Money Matters

Money Matterspresents the findings of the largest and most incisive study of factors influencing church giving in America. The authors conducted an exhaustive study of church giving in five representative denominations: Assemblies of God, Southern Baptist, Roman Catholic, ELCA, and Presbyterian. With detailed information from 625 churches, this book offers surprising conclusions about member contributions.

Tables and Figures

ix

Introduction

1

(10)

1. An Overview of Church Giving

11

(17)

2. Congregations and Laity: Profiles

28

(28)

3. Individual Factors Influencing Giving

56

(24)

4. Congregational Factors and Combined Factors Influencing Giving

80

(17)

5. Tithing, Pledging, and Offering Churches: Case Studies

97

(31)

6. Motivation and Theology

128

(33)

7. Conclusions

161

(18)

Appendix A - Details of Sampling and Data Analysis

179

(26)

Appendix B - Congregation Profile Booklet

205

(14)

Appendix C - Lay Questionnaire

219

(12)

Notes

231

(10)

Index of Names and Subjects

241

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