Are There Things About This Ministry That Make It Uniquely Worth Investing in Instead of a Thousand Other Good Causes?

By Randy Alcorn | January 1, 1999
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In January 1999, Randy Alcorn spoke at the Generous Giving Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on the subject of giving to organizations. He gives us 19 questions to ask ourselves before we give. Download the PDF version here. In this clip, he goes over the first question.

Randy Alcorn, founder of EPM

Randy Alcorn (@randyalcorn) is the author of over fifty books and the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries. 

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