Author : John L. Ronsvalle
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ISBN 13 : 9780984366514
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Book Synopsis The State of Church Giving Through 2009 by : John L. Ronsvalle
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.