Articles & Guides
My goal is to equip people with the resources to inspire generosity and build enduring legacies. Here are a few of my favorite posts and practical guides on key topics, as well as a few other articles I recommend.
Generosity
Podcast: Inspired Biblical Generosity
Listen to me tell my story and discuss the generosity mission of The Signatry in an interview with Jim and Martha Brangenberg of iWork4Him.
Giving As A Family
Model generosity by making generosity a family activity. I have listed practical ideas and tips to successfully build giving into your family culture.
Grace Turns Giving Upside Down
Talking about generosity—about giving money away—can be a touchy subject. But this article, from Desiring God, tackles the topic by looking at God’s great generosity as the source and inspiration of our own giving.
Legacy
Podcast: How Generosity Transforms Generations
Get a 9-minute introduction to some of the core ideas of family legacy and generosity from my conversation with Christopher Kai, host of The Gifters Podcast.
Guide: Creating Family Vision & Mission Statements
Creating vision and mission statements for your family is an exercise that can set the tone for how your family lives out values individually and collectively. Get started with this guide.
How Do Family, Legacy and Generosity Go Together?
I’ve been asked how the three themes of my personal mission fit together—specifically, how does generosity relate to the felt needs of family and legacy? Here is my answer.
Fundraising
Podcast: Why Every Church Needs a Partner Foundation
Listen to my discussion with Todd McMichen of Generosity by Lifeway on how every church can be helped by a relationship with a Christian foundation such as The Signatry.
Endowment is a Four-Letter Word?!
In the Christian world, endowments take a hit because they supposedly reflect a lack of faith. I’ve heard it more than once that “if God wants this ministry to continue, then He will provide the funds.”
Finding Major Donors
“Can you introduce me to major donors?” It’s a question I get asked a lot. I introduce the key topic of major donors in this short article on the blog.
Books in the Store
A Generous Life
Learn ten steps to help you establish a generous mindset, determine where and how much to give, create a legacy plan, and more.
Charity Shock
Discover how recent cultural shifts are revolutionizing fundraising, and how you can understand and take advantage of these shifts.
Entrusted
Discover why the model for estate planning today is fundamentally flawed, and how it can be fixed.