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• The Work of empty tomb
• Programs on the National Level
• Works on the Local Level
• Volunteer Information
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Giving Research

• Current Giving Data
• National Church Leaders Response Form text
• Lifestyle
  • Lifestyle Spending Table
  • A Sermon by Arthur Simon, Epiphany 2, 2003 Emmanuel, Catonsville, John 1:43-51
  • About the Author
• Philanthropy Measurement Report Card
  • Chapter 7 from The State of Church Giving through 2002
• Mobilizing the Church to Help Stop, in Jesus' Name, Preventable Global Child Deaths
  • Systems Analysis     Systems and Subsystems Analysis: A Case Study
  • Two Solutions     Two Solutions for the Vacuum of Leadership in the Church in the U.S.
  • Needs Analysis     Reversing the Decline in Benevolences Giving: A Country-by-Country Needs Analysis
• Church Member Giving in Perspective
  • Theory, Giving     A Unified Theory of Giving and Membership
  • Theology, Scripture     The Theological Implications of Church Member Giving Patterns
  • Theology, Philosophy     A Trilogy of Papers
    • Introduction
    • The Marble Exercise
    • A Treatise on the Irrationality of the Existence of God and the Universe
    • Causation: Observations and Dialogue
  • Theology, Technology Update     Excerpt from Chapter 5: Evaluation of the Church in the U.S.A.
  • Theology, Technology     Charagma Watch, (July 22, 2003) An Annotated Update of "Evaluation of the Church in the U.S.A." (1982, 1983)
  • Endowments Analysis     The Future of Congregational Giving: The Need for Creative Church Policy
  • Catholic Giving     An Exploration of Roman Catholic Giving Patterns
  • Discipleship     A Profile of the Lukewarm Church Member
  • Discipleship     A Deleted Analysis of the Church in America
  • Lifestyle     Can Religion Influence the Middle Class?
  • Recession Giving     Church Member Giving in Recession Years: 1970, 1974, 1980, 1982 and 1990
• Tidbits     Brief reflections by John and Sylvia Ronsvalle from empty tomb, inc.'s Opportunities Newsletter
  • October/November 2003
  • February/March 2004

Publications

• Introduction to Publications
• The State of Church Giving through 2002
• The State of Church Giving through 2003
• The State of Church Giving through 2004
• The State of Church Giving through 2005
• The State of Church Giving through 2006
• Behind the Stained Glass Windows: Money Dynamics in the Church
• At Ease: Discussing Money and Values in Small Groups
• The Poor Have Faces: Loving Your Neighbor in the 21st Century

Yoking Map

• Introduction to the Yoking Map

The Potential of the Church

• World Need and Giving Potential
• Global Progress Statistics

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