"excel in this grace of giving" (2 Cor. 8:7)

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Social Events

A social event will enhance any Giving in Grace programme. Social events offer a relaxed context for a clear and concise presentation of the financial need and how people can respond. They are accessible both to the congregation and to our friends in the community who rarely attend worship or activities.
Social events bring people together over food and friendship; they may focus on the congregation or embrace also the wider community. Their purpose is to get people talking generosity as we grow a culture of generosity and to share financial needs and how people can respond. 

Consider the options in the download paper, Eat and Rejoice!. Note also the innovative Generosity Fika: coffee, cake and conversation. See the video and practical guidance from the National Giving Team

Social events compliment the preaching. Giving in Grace is not fundraising as such; neither tone nor content of a social event should undermine the core message of biblically informed generosity. But social events can focus on the financial need; they need not carry the full weight of generous discipleship.