A Budget Coaching Ministry can be a key component of your Stewardship Ministry Contents Setting Up a Budget Coaching Ministry Keys to Coaching: Foundational Principles Keys to Coaching: A Relational Approach Keys to Coaching: An...
Your staff need Stewardship training both for their own spiritual growth and to empower them in ministry. Contents Different starting points, Different journeys Stewardship's Big Ideas The Faithful Steward The Diligent Earner The Prudent Spender...
People in your congregation are in different places financially. Your stewardship ministry should disciple them all. Contents: Under Water - Financial Crisis Treading Water - Paycheck to Paycheck Swimming - Living with Abundance Discipling the...
The Bible has much to say about how we manage money. Contents: Struggles in Stewardship training The Faithful Steward The Diligent Earner The Prudent Spender The Generous Giver The Wise Saver The Cautious Debtor Stewardship...
A Different Thanksgiving Thanksgiving will look different this year. Many families who usually travel to family gatherings will find themselves staying home. Many other families will be praying for family members hospitalized due to the...
It's the same - but different It's that time of year again. Funny, isn't it, how Christmas always seems to come around the same time every year? And every year, many in our congregations repeat...
Earning in uncertain times James warns us about presuming on the future: Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business...
Giving in Crisis times Crisis tends to focus us inward, on our own needs and situation. This is a natural reaction. Uncertainty and fear of job loss or health difficulties tend to make us less...
Crisis: It's when, not if Many of our grandparents used to talk about "saving for a rainy day". Economically, it's been "pouring" now for several months, and the impact of Covid-19 is not done yet....
Brooke Bartlow on Saving This month we chatted with Brooke Bartlow about the Biblical importance of saving. Speak a little to the importance of saving for the believer. Where should this fit in a budget? ...
The Quiet need In the previous newsletter, we covered the first of four things you can do with money once you've earned it: Giving. This newsletter, we continue the topic with the next use for...
Handling the good surprises Year-end bonuses. Tax refunds. Sale of assets or investments. Inheritance or other unforeseen gifts. Not all financial surprises are bad ones. While we need to plan for unexpected expenses through savings,...