Money Matters

by Jana Gering  |  Article from blog.echurchgiving.com July 9, 2015 **Statistics show that only 20% of regular church attendees regularly give financial support. Why are the other 80% getting lost? There are lots of possible answers to that question, so we’re giving them time and consideration in this 4-part series. […]

by William Vanderbloemen | Article from blog.echurchgiving.com According to Pew Research, this is the year that Millennials will surpass the Baby Boom generation as the largest living population in the United States. It’s a population we want and need to engage. So let’s begin by defining who, exactly, is a Millennial? According to

By Brian Zahnd | from blog.echurchgiving.com  June 30, 2015 Is generosity a risky venture? Can we afford to be generous? Is there enough to go around? Enough for everyone to have their fair share? Enough for all seven billion of us? The human condition is haunted by a fear of scarcity—a

By Michael Hyatt | Article from MichaelHyatt.com November 2014 There are a lot of myths around the first American Thanksgiving in 1621, but one thing is for sure. The Pilgrims were lucky to be alive, and they knew it. “Eleven months earlier the Pilgrims had arrived at the tip of

By Jon Weece | Article from RelevantMagazine.com  Issue 73: January/February 2015   They asked Jon Weece to turn their failing church around. They got a revolution. Jon Weece is the first person to admit that “The Dollar Club” is “a terrible name” for a charity initiative, but he defends its

By John Ortberg | Article from Leadership Journal Winter 2015, Christianitytoday.com   What do you think about when you lay awake at night?  What ‘clutters’ your mind and soul like barnacles? In this article, John Ortberg shares his life lessons from Dallas Willard on caring for (stewarding) his soul –

By Jay Link  | Article from StewardshipMinisitries.org November 4, 2013 I believe one of the most misunderstood and misapplied verses in Scripture is found in Luke’s account of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.  Luke adds an additional comment that Matthew omits in his account.  You very likely have heard this

By  John Murchison  | Article from Vergenetwork.org 26 NOV 2014 Thanksgiving is a great opportunity to pause as a family and reflect on the many and various ways that God has been good to you over the past year. I wanted to share an easy activity that you can do

By Art Rainer | Article from Artrainer.com June 2015 A large portion of the Millennials has now entered the workforce. And many are now looking at their paychecks and wondering, “Now what? What do I do with my money?” Millennials have some very important decisions to make that will dramatically

Thom S. Rainer | Article from thomrainer.com  2015/02/04 The story is too common, but I hear such stories repeatedly. My most recent conversation was with a church leader where an affluent church member offered to make a large contribution to the renovation of the worship center. He had one stipulation: