Bio
Gary G. Hoag, Ph.D. (New Testament – Trinity College, Bristol, UK) has dedicated his life to encouraging Christian generosity. As the Generosity Monk, he posts daily meditations and provides spiritual and strategic counsel for church and ministry leaders on nurturing a culture of generosity in their congregations and constituencies (www.generositymonk.com).
He was ordained in St. Jude’s Anglican Cathedral in 1995 in partnership with the Evangelical Free Church of Canada. Today he trains clergy in many denominations, while also serving as a visiting professor at seven seminaries in four countries around the world. He has also written or contributed to ten books.
When he is not writing, teaching, or speaking he serves as President of Global Trust Partners, the international entity launched by ECFA. With that work, he is multiplying disciples of faithful administration and catalyzing peer accountability groups to increase gospel participation in every nation (www.globaltrustpartners.org).
He earned a B.A. in Accounting at Cedarville College and an M.Div. from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He formerly served as vice president of advancement at Denver Seminary and Colorado Christian University. Today he resides in Littleton, Colorado, with his wife Jenni. They have a grown son, Samuel David, and a grown daughter, Sophie Victoria.
Posts by Gary Hoag:
Global Collaboration
Posted on: 11 May 2017
At the Stewardship Summit 2017 at Phoenix Seminary back in January, Ms. Barbara Shantz and I shared a top-ten list of challenges that nationals face associated with promoting biblical stewardship and Christian generosity in their respective countries. In this post, I’d like to elaborate on the challenge that I reported linked to the USA and how we are learning to address it at ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability). Too Little Ethnic Diversity The phrase “too little ethnic diversity” summarizes the biggest challenge I see with regard to stewardship and generosity efforts in the USA. Don’t read this as a negative assessment. It’s […]
True Riches
Posted on: 23 Jan 2017
What are true riches? To answer this question from a biblical perspective, we must turn to the source of the expression. On the heels of the parable of the shrewd steward, Luke recounts these words of Jesus: “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? Luke 16:10-11 True riches come into view as the reward for stewards who handle unrighteous wealth or worldly possessions in line with the […]