The excellent ‘Generosity Exercises’ book by Gary Hoag invites Christians to explore passages in three sections: (1) the Old Testament, (2) the Gospels, and (3) the rest of the New Testament, the world of the Early Church. This format helpsRead more…
Connecting God, the gospel and generosity
Churches need to seriously consider the connection between God, the gospel and generosity. This Generous Church (www.generouschurch.com/) ePaper gives 4 pervasive ideas for establishing that connection in a church.
Operation Timothy Discipleship Program
Operation Timothy is an investigative Bible study used by the men of Christian Businessmen’s Connection (CBMC) for more than 40 years to make disciples. Stewardship, generosity and giving are included in the discipleship material under the theme ’Life Perspectives’ (www.operationtimothy.com/lifeperspectives): Chapter 5:Read more…
Do All for the Glory of God
God’s Word indicates that His purpose in this world is to disclose His glory (splendor, honor, worth). Beginning with creation and continuing with Hispersonal interaction with earth’s inhabitants, everything God has done, is doing, and will do is designed toRead more…
Self-Sustaining Wholistic Discipleship and Stewardship in GUNGU area of Congo-Kinshasa
Stewardship is about managing the resources that God has given us. That include our time, abilities, talents and physical resources. This story from Congo-Kinshasa shows how stewardship can enable self-sustaining wholistic discipleship in a poverty stricken community.
Truth on the Driving Range – Thanks to Jack Nicklaus
Even if you barely understand the game of golf, you probably realize that perfection is a golfer’s goal for every shot. Golfers at every level know, however, that only the best golfers in the world are able to make perfectRead more…
When Relevance Trumps Reverence
With the Relevance Question as the first step in our journey, our final destination is irrelevance. When relevance is our first priority we end up powered not by the Spirit of Christ, but the spirit of the age. There isRead more…
Every Thought Captive
The Apostle Paul reminded us that believers are in a battle for truth. If we are to win this battle and demolish its strongholds, we must “take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ.”
12 Things Growing Leaders Do Differently
1. Generosity To make a significant impact, be generous! Growing leaders share their knowledge, experience, resources, and compassion with others. They implicitly trust people – they freely give people the benefit of the doubt. Give because giving is fun. GiveRead more…
Forgiveness – God’s Pattern for Your Practice
Forgiveness is at the heart of Christianity and means “to cancel a debt” or “to set aside.” The awesome demonstration of God’s love—the sacrifice of Jesus—is the perfect example of forgiveness that sets the standard by which God’s children areRead more…