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What does it look like when pastors cultivate a culture of generosity in the church by actively teaching and mentoring people in the spiritual act of giving? It's generosity that's contagious. A growing number of leaders are beginning to discover that there are key factors that make some churches thrive with abundant resources while others struggle with shrinking budgets. Jim Sheppard and Chris Willard have spent years consulting with church leaders across a broad spectrum of church settings and have gathered their observations into this resource, part of the Leadership Network Innovations Series. Contagious Generosity highlights the best practices gleaned from real-life church leadership situations and shows how church leaders can effectively cultivate a culture of generous giving in the local church.
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Chris Willard is a ministry strategist with nearly 30 years of ministry leadership experience. Chris serves as the director of generosity initiatives with Leadership Network (www.leadnet.org) and is a generosity strategist with Generis (www.generis.com) . Over the years he has coached the leaders of some of the most effective churches in America as they have worked to accelerate generosity in their ministries.
Previously, Chris was executive pastor of Discovery Church in Orlando. During his tenure there, Discovery launched three multi-site venues and experienced dramatic growth. Chris and his family continue to be actively involved at Discovery where he serves as a volunteer leader. Prior to serving with Discovery, Chris worked with Campus Crusade for Christ giving leadership to and raising funds for several strategic national and international initiatives.
Chris and his wife Susan have three young adult children, C.J., Hannah and Natalie, and live in Orlando.
