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We increase generosity and advance the missions of Churches, Christian Education and Non-Profit Organizations.

You know what your church is giving today.But that number only tells you where you are, not the giving potential of your...
09/01/2026

You know what your church is giving today.

But that number only tells you where you are, not the giving potential of your church’s unique community.

That’s the gap the Generosity Potential Assessment (GPA) is designed to help you see.

Using your worship attendance along with U.S. Census Bureau household demographic data, the GPA gives you a personalized estimate of your church’s giving potential and helps you explore what increased generosity could mean in real dollars.

Not a promise.
Not a fundraising strategy.

A clearer picture of where you are and what may be possible.

Because clearer vision can lead to better planning.

Takes 3–5 minutes.

Take the free assessment: generis.com/gpa

A church can preach a sound theology of generosity and still reinforce a transactional giving culture.The sermon says ge...
08/31/2026

A church can preach a sound theology of generosity and still reinforce a transactional giving culture.

The sermon says generosity is worship, discipleship, and a way of life.

But the church’s recurring practices may say something different.

If giving is discussed primarily when money is needed, offering moments are purely functional, and communication centers on budgets, those structures are shaping the congregation’s understanding too.

When generosity culture does not change, the problem may not be the theology or an unwilling congregation. It may be the gap between what the church teaches and what its practices reinforce.

In his latest article, Jim Sheppard explores why developing a healthier generosity culture may require more than a better message. It may require a new wineskin.

Read the full article here: generis.com/blog/new-wine-old-wineskins-and-the-giving-culture-you-actually-have

08/28/2026

Generosity culture may spread from the platform, but it begins in the staff meeting.

It does not move from the congregation inward. It moves from the staff outward.

When church staff understand and personally embrace generosity, they can lead the congregation with greater authenticity and conviction.

Before generosity can shape the culture of a church, it must take root among those leading it.

🎧 generis.com/podcast

Staff giving matters too much to reduce it to a compliance exercise.When the people responsible for leading generosity a...
08/25/2026

Staff giving matters too much to reduce it to a compliance exercise.

When the people responsible for leading generosity are not personally participating, it can shape what they say, what they avoid, and how confidently they lead.

But addressing that gap requires more than enforcing an expectation.

In this episode of the Next Sunday Podcast, Jim Sheppard and Frank Bealer explore why staff giving affects the entire generosity culture—and how pastors can lead the conversation without losing sight of the heart.

🎧 Listen here: generis.com/podcast

$187 million raised.$57 million beyond the original goal.One year ahead of schedule.In 2017, a Christian college launche...
08/21/2026

$187 million raised.
$57 million beyond the original goal.
One year ahead of schedule.

In 2017, a Christian college launched the most ambitious fundraising effort in its history.

The college was confronting financial volatility while pursuing three important priorities.

The campaign began with a $130 million goal and four years to reach it.

Success could not depend on a handful of major gifts. It required broad participation and one clear campaign story capable of holding all three priorities together.

College leadership cast the vision clearly, and 9,590 alumni, parents, friends, and foundations gave.

The result was the most successful campaign in the college’s history.

Today, the college stands on a firmer financial foundation—more affordable for students, more adaptable in how it teaches, and more deeply anchored in its Christian community.

The transferable lesson?

Ambitious campaigns need more than ambitious goals. They need a unified story, a participating community, and the discipline to sustain the effort.

Read the full story here: generis.com/impact-story-university

08/20/2026

Your relationship with money is not merely financial.

It is spiritual.

Jesus said we cannot serve both God and money because money can compete for our worship.

Becoming a ready, willing, and joy-filled giver may require confronting the hold money has on our hearts.

Generosity is more than a transaction.

Sometimes, it is spiritual warfare.

Leaders build plans with assumptions and ambitions.But fresh insights about ourselves, our organizations, and our world ...
08/19/2026

Leaders build plans with assumptions and ambitions.

But fresh insights about ourselves, our organizations, and our world may reveal that even well-laid plans need to be modified, or completely overhauled.

Recalibration is not a failure of strategy. It is strategic leadership at work.

👉 generis.com/blog/thinking-75-years-ahead

08/18/2026

“Give until it hurts” is not the goal of biblical generosity.

Discomfort may be part of the journey from reluctant giving to becoming a cheerful, joy-filled giver.

But we cannot stay there.

The goal is not to give until it hurts.

It is to grow until giving brings joy.

generis.com/podcast

Leaders are required to plan ahead.Six months. A year. Five years ahead.What might change if we looked 75 years into the...
08/17/2026

Leaders are required to plan ahead.

Six months. A year. Five years ahead.

What might change if we looked 75 years into the future?

Not because we can predict or solve the distant future. But because a longer view may reveal where even carefully developed plans need to be modified, or completely reconsidered.

If we hope our organizations will thrive beyond our tenure, what we understand about the future should shape how we lead today.

In his latest article, Frank Bealer reflects on what a longer view of the future may require of leaders now.

Read the full article here: generis.com/blog/thinking-75-years-ahead

$20M+ in commitments.3+ seven-figure commitments.A completed campus expansion.All without depending on traditional paren...
08/14/2026

$20M+ in commitments.
3+ seven-figure commitments.
A completed campus expansion.

All without depending on traditional parent fundraising.

This faith-based school serves a socioeconomically diverse community where many students receive tuition support.

So when an opportunity arose to purchase and renovate a nearby historic building, the team needed a fundraising strategy that reflected the reality of its community.

The school focused on mission-aligned relationships beyond its parent base, clarified its campaign communication, strengthened donor engagement, and equipped its staff for major gifts and sustainable annual giving.

The result:

$20M+ in total commitments.
At least three seven-figure commitments.
A completed project.
A thriving annual fund.
A well-trained staff.

This story reinforces an important lesson for every advancement leader:

Your community should shape your strategy.

Behind these results is a completed project designed to create more room for students and a future home for the school’s middle school.

👉 More stories like this here: generis.com/case-studies

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