You’ve tried sermons. Sermon series. Special offerings. The “ask.” Finance committees. Stewardship campaigns. And none of it seems effective at truly making biblical stewardship part of your church’s culture. Talk about frustrating! Here’s the thing, though: Stewardship—understanding that God ownsRead more…
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About Refresh Your Spirit Refresh Your Spirit is a 14 Day Devotional focused on reenergizing your spirit through daily scripture, meditation and prayer. Who Should Read This?Whether you are living confidently in your relationship with Christ or feeling distant fromRead more…
Spiritual formation and stewardship: 5 tips & a tool
Throughout most of the last decade, it has been a privilege for us to co-labor in God’s kingdom work as friends and fellow stewards. We are better together because our gifts complement each other! Last week, we looked at 1 PeterRead more…
6 Applications from Asia for All Steward Leaders
I just returned from teaching a class with seventeen students at Torch Trinity Graduate University in Seoul, South Korea, entitled Biblical Stewardship and Christian Generosity.The experience was a highlight of my academic career because I learned so much from these globally-mindedRead more…
Global Generosity Network Newsletter May 2015
The Global Generosity Network Newsletter for May had been sent out. Attached are the different articles in the Newsletter.
Capturing the Hearts and Imaginations of our Children
Five-year-old Josiah Duncan of Prattville, Alabama was recently taken aback when he saw a homeless man come into the local Waffle House. Naturally, he did what five-year-old kids do…stare and start asking his mom questions. All of us who have childrenRead more…
list of ways to instill a generous nature in your children
As parents, we know how egocentric our children can be at times. Do you feel that when holidays and birthdays roll around, all your children talk about is getting presents? Does “I want this..” and “me, me, me” seem toRead more…
FREE copy of The Business of Generosity: How companies, non profits and churches are working together to deliver remarkable good
Generosity is more than a donation. It’s more than a fleeting feeling of wanting to help someone else. Generosity is a way of living and being that pushes us to make the world a better place. It’s the passion andRead more…
40acts Lent campaign generates over 2.9 million acts of kindness
This year’s 40acts challenge, a campaign by charity Stewardship over the 40 days of Lent, has resulted in over 2.9 million acts of generosity. The campaign began on Ash Wednesday in February and invited people to undertake on simple generous or kind actRead more…
On generosity and selflessness
“IF OUR CHARITIES DO NOT AT ALL PINCH OR HAMPER US, I SHOULD SAY THEY ARE TOO SMALL. THERE OUGHT TO BE THINGS WE SHOULD LIKE TO DO AND CANNOT DO BECAUSE OUR CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE EXCLUDES THEM.”–C.S. LEWIS– WhatRead more…