Why Catholics Don't Give And What Can Be Done About It

by Zech, Charles E.

• ISBN13: 9781592762613
• ISBN10: 1592762611
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-06
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor

Summary

These days you need more than a second collection or a snappy slogan to raise money for your parish, diocese, organization, or school. Why? That's what Charles E. Zech explains in Why Catholics Don?t Give ? And What Can Be Done About It, Revised. Written for pastors, diocesan staff, development directors, stewardship committees, and anyone else whose job includes generating income, this book shows you: What traditional methods actually lead to a decrease in giving The contribution patterns of seniors, baby-boomers, and Generation Xers The relationship between stewardship and fund raising The truth behind theories that try to explain why Catholics give so little ? which are believable and which are bunk Seven things the Catholic Church can do to increase contributions If you want to raise more revenue, more quickly and easily, you owe it to yourself ? and those you minister to ? to examine the practical advice and solid information presented in this book.

Author Biography

Charles E. Zech, a professor of economics at Villanova University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 7
Introduction to the Second Edition	p. 9
Foreword to the Second Edition	p. 13
Overview of Catholic Giving	p. 15
The American Congregational Giving Study	p. 27
Personal Parishioner Characteristics	p. 39
Religious Beliefs and Commitment	p. 51
Denominational Programs and Processes	p. 63
Parish Programs and Processes	p. 73
Generational Differences in Religious Giving	p. 113
Seven Things the Catholic Church Can Do to Increase Contributions	p. 127
Addendum	p. 137
Responses to Congregation Profiles	p. 149
Responses to Lay Questionnaires	p. 167
Index	p. 183
About the Author	p. 187
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