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A Modest Counterproposal to The New Tithe

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Pastor Foley

You perhaps have seen by now the winner of the 2011 Project Reason video contest, a piece entitled The New Tithe: Mega-churches have used religion as fund-raising tool for too long. They shower their followers in sanctimonious platitudes, then clamor … Continue reading →

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Barna’s New Book is the Perfect Research Companion to My New Whole Life Offering Book. Better Get Both.

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Pastor Foley

I was pleasantly surprised to see the announcement of George Barna’s new book, Maximum Faith: Live Like Jesus, on the Barna Group website. I say pleasantly surprised not because I expect George to call me every time before he publishes … Continue reading →

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The Worst–and Most Common–Fundraising Ask From Missionaries, and How to Fix It

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Pastor Foley

It’s always a beautiful day in the neighborhood when my favorite guest blogger, Todd Eckhardt from World Gospel Mission, drops by. Todd’s topic today: The worst (and, not coincidentally, most transactional) ask a missionary can make, and how to transform … Continue reading →

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