Generosity Q&A

What is Generosity!?
Generosity! is an initiative to encourage Wooddalers to live and give generously. We will be encouraged to learn how to be generous with our lifestyles. We will be invited to share our time, talents and finances through Generosity! The challenge: Learn to live and give generously to propel Wooddale Church into strong and effective ministry for the future.

Why is Generosity! taking place now?
We have new challenges and new opportunities from God. Expanding the Vision (ETV) was a church-wide adventure to enhance and expand the vision and ministry of Wooddale Church during 2007-2010. Approximately 50 projects were initiated! ETV has now come to a conclusion.

What is the difference between Generosity! and Expanding the Vision?
ETV enabled us to both begin and expand some ministry areas. Generosity! will allow us to implement new ideas through volunteerism, meet our current financial needs, continue special new ministries that began through ETV (for example, apprentice program to develop future ministry leaders) and expand our finances to help people in need.

Who does Generosity! impact?
All Wooddalers and those to whom we minister. As we are challenged to examine our lifestyles, we will be inspired to live out our daily lives generously with our families, friends, coworkers and neighbors. Imagine a community where all needs are met because we responded generously.

What has happened so far with Generosity!?
A group of Wooddalers representing Wooddale’s different ministry areas has been brainstorming throughout the summer on ways to help people learn to make generosity part of their lifestyles. Six other groups of Wooddalers have been exploring innovative ideas to enhance and expand ministry in the areas of campus welcome and impact, missions, developing future ministry leaders, Edina campus, young adults and technology.The Generosity! Fair on September 26 highlighted opportunities to engage in generosity.

What is still to come with Generosity!?
In the upcoming months Wooddalers will participate in Generosity! in the worship services, Big Groups, Small Groups, student ministries, men’s and women’s ministries, and elsewhere throughout Wooddale.

Is Generosity! about money?
Yes and no. We can be generous in various ways. Generous in serving others. Generous in ministry participation. Generous in funding ongoing ministry. Generous in prayer. Generous in outreach. Generous in lifestyle.

We will also be invited to share financially in Generosity! The plan is to combine the exciting success of our 2007-2010 Expanding the Vision ministry campaign with our Wooddale Church Ministry Fund to underwrite God’s call for our church family for 2010-2013.

Our prayer is that you will join with other Wooddalers in a commitment to generous giving over the coming 36 months so that we can avoid further cuts, meet financial needs, continue special new ministries and expand our finances to help people in need.

What will your involvement be in Generosity!?
E-mail us at generosity@wooddale.org with additional questions.