Whose Offering Plate Is It?: New Strategies for Financial Stewardship

Clif Christopher is a gift to the Chruch. His efforts to help churches leaders and individuals to understand the relationship of giving to a devoted faith and the Kingdom of God have had an incalculable impact. Adam Hamilton author of When Christians Get it Wrong. No one knows money better than Clif Christopher. In this sequel to his best-selling book Not Your Parents Offering Plate Christopher answers real life questions about money and the church that he has been asked over the years in his work in fund raising. As always he pulls no punches. You can trust what you read in this book. Bill Easum coauthor of Ministry in Hard Times. Clif Christopher answers the questions most on the minds of pastors and congregational leaders today about the challenges and opportunities of funding the churchs mission. His straightforward writing growing out of real world experience and deep faith commitment makes this book immediately useful. Lovett H. Weems Jr. author of Take the Next Step. Leading Lasting Change in the Church. Whose Offering Plate Is It? is an excellent companion piece to J. Clif Christophers earlier book Not Your Parents Offering Plate. In his newest book Christopher addresses the many practical `how to and `what does this mean questions raised in his earlier challenging and ground-breaking book. Once again Christopher proves to be a savvy and earthy guide as he writes with a candid no-frills flair which connects with pastors and lay church leaders. William G. Enright Ph.D. Director of the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving The Center on Philanthropy at Indians University