Browsing by Subject "Economic Practices"

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    COVID-19 Congregational Study
    (Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, 2020-09-15)
    Although almost all U.S. congregations ceased in-person religious services in mid-March 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, for the vast majority of these faith communities, their work and religious services continued online in the midst of significant uncertainty. How have congregations responded in these unprecedented times? Through a recent survey of congregational leaders across the country, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving asked congregations about their finances: How have congregations encouraged giving and managed their resources in the midst of the pandemic? How are they looking to the future in terms of giving trends, budget planning, and reopening for in-person services? We sought to gather data from congregations on several key questions: • What are the congregational trends in participation and giving during the current pandemic? • With increasing uncertainty around financial support, how have congregations responded? • What are congregations expecting over the next year for their organizational or financial future? • As many congregations have reopened or are making plans to do so in the future, what are the key considerations informing their decisions?
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    The National Study of Congregations' Economic Practices
    (Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, 2019-09-17) King, David P.; Fulton, Brad R.; Munn, Christopher W.; Goodwin, Jamie L.
    Congregations continue to receive the largest percentage of charitable giving in the U.S. – 29 percent of all charitable dollars ($124.52 billion in 2018). Most research on charitable giving, particularly faith-based giving, has focused on individuals (the givers) rather than institutions (the recipients of the giving). In September 2019, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving will release the most comprehensive national study of congregational finances in over a generation. The NSCEP report provides an in-depth look at how congregations receive, manage, and spend their financial resources. Delving underneath the numbers, we begin to show how congregations regard financial resources: how theological, cultural, and practical orientations toward money relate to finance, giving cultures, and economic practices.