Then the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate and carried it to David. But he would not drink of it.Read more…
4 Creative Ways to Teach Stewardship This Fall
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…
A fresh new approach to Biblical stewardship teaching and training: FREED-UP FINANCIAL LIVING
Do any of these sound familiar in your church or organization? Sophia and Steven, a newlywed couple not long out of college, are saddled with tens of thousands of dollars of student loans. They’re not living an extravagant lifestyle, but evenRead 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…
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…
The Art of Selflessness
What leads a woman to shelter, adopt and raise as many as 69 children? How do you get to the point where you are more concerned with the life of a stranger than your own? What prompted these 11 individuals to alter the courseRead more…