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Available October 15, 2008: The
State of Church Giving through 2006, Global Triage, MDG 4, and Unreached People Groups
18th Edition, 2008, ISBN 978-0-9679633-8-9
The latest update includes:
- Church Giving and Membership Data and Trends Updated through 2006
- Global Triage for Word and Deed Need: A strategy of global triage is suggested as a solution for lukewarm giving patterns. Although church members in the U.S. could help both unreached people groups and the prevention of under-five child deaths for a few cents a day, church members and leaders are not mobilizing to do either. Setting priorities may help church members to be more faithful and help meet urgent needs at the same time.
- Why and How Much Americans Give: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) data for 2006 analyzed by U.S. Region, Age, and Income. Also a comparison of CE, Form 990, and the tax-return based Giving USA estimates of giving for 1989 through 2004, the latest data set year.
- The Potential of the Church: An empty tomb survey of 34 Protestant denominations' Overseas Missions Income is extended through 2006, including cents per dollar by denomination. Also: Potential giving in nine Roman Catholic Archdioceses; cost per member for global evangelization and meeting various global needs for selected church populations; an update of potential giving at the 10% level.
Available October 15, 2007: The
State of Church Giving through 2005, Abolition of the Institutional Enslavement of Overseas Missions
17th Edition, 2007, ISBN 978-0-9679633-7-2
The latest update includes:
- An analysis of church giving patterns in the U.S. through 2005, based on aggregated congregaitonal reports.
- An analysis of the 2005 U.S. BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey Charitable giving data.
- An original survey of the 34 denominations' overseas missions spending, 2003-2005.
- A discussion of denominational structures in relationship to the support of congregational overseas missions.
- An exploration of the potential for church members in the U.S. to impact global and domestic need through increased giving through their congregations.
Available now. The
State of Church Giving through 2004, Will We Will?
16th Edition, 2006, ISBN 0-9679633-6-2
- Update on Church Member Giving and Membership
Trends through 2004
- New Survey of 2004 Overseas Missions Support
in 34 Denominations
- Calculated Per Member Cost Per Day to Address
Global Evangelization and Physical Need for Various Church Populations
- Roman Catholic Potential Giving in Eight Archdioceses
- A Proposal from the National Council of the
Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. to Increase Giving to 0.7%, Applied to The United
Methodist Church
- Consideration of the Effects of the Unified
Budget in One Denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention
- Why and How Much Americans Give
This chapter includes a comparison of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey, the Internal Revenue Service Forms 990 series, and the IRS charitable deductions-based Giving USA estimates for total contributions in the U.S. The chapter also includes an analysis of the Consumer Expenditure Survey charitable giving data for 2004 by Age, Region of Residence in the U.S., and Income Levels.
- Will We Will?
This chapter considers: the role of traditional and meta-denominations; the process of disintermediation between denominations and congregations, and the possibility of reintermediation; the practice by denominational leaders of cathartic drama rather than practical mobilization for global needs; and the institutional enslavement of overseas missions as a consequence of the unified budget.
Available now The State of Church Giving through 2003
15th Edition, 2005, ISBN 0967963354.
- The Potential of the Church
An empty tomb survey of 28 Protestant denominations' Overseas Missions Income for 2003 (including 146,000 congregations). A comparison of Overseas Missions Income in the 1920s and 2003. An update of potential giving at the 10% level, and the potential of the church to impact global need in Jesus' name. - The relationship between membership growth and Overseas Missions Income.
- Church Giving and Membership Data Updated through 2003
Updated and confirmed giving data from 1968-2003. Analysis of evangelicals and mainline Protestant giving trends, 1968-2003 trends in membership and giving patterns, and giving and membership from 1921-2003. - Giving Patterns and the Church's Priorities
A review of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches series, 1916-1982 editions, to explore church priorities. A discussion of dynamics defining current church priorities, especially regarding the prime directive of the Great Commission. - Measurement of Philanthropy
A review of national media reports on national philanthropy data. An analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey charitable giving data.
The State of Church Giving through 2002,ISBN 0-9679633-4-6.
Contains a detailed 20-year update of empty tomb's Yoking Map® and the Fourth Annual Measurement of Philanthropy Report Card. Also, a discussion of why church members do not give more, exploring the practice of idolatry in the context of the Apostle Paul equating greed with idolatry (Eph. 5:5 and Col. 3:5).
Behind the Stained Glass Windows: Money Dynamics in the Church
(Baker Books, 1996): What are the dynamics at the congregation level that contribute to declining church member giving? This book reports on a three-year study by empty tomb, inc. The project included encounters with hundreds of local congregations, a nationally-distributed survey as well as interviews with over 40 national church leaders.
At Ease: Discussing Money and Values in Small Groups
(Alban Institute, 1998): Well known for their innovative writings on churches and money, the Ronsvalles of empty tomb, inc. team up with U. Milo Kaufmann to present their newest work in this field: a method for making people comfortable about the difficult issues of linking money and values. The method is based on congregational small-group discussions that create support and trust to help individuals identify their fears and worries, as well as their attitudes on stewardship and support of the church. A series of questions leads participants by steps to new and increasingly probing conversations about these issues.
The Poor Have Faces: Loving Your Neighbor in the 21st Century
(Baker Book House, 1992):Building upon their church giving research, the Ronsvalles reflect on the potential of the church to impact global and domestic needs. Sharing experiences from their local ministry outreach and global interactions, they suggest that although people truly want to help their neighbors, people often feel overwhelmed by the world's extensive problems. In response, this book realistically looks at the church in America's unique resources, challenges Christians to adopt a personal, biblical view of stewardship, and lays out a viable plan of action to significantly reduce desperate world and domestic conditions and spread the gospel of Jesus Christ.
