Congregations Learning and Practicing Abundance

Religious organizations, including (or especially) congregations, need to develop practices and patterns of life that encourage growth in generosity if they are to thrive in a changing context. With new research about congregational giving, Lake Institute offers a way to understand more about how congregations can develop those new practices of abundance, and why it matters. This workshop, for past participants in the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising course, will address two main themes: how congregations can develop their capacity as learning organizations, and how an asset-based approach to stewardship and mission can transform congregational expectations about scarcity and abundance. We will work through peer consultation, and focus on application of learning in context.