Growing a culture of generosity in our churches begins with weaving it gently and naturally into our worship, teaching and discipleship. Here you can find resources to inspire and support you as you explore creative ways to help generosity become part of the everyday rhythm of church life – shaping our hearts, our communities, and the way in which we live out God’s calling together.
Worship
Our worship offers a natural space to celebrate and respond to God’s abundant generosity. The following links offer access to resources designed to help you weave themes of gratitude, giving, and God’s gracious provision into everyday church life – not as something extra, but as a seamless part of prayer, teaching, and gathered worship. From practical ideas, liturgical materials, to creative prompts to support your church in nurturing a spirit of generosity that shapes both our worship and the way we live out our faith.
Generosity Week
Generosity Week is an inspiring initiative developed by the Church of England’s National Giving team to help church communities understand…
Visit the Church of England's Generosity Hub
Resources, guidance and inspiration for confident teaching and preaching generous giving in our churches
Giving Grace blog: Truly life: why preaching matters
Preaching is the keystone of stewardship. With depth and breadth it creates a culture in which other stewardship tasks can…
Teaching
As a diocese, we believe that honesty, invitation and communicating our vision and hopes for the church in its community are essential. These teaching tools are designed to help you speak confidently and graciously about God’s generosity and how we can respond to it together.
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How to… preach on generosity and stewardship
Our practical guidance for preaching and teaching about generosity and stewardship also address some of the common anxieties people feel when talking about money in church.
Small groups can be a really good way of teaching about generosity. Teaching happens as we grow together, each listening and learning from each other, and sparking ideas within conversation. These conversations help us to articulate what we think about faith and giving within a group of people we trust.
There are plenty of small group materials exploring giving, generosity and gratitude, which can help guide these conversations.
Living Generously: films for small groups
An eight session course from the Church of England Director of Giving, Jonathan de Bernhardt Wood.
Giving Grace blog: Truly life: why preaching matters
Preaching is the keystone of stewardship. With depth and breadth it creates a culture in which other stewardship tasks can…
Discipleship
Christian giving and generosity is based, first and foremost, upon our relationship with God, and our understanding of his generosity towards us. Since we are all at different stages on our discipleship journey, each with unique personal and financial circumstances, our giving is also likely to reflect this diversity.
As disciples, it is important that there are appropriate opportunities and encouragement to reflect upon our attitudes, motivations, and commitment to giving to God and our church, developing our personal understanding of why and how we give.
Download our How to guide to help identify where your givers might be on their journey of generosity, and support individuals to move through the six steps of Christian giving.
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How to… to embed generosity in the life of your church
Who to contact
To speak to a member of the team you can book a call or email email: givingteam@bathwells.anglican.org and someone will be in touch.