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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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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)

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