern theological perspectives on money;- The church tradition of fearless servanthood;- Money as a spiritual power;- The role of church institutions; and,- The potential to increase church member giving to address unengaged unreached people groups, and reduce the global under-5 mortality rate at a scale to help, in Jesus? name, solve, rather than cope with, needs.A final feature is a selection of 95 titles, drawn from many drafted over the years, accompanied by a blank column for the reader?s notes and reflections.
Author : John Ronsvalle
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781532616419
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (164 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 2014 written by John Ronsvalle and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and he will give you everything you need" (Luke 12:31, NLT). "Son of man, these leaders have set up idols in their hearts" (Ezekiel 14:3, NLT). "No one can serve two masters. Either he will the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money" (Matt. 6:24, NIV). " greed, which is idolatry" (Col. 3:5, NIV). " for everyone looks out for his own interests, not those of Jesus Christ" (Phil. 2:21, NIV). "Why do you call me. 'Lord, Lord," and do not do what I say?" (Luke 6:46, NIV). "And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders" (Acts 14:3, NLT). "Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins" (James 4:17, NIV). "You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it" (John 14:14, NIV).
Author : John L. and Sylvia Ronsvalle Ronsvalle
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ISBN 13 : 9780984366576
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (665 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 2015 written by John L. and Sylvia Ronsvalle Ronsvalle and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The State of Church Giving through 2015: Understanding the Times is the 27th edition in empty tomb, inc.'s annual series.Chapters update church member giving and membership data in the U.S., including: (1) 1968-2015 data for a composite set of Protestant denominations. (2) 1921-2015 data for 11 denominations. (3) Future trends. (4) Denominational international ministries. support, 2003 through 2015 (5) Cost-per-day for various church populations to address global needs. (6) Potential giving levels for all church members, and specific groups such as Catholics in nine archdioceses. (7) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey 2015 data for charitable cash contributions, analyzed by age, region, and income levels. Chapter 8 micro-reviews five major sections of church history, and then explores current issues facing the church. In particular, the challenges of post-World War II affluence for the church are discussed. After briefly considering Augustine's and Luther's interactions with money, present-day church leaders' responses to this affluence are reviewed. The suggested solution is recovery of a larger purpose for the church, a positive agenda for the affluence. Information about closing, in Jesus' name, the "Promise Gap" -- the difference between the under-age-5 mortality rate reduction targets set by world leaders in 1990 and 2000 and actual rates in the 40 countries not on target to meet those goals as of 2015 -- is presented, including detailed tables about the causes of death in each country. Dynamics that could interfere with, and others that could strengthen, the pursuit of this larger purpose are considered.
Author : John Ronsvalle
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (429 download)
Download or read book The State of Church Giving Through 1995 written by John Ronsvalle and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
