Tag Archives: Community

What’s a Church Congregation Worth? $476,663.24

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Pastor Foley

Christianity Today ran a fascinating infographic recently that profiled the work of self-described “nonreligious” University of Pennsylvania sociologist Ram Cnaan. Cnaan has been working for years to accurately estimate the economic value of urban congregations to their communities, and he … Continue reading →

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Why the Confession App May Be A Good Idea But One Bible Per Person May Be A Bad Idea

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Pastor Foley

Seeing as I had previously given a thumbs-halfway-up to one of several confession apps now available on the iPhone, I was happy to see Christianity Today offer similarly hedged enthusiasm in their editorial entitled iPhone Apps and the Old Adam: … Continue reading →

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The Theology of TG: Two Excellent New Articles to Undergird Your Practice of Transformational Giving

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Pastor Foley

As I noted in a prior post entitled In Praise of Works, Transformational Giving runs on sanctification software. As such, we TG practitioners, more than our traditional transactional fundraising counterparts, need to always keep our theological edge sharp, because it … Continue reading →

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