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How Evangelicals Give

Church members’ giving is decreasing in the recession, especially as a percentage of income.

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Previous articles related to money & business include:

Should Churches Increase 2011 Budgets? | Financial advisers, researchers, and other observers weigh in on whether churches should increase their operating budgets next year. (June 30, 2010)

Excerpt: ‘Tithing’ by Douglas LeBlanc | For John and Sylvia Ronsvalle, tithing is not only a matter of obeying God. (December 9, 2009)

Scrooge Lives! | Why we’re not putting more in the offering plate. And what we can do about it. (December 5, 2008)

CT previously spotlighted evangelical vs. mainline politics, today’s pilgrims, President Obama’s faith, the future(s) of missions, health-care reform, Africa, American Idol, Haiti, Robert Park, persecution, Supreme Court and crosses, international religious liberty advocates, and church violence.

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