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Giving Tuesday is a global moment of generosity. But how can ministry leaders make the most of this opportunity—and inspire giving that lasts long after the day is over?

In this episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast, Jason Watson welcomes back Dave Raley, author of The Rise of Sustainable Giving and founder of the Center for Sustainable Giving, to explore how churches, ministries, and nonprofit organisations can make the most of Giving Tuesday while building a more sustainable approach to generosity.

Dave shares practical strategies for planning a Giving Tuesday campaign, crafting compelling fundraising appeals, and encouraging recurring giving. Together, they also explore the spiritual dimension of generosity, why Christian leaders sometimes struggle to ask for financial support, and how giving can become a meaningful part of Christian discipleship.

Whether you lead a large organisation or a small ministry with limited resources, this conversation offers practical encouragement to inspire generosity and build lasting support for God's mission.

Main Points

Make the most of Giving Tuesday. Start early, reach your supporters, and follow up afterwards.

Craft a compelling appeal. Show what a gift will achieve and why it matters now.

Think beyond one-time donations. Encourage recurring giving to sustain ministry throughout the year.

Disciple people in generosity. Giving is a spiritual discipline, not just a financial transaction.

Ask with faith. Trusting God's provision and inviting financial support can go hand in hand.

About Dave Raley
Dave Raley is the founder and CEO of the Center for Sustainable Giving, an organisation dedicated to helping leaders grow generosity and develop sustainable funding models. He is the author of The Rise of Sustainable Giving and host of the Sustainable Giving Podcast.

With more than 20 years of experience working with nonprofit organisations, Dave helps leaders understand emerging trends, develop recurring giving strategies, and build sustainable approaches to fundraising. He also writes The Wave Report, sharing insights on innovation, leadership, and the future of generosity.

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Explore these related conversations on innovation, ministry fundraising, and generosity:

Unlocking Innovation: Insights for Leading Nonprofits into the Future with Dave Raley 

Unlocking Generosity: Biblical Stewardship & Fundraising Strategies for Ministry Leaders with Redina Kolaneci

Activate Local Generosity: Transform Your Fundraising through Support Development with Kehinde Ojo

Links & Resources

Center for Sustainable Giving — Resources for sustainable recurring giving.

The Rise of Sustainable Giving — Dave Raley's book on the subscription economy and giving.

Sustainable Giving Podcast — Conversations on sustainable giving.

The Wave Report — Dave's weekly insights.

The Power of Invented Holidays — Making the most of moments like Giving Tuesday.

GivingTuesday — The global generosity movement.

Lausanne Ministry Fundraising Network — Equipping leaders to grow generosity for God's mission.

AI can help share the gospel around the world. But can it ever replace the witness of someone who reflects the character of Christ?
In this episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast, Jason Watson speaks with Dr Billy Coppedge, former Lausanne catalyst for orality and author of I, Missionary: Reimagining Missions in an AI World.

Together, they explore the surprising connection between orality and artificial intelligence, why human presence and relationships remain essential to Christian mission, and what it truly means to be sent by God.

Billy challenges us to look beyond the capabilities of AI and consider what technology cannot reproduce: the experience of encountering God, the wisdom that comes from walking with him, and a life that embodies Christ's character.

This conversation invites Christian leaders to approach AI with both openness and discernment, remembering that our calling is not simply to communicate the gospel, but to live it.

Main Points

Mission is more than sharing information. AI can communicate knowledge about God, but Christian witness involves reflecting his character through our lives and relationships.

Human presence matters. Orality and the incarnation remind us that how we communicate the gospel is as important as the message itself.

Intelligence is not wisdom. AI offers extraordinary access to knowledge, but biblical wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord.

Stories help us imagine the future. Billy's book uses fictional scenarios to explore the opportunities and challenges AI presents for Christian mission.

Spiritual discernment must come first. Prayer, attentiveness to the Holy Spirit, and genuine human relationships should shape how we engage with technology.

Guest Bio
Dr. Billy Coppedge is a missionary, storyteller, and former Lausanne catalyst for orality. Having served in global mission for more than two decades, including in Uganda, he is passionate about Scripture engagement and embodied Christian witness. He is the author of I, Missionary: Reimagining Missions in an AI World.

Links & Resources

I, Missionary: Reimagining Missions in an AI World — Billy Coppedge's book

AI Guidelines for Christian Ministry — Practical guidance for responsible AI use in Christian ministry

Orality: The Embodied Word in the Age of AI — Part 1 and Part 2 — Articles co-authored by Billy Coppedge

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Related Episodes

How to Keep Up with AI Without Outrunning God | Natchi Lazarus

Can Artificial Intelligence Lead Someone to Jesus? | Chase Cappo

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AI is helping Christian leaders do more, faster. But what happens when our ability to move quickly begins to outpace our ability to hear from God?

In this episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast, Jason Watson speaks with Natchi Lazarus about how artificial intelligence is moving beyond simply generating content and becoming something more like a coworker, agent, or additional member of the ministry team.

Natchi explores the practical potential of agentic AI for churches and ministries—from increasing personal productivity to expanding the capacity of small teams. But as the technology becomes more powerful, he argues that Christian leaders need deeper spiritual discernment, not less.

Together, Jason and Natchi discuss what it means to move from “human versus AI” to “human plus AI”, why Christians should keep God in the loop when using new technology, and how practices of Scripture, prayer, and “spiritual white space” can help us embrace the possibilities of AI without outrunning what God is actually calling us to do.

Main Points

AI is moving from tool to teammate. 

AI can help ministries redeem time for what matters most. 

The future is not simply human versus AI, but human plus AI. 

Start with your work, not the technology.

Keep God in the loop. 

Move fast with technology, but slow down spiritually. 

Just because AI can do something does not mean God is asking you to do it. 

Lausanne Movement Podcast Archive

Can Artificial Intelligence Lead Someone to Jesus? Chase Cappo on the Digital Frontier of Evangelism and Discipleship — Lausanne episode

Redeeming Human Identity: Exploring the Intersection of Scripture, AI, Biotechnology, Gender and Human Sexuality with Dr. Carmen Imes & Dr. Matthew Niermann — Lausanne episode

Emerging Digital Frontier: Amplifying the Gospel’s Impact through Technology with Simon Seow & Matthew Niermann — Lausanne episode

Links & Resources

Natchi Lazarus — Natchi’s website, writing, speaking, and resources on AI, social media, and digital ministry. natchilazarus.com

Spirit-Led Intelligence: Your God-Given Superpower for Thriving in the Age of AI, and Beyond — Natchi’s book on biblical wisdom and Spirit-led discernment in an AI-shaped world. Spirit-Led Intelligence on Amazon

Connected Church Academy — Courses, workshops, and community for Christian leaders and ministry teams learning AI, social media, and digital ministry. Connected Church Academy 

The Connected Church — Natchi’s book on social media communication strategy for churches and Christian organisations. The Connected Church on Amazon

Zapier Agents — The AI-agent platform Natchi recommends in the interview as an accessible place to experiment with agentic workflows. Zapier Agents guide

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What if one of the greatest threats to Christian witness isn’t corruption “out there”, but the everyday compromises we tolerate in our homes, workplaces, churches, and institutions?

In this episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast, Jason Watson speaks with Filipino lawyer Richelle Joy Belgira De Ocampo about why integrity is essential to credible Christian witness—and why good intentions alone are not enough.

Richelle argues that integrity and justice are more than ethical principles; they reflect the character of God. But living with integrity requires more than avoiding obvious forms of corruption like bribery or fraud. It means confronting the smaller compromises that can become normal in everyday life and building cultures of accountability that help Christians, churches, and institutions remain faithful.

Together, Jason and Richelle explore why integrity begins in the home, how Christians can respond when corruption is embedded in the systems around them, why churches need genuine accountability around money and leadership, and how discipleship can prepare believers to live faithfully wherever God has placed them.

Main Points

Integrity is rooted in the character of God. Justice and integrity are not simply good Christian values or ethical standards. They reflect who God is, and Christians are called to reflect his character in every part of life.

Corruption often begins with ordinary compromise. It is easy to think of corruption only in terms of politicians, bribery, or fraud. But dishonesty, cheating, manipulation, and seemingly small compromises can form the same patterns of behaviour on a smaller scale.

Integrity begins at home. Before Christians speak about changing society, integrity must be formed in the ordinary relationships closest to us. Richelle highlights the family as a foundational place where honesty, consistency, responsibility, and accountability are first modelled.

Good Christians still need accountability. Churches cannot rely only on the character or good intentions of individual leaders. Shared responsibility, financial accountability, appropriate leadership structures, clear policies, and checks and balances help protect both leaders and the communities they serve.

Christian integrity must move beyond private morality. Faithfulness is not simply refusing to participate in wrongdoing. Christians are also called to bring integrity into the institutions and systems where God has placed them—whether in law, government, business, ministry, or the workplace.

Discipleship must prepare believers for real-world pressures. Christians need formation not only around prayer, Scripture, generosity, and evangelism, but also around money, authority, conflicts of interest, workplace pressure, and the responsible use of power.

Call to Action
If this episode challenged you, subscribe to the Lausanne Movement Podcast and share it with a pastor, church board member, ministry leader, or Christian professional who is thinking about what faithful Christian witness looks like in a culture where compromise can easily become normal.

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Links & Resources

Global Integrity Network — The Lausanne and World Evangelical Alliance network focused on equipping Christians to practise integrity and resist corruption in church and society.

Lausanne Integrity and Anti-Corruption Network — Lausanne’s Issue Network connecting leaders and resources around integrity, transparency, accountability, and anti-corruption.

Integrity Is Mission: Global Integrity and Anti-Corruption Network Panel Discussion — A Lausanne panel featuring Richelle and other global leaders exploring why integrity is foundational to Christian mission and witness.

Do We Care about Corruption? — A Lausanne Global Analysis article exploring corruption and the church’s responsibility to model integrity.

Global Integrity Network Resources — Articles, conferences, and practical resources on integrity, accountability, and responding to corruption.

Guest Bio
Richelle Joy Belgira De Ocampo is a lawyer from the Philippines and a Catalyst for Integrity and Anti-Corruption with the Lausanne Movement. She serves as a Senior Associate Lawyer at Salumbides & De Los Santos in Quezon City, specialising in corporate law, litigation, and anti-corruption and serving churches, businesses, and nonprofit organisations.

Her work brings together law, justice, and Christian witness, with a particular focus on helping Christians and churches cultivate greater integrity and accountability.

Young people need leaders who are willing to serve, stay close, walk in truth, and refuse to give up on them.
In this episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast, Jason Watson speaks with Asiri Fernando, a Youth for Christ leader in Sri Lanka who has spent nearly 20 years reaching and discipling young people.

Drawing from decades of ministry, Asiri reflects on the kind of leaders young people need: leaders who embrace servanthood, remain rooted in Scripture, take repentance seriously, persevere when fruit is slow, and stay close to people for the long haul.

Main Points

Discipleship begins with presence. Asiri describes discipleship as “unhurried lingering with people”—staying close enough for faith to be formed through relationship, example, and time.

Servant leaders go down rather than climb up. Following the pattern of Jesus, leaders are called to resist the desire to make a name for themselves and instead draw close to the people they are called to serve.

Young people are hungry for truth and authentic community. Asiri sees a generation growing up amid fake and artificial content that is deeply hungry for Scripture, honesty, and communities where people are willing to walk in the light.

Discipleship that lasts requires Scripture, repentance, and responsibility. Asiri highlights studying the Word in community, taking repentance seriously, practising accountability, and trusting young people with meaningful opportunities to serve.

Faithful leaders do not give up when people fail or fruit is slow. Asiri calls leaders to respond with meekness, humility, and steadfast commitment—even through disappointment, failure, and seasons when little visible fruit appears.

Guest Bio
Asiri Fernando serves with Youth for Christ Sri Lanka, leading its work in the mountain regions and providing pastoral care to staff and volunteers engaged in grassroots evangelism. He is a Bible teacher and international expositor with a deep passion for discipling young people and serving the urban poor. Asiri holds an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is the author of Unstoppable: Total Devotion to the Gospel.

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Rethinking Youth Ministry: Authentic Relationships, Bold Discipleship, and Empowering Young Leaders with Jake Bland

How Are Resilient Disciples Really Formed—and Why It Matters for Mission? | Rick Hill

Faithful Leadership, Purposeful Discipleship, and Addressing Gen Z’s Greatest Need: A Townhall Meeting with Phil Ryken

Links & Resources

Youth for Christ International