In 2007, leaders gathered to discuss trends in congregational giving in the workshop Faith, Money, and Giving. A joint effort by the Indianapolis Center for Congregations and the Lake Family Institute on Faith and Giving, this education event was facilitated by William Enright, executive director of the Lake Family Institute, and Richard Klopp, Graduate Fellow at the Lake Family Institute.
In this event, clergy look at a wide range of issues, including current trends in religious giving, the history of financing religion in America 
and rituals of giving. While the workshop touches on topics directly related to fundraising techniques and stewardship drives, the conversations go much deeper, revealing the multifaceted dynamics of faith and giving. In the Fall, teams of lay leaders from these congregations will meet to investigate these same issues.
