[1] John J. Havens and Paul G. Schervish, Why the $41 Trillion Wealth Transfer Estimate Is Still Valid: A Review of Challenges and Questions, The Journal of Gift Planning 7, no. 1 (January 2003).

[2] Pablo Eisenberg, Raising Some $25 Trillion Questions, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, December 16, 1999.

[3] Ron Blue with Jodie Berndt, Generous Living: Finding Contentment through Giving (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Publishing House, 1997), 201.

[4] George Barna, Tithing Down 62% in the Past Year, news release by Barna Research Group, May 19, 2003.

[5] Using Technology to Strengthen Church Missions and Ministries, report presented at the annual session of the United Methodist Church's North Georgia Conference Leadership, May 14, 2004.

[6] CIA, The World Factbook.

[7] Allie Martin, Burkett Says Misplaced Priorities at Crux of Debt Problem, AgapePress, August 14, 2001.

[8] George Barna, Barna Research Archives: Money, Barna Research Group.

[9] Christian Financial Ministries, How God Does Not Use Money, Financial Freedom-God's Way online financial seminar series, no. 7.

[10] John L. Ronsvalle and Sylvia Ronsvalle, The State of Church Giving through 2002,14th ed. (Champaign, Ill.: Empty Tomb, 2004), 36.

[11] Giving USA Foundation, AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy, Giving USA 2004: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2003, researched and written at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University (Indianapolis: Author, 2004), 29.

[12] John L. Ronsvalle and Sylvia Ronsvalle, The State of Church Giving through 2002,14th ed. (Champaign, Ill.: Empty Tomb, 2004), 36.

[13] John L. Ronsvalle and Sylvia Ronsvalle, The State of Church Giving through 2002,14th ed. (Champaign, Ill.: Empty Tomb, 2004), 36.

[14] George Barna, Tithing Down 62% in the Past Year, news release by Barna Research Group, May 19, 2003.

[15] Ron Blue, How Much Is Enough?, excerpt from a speech delivered at the annual Generous Giving Conference, Phoenix, Ariz., March 1-3, 2001.

[16] David B. Barrett and Todd M. Johnson, World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2000: Interpreting the Annual Christian Megacensus (Pasadena, Calif.: William Carey Library, 2001), 19, 551.

[17] David B. Barrett and Todd M. Johnson, World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2000: Interpreting the Annual Christian Megacensus (Pasadena, Calif.: William Carey Library, 2001), 52.

[18] David B. Barrett and Todd M. Johnson, World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2000: Interpreting the Annual Christian Megacensus (Pasadena, Calif.: William Carey Library, 2001), 405ff.

[19] Phillip Jenkins, Globalization and Transformation of Christianity, Watch on the West (newsletter of the Foreign Policy Research Center) 3, no. 1 (January 2002).

[20] David B. Barrett and Todd M. Johnson, World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2000: Interpreting the Annual Christian Megacensus (Pasadena, Calif.: William Carey Library, 2001), 762.

[21] The Joshua Project.

[22] David B. Barrett and Todd M. Johnson, World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2000: Interpreting the Annual Christian Megacensus (Pasadena, Calif.: William Carey Library, 2001), 761.

[23] John L. Ronsvalle and Sylvia Ronsvalle, The State of Church Giving through 2000 (Champaign, Ill.: Empty Tomb, 2002), 12.

[24] World Christian Encyclopedia, 2d ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001); Phyllis Ten-Elshof, Church Budgets: You Are What You Spend, Your Church (January/February 2000).

[25] John L. Ronsvalle and Sylvia Ronsvalle, The State of Church Giving through 2000 (Champaign, Ill.: Empty Tomb, 2002), 12.

[26] David B. Barrett and Todd M. Johnson, World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2000: Interpreting the Annual Christian Megacensus (Pasadena, Calif.: William Carey Library, 2001), 656.

[27] David B. Barrett and Todd M. Johnson, World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2000: Interpreting the Annual Christian Megacensus (Pasadena, Calif.: William Carey Library, 2001), 661.

[28] Doug Pagitt, The Consumer Trap: What Postmodern People Need Is a Different Relationship with Money, Leadership, Fall 2002.

[29] Maynard Belt, Don't Have Enough Money to Take on Missionaries!, Baptist Bulletin, (March 2005).

[30] David B. Barrett and Todd M. Johnson, World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2000: Interpreting the Annual Christian Megacensus (Pasadena, Calif.: William Carey Library, 2001), 656.

[31] George Barna, Tithing Down 62% in the Past Year, news release by Barna Research Group, May 19, 2003.

[32] Howard Dayton, Tribute to Larry Burkett (2003).

[33] Christian Booksellers Association, Top 50 Best-Selling Books, March 2005.

[34] Christian Stewardship Association, quoted in Holly Hall, Raising Funds by the Good Book: Churches Use Financial Lessons from the Bible and See Gifts Rise, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, June 17, 1999.

[35] Brian Kluth, The State of Stewardship in the Church, sermon preached at the annual Generous Giving Conference, Atlanta, Ga., January 14-15, 1999.

[36] John Ronsvalle and Sylvia Ronsvalle, Behind the Stained Glass Windows: Money Dynamics in the Church (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 1996), 156-7.

[37] Holly Hall, Raising Funds by the Good Book: Churches Use Financial Lessons from the Bible and See Gifts Rise, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, June 17, 1999.

[38] Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Stewardship, The Warden's Corner.

[39] George Barna, Tithing Down 62% in the Past Year, news release by Barna Research Group, May 19, 2003 - and - Julia Duin, Tithing Falls by Wayside, The Washington Times, January 18, 2002.

[40] David B. Barrett and Todd M. Johnson, World Christian Trends AD 30-AD 2000: Interpreting the Annual Christian Megacensus (Pasadena, Calif.: William Carey Library, 2001), 691.

[41] Using Technology to Strengthen Church Missions and Ministries, report presented at the annual session of the United Methodist Church's North Georgia Conference Leadership, May 14, 2004.

[42] Becky Hobb, Passing the Flame of the Gospel: A Look at Globalization in Missions, Reformed Quarterly 19, no. 3 (Fall 2000).

[43] Mission Education 101 (Mission Education, n.d.).