Abstract:
The issues of generosity, funding, raising funds and managing funds in God’s mission
are investigated. First of all, we conduct a literature survey of the themes of poverty,
wealth, generosity, giving and stewardship. This provides theological and missiological
perspectives that contribute to the development of the themes. Secondly,
outcomes from a case study of five missiological consultations, facilitated by the
Wycliffe Global Alliance on the topic of funding God’s mission, resulted in information
that contributed to the topic. The common experiences that emerged from the
consultations provided the foundation for the Wycliffe Global Alliance’s Principles for
Funding. These principles defined the groundwork for generosity such that the funding
of God’s mission becomes a reality of the global church. Finally, the Principles for
Funding are compared with the Lausanne Standards, observations from the World
Council of Churches’ Together Towards Life and material from the Edinburgh 2010
Conference.
