Books, Podcasts & Websites
There are some great resources available to support you and your people through the generous life journey. Please take a moment to have a look at these. More information can be obtained from your Generous Culture Coach.
Here is a list of some excellent books that are out there.
THE BIBLE is the place to start. There are over 2000 verses which refer to generosity, giving, possessions and stewardship and more than half of Jesus' Parables teach us about these topics. Seek God's wisdom in your finances. It's the best place to start.
Ahn. C. (2013) “The Grace of Giving – Unleashing the power of a generous heart” Regal Publishing
Alcorn, R. (2001) “The Treasure Principle” Eternal Perspective Ministries
Alcorn, R. (2011) “Managing God’s Money” Tyndale
Anderson, J. (2012) “Plastic Donuts” Acceptable Gift Inc.
Blanchard, K. & Cathy, S.T. (2002) “The Generosity Factor” Zondervan
Dayton, H. (1996) “Your Money Counts” Crown Ministries
De Jong, P. (2017), “God, Money & Me: Creating a Pathway to Financial Freedom”
Dillon, R.M. (2012) “Giving & Getting in the Kingdom” Moody Publishers
Doolittle, C. (2018) “Joy Giving—Practical wisdom from the first Christians & the global church”
GenerousChurch.com—Overflow: A Life Refreshed by Generosity (Stories to inspire whole-life generosity)
Houston, B. (2008) “For This I Was Born” Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Ingram, C. (2011) “Genius of Generosity” Generous Church (DVD also available)
Lencioni, P. (2012) “The Advantage: Why organisational health trumps everything else in business” Jossey-Bass
Morris, R. (2002) “The Blessed Life” Gateway Church
Morris, R. (2012) “The Blessed Church” Waterbrook Press
McDonald, G. (2009) “Generosity: Moving Toward Life That Is Truly Life” The National Christian Foundation
O’Keef, B. & Lee. T. (2000) “The Generous Seed” Hatterway Pty Ltd
Platt, D. (2010) “The Radical Question” Yates & Yates
Platt, D. (2011) “Radical Together” Yates & Yates
Rainer, A. (2017) “The Money Challenge—30 Days of Discovering God’s Design for You and Your Money”
Sanders, J.O. (2007) “Spiritual Leadership” Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Sandercock-Brown, G. (2014) “21 Questions for a 21st Century Army: Being the Salvos Now”
Scott Rodin, R. (2013) The Steward Leader: Transforming People, Organisations and Communities”
Searcy, N. (2010) “Maximize—How to develop extravagant givers in your church” Highly recommended
Smith, B. & Alcorn, R. (2003) “The Treasure Principle Bible Study” Eternal Perspective Ministries
Smith, C. & Emerson, M.O. (2008) “Passing the Plate” Oxford University Press
Stanley, A. (2004) “Fields of Gold” Tyndale House Publishers Inc
Stanley, J. (2013) “Connected for Good—A gameplan for a generous life
Southwell, I. (2011) “Giving to God – A response of love” Salvo Publishing
Willard, C. & Sheppard, J. (2012) “Contagious Generosity” Zondervan
Willmer, W.K. (ed) (2008) “Revolution in Generosity – Transforming Stewards to be Rich Toward God” Moody Publishers
Here are a few PODCASTS to have a listen to:
- Stewardship Leader
- Getting Money Right
- The Generosity Podcast
- Bible Project
EMAILS:
Regular emails with devotionals can be sent to you. Here are some recommendations:
- YouVersion Bible (ie What is Generosity? and Giving It All Away…Getting It All Back)
- Christian Stewardship Network
STUDIES ON GETTING OUR FINANCES RIGHT USING SCRIPTURE:
- “Money or Maker” by Mark Lloydbottom (Contact Generous Culture for more information)
- “Navigating Your Finances God’s Way” by Compass (DVD Series)
- “Financial Peace University” by Dave Ramsey (Generous Culture have copies which have been translated into Australian)
- “40 Day Spiritual Journey to a more Generous Life” by Brian Kluth
- “Open Handed Living in a Tight Fisted World 30 Day Study” by Brian Kluth
- “Generosity – Moving Toward Life that is Truly Life” by Gordon MacDonald
But to assist you with this there are a number of Bible studies, devotionals and books that we can recommend.
GENEROUS CULTURE RESOURCES - available from your Generous Culture Coach
There are some excellent resources available. Please contact your Generous Culture Coach for more information on these and how to obtain copies.
generous.culture@salvationarmy.org.au
From Dr Brian Kluth:
Kluth, B. (2010) “Experience God as Your Provider” Moody Publishers
Available from Mission Team:
- 40 Day Spiritual Journey to Generosity
- Open Handed Living in a Tight Fisted World
These are ideal for a 4 or 6 week Bible Study/Home Church. Comes with a CD and DVD and suggested questions to consider.
Also check out his web site: http://kluth.org/intl.htm Brian provides great video clips, powerpoint slides, cartoons and ideas for introducing and cultivating a culture of generosity for your corps. They are free to use so this is a must to have a look at and use.
These books and audio along with video is available through apps for both iphone and android. They are free.
Also here they are in a PDF format.
40_day_spiritual_journey_to_a_more_generous_life.pdf
30day_-_Open_Handed_Living_in_a_Tight_Fisted_World.pdf
“The Scriptural Principles of Giving” are presented on DVD by Major Dr Alan Harley.
They also come with a devotional book and suggested Bible Study questions. This is solid Biblical teaching in 6 sessions. (These studies can be downloaded from our Bible Studies tab)
Gordon McDonald has a series which goes for 4 weeks entitled “Generosity: moving toward a life that is truly life”.