Honoring the Lord With Your Wealth
Proverbs 3:9 says, “Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;” Are you honoring the Lord with your wealth? You might be thinking, “What wealth?” Or “When I get wealthy, then I will honor Him.” When the Bible uses the term wealth, it is not using it in the way […]
The Basics of an End-of-Year Appeal
Here are some basic thoughts for you to think through. Deciding what your “ask” will be. You must be careful when you say that line out loud! A key point to remember is, need drives the “ask.” If you are behind budget, then that is where you want to put your focus. Let’s say, however, […]
Starting Your End-of-Year Preparations
We are days away from the start of the 4th quarter, and as always, I want to know, are you ahead or behind on meeting your budget needs? Starting with this edition of the Coach, entitled Starting Your End-of-Year Preparations, I will share how to catch up on your giving while assuring a great closeout […]
In Defense of the Offering
Scrolling through social media this past week, I came across this headline, “Top 5 Heresies Among American Evangelicals.” The link led me to a Christianity Today article about a survey released by Ligonier Ministries and Lifeway Research. It’s not an encouraging read. How can it be when the survey found that 53% of Evangelicals don’t […]
From the Desk of Our Executive Director
Welcome back to another edition of the Stewardship Journal. We are grateful for your continued support. Here is a preview of this week’s Stewardship Journal. 53% of Evangelicals don’t believe the Bible is literally true, according to a new survey released by Ligonier Ministries and Lifeway Research. Our lead post, In Defense of the Offering, […]