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The Glaring Omission in the Empty Tomb Stats: the Church/Nonprofit Complex

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Pastor Foley

(Be sure to catch up on these stats before you read the rest of this post, as otherwise this post won’t make a whole lot of sense.) In his farewell address in 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the “conjunction … Continue reading →

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Updated statistics: Christians Giving Less to Churches, More to Nonprofits

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Call & Response, The Lead, and MLive all do a nice job summarizing the new stats from the Ronsvalles at empty tomb that Christians are giving less to churches and more to nonprofits. Religious News Service summarizes (via The Lead): A … Continue reading →

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Imitative Philanthropy: An Alternative to Issue Philanthropy and Impact Philanthropy

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Pastor Foley

A post by Sean Stannard-Stockton this week, The Rise of Issue-Agnostic Philanthropy contrasts two schools of philanthropy, Issue Philanthropy and Impact Philanthropy. The best way to define them is to quote a question Sean poses in the post: Quick quiz, … Continue reading →

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