As Ann Voskamp begins to explain in this video and her best-selling book “One Thousand Gifts,” the Greek words eucharisteo, charis, chara, & charisma are closely linked — and so are the ideas they represent. And they are key — not only to enjoying Euchraristeo or “giving of thanks,” to what Jesus did. Not just […]
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Motivations To Give: Are You Giving To Earn Heaven?
There was a man I once read about who was determined to “pay it forward” by giving away a dollar, a day. Given his economic status at the time, such a commitment was truly sacrificial. He sometimes found creative ways to deliver his generous gift, but other times, he simply handed a dollar bill to […]
Giving Out of Poverty
For those involved in ministry fundraising and financial management, it can be frustrating to see people living in luxury, yet unwilling to give. Like the Psalmist (73:3), we can’t focus on that kind of temporal inequity; like him, we must conclude that “it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put […]
eGiving for Beginners
In the past 12 years since eGiving was founded by George Eusterman, it has expanded and included many aspects that we never envisioned. As technology continues to change the way we think and do things, our general purpose remains unchanged: To empower ministries like yours to expand Christ’s Kingdom through financial technologies. As we help […]
3 Ways Your Ministry Can Benefit from a Recurring Gift Program
The timeless truths of God’s Word have been entrusted to modern-day ministries, as have labor-saving technologies. Stewardship requires us to carefully handle both. As you aim to be a good steward of the ministry God has entrusted to your management, you’ll want to consider the many ways that EFT giving can benefit your ministry. Benefit […]
Test Drive Before a New Car Purchase
Ready to purchase a new vehicle? The experts at Thornton Chevy, Central Pennsylvania’s premier Chevrolet dealer, recommend that you first get behind the wheel and take a spin around the block to ensure the vehicle is right for you. Test driving a new car is the best way to get acquainted with the vehicle and […]
Encourage Online Giving for Churches
The economy has become an unstable area in many areas today, impacting retail businesses, real estate, and the job market and creating a difficult and volatile world for businesses and organizations that rely on donations to function. Churches in particular depend upon the tithes of their patrons to continue both the operations of the church […]
Tips and Advice for Saving Gas
From driving to work, school, or home, your car’s gas gauge is always decreasing. Meanwhile, gas prices are ever on the rise, and it seems as if high gas prices are here to stay. Fuel efficient driving is the best way to save money at the pump and to get the most out of a […]
Four Small Business Association Options for Small Business Financing
The transportation industry covers small and big business opportunities without losing its own unique niche identity. Financing within the transportation industry is just one among a myriad of challenging actions. Another layer of difficulty surrounds financing due to the small business aspect of many transportation industry members. The Small Business Association has a number of […]
Are You Trustworthy with Worldly Riches?
The things of this world will pass away when the Kingdom of the Lord comes. However, that does not excuse poor worldly behavior. Egiving.com thrives on supporting the furtherance of the Kingdom with modern technology. The resources of the earth were designed to glorify the Lord, and that includes the innovations of man’s brain. At […]
How We Help Encourage Faithfulness
E-Giving is committed to encouraging biblical stewardship and faithfulness in giving to Christian churches and ministries. While in many ways, we see ourselves as ministering to the ministries that need financial support, we’re also ministering to the givers. These individual believers sometimes struggle with exercising proper budgeting and being faithful in their giving, while other […]
Practical Technology, Timeless Principles for Christian Ministries
While electronic and web-based giving are fairly new developments, the philosophy within which Egiving Solutions functions is far from original. Chris Rogers, a Christian missionary to Uganda, offers this testimonial: “Egiving and George Eusterman counsel from the same ‘essence’ as Larry Burkett’s Business by the Book . . . encouraging clients in the financial framework […]
Overcoming Objections to Electronic Giving for Christian Ministries
There are many hurdles ministries encounter when they wish to promote or allow electronic or web-based giving options. A few of them are cost-effectiveness, safety, loss of personal interaction, and the vast unknown. 1. Cost-effectiveness This is certainly an understandable concern. After all, if you’re spending more money managing your ministry’s giving than you’re seeing […]
Does Your Christian Ministry Have a Vision for Egiving?
When George Eusterman continued to hear about missionaries having to return from foreign fields due to pledged finances dropping off, he began to gain a vision for what would become E Giving Systems. That seed has developed into more than the recurring electronic giving tools he’d originally imagined, though. That’s the thing about a visionary: […]
Packaging a Business for Sale
For those people who are considering selling a company, marketing that company is one of the most important steps they’ll take. Like all other products and services, a business can be marketed in such a way that it sells quickly and for a fair price, and fortunately, the basic rules of packaging a business for […]