Did you know that possessions are mentioned in Scripture three times more than love, seven times more than prayer, and eight times more than belief? So what is the link between steward leaders and their stuff? Clearly it is veryRead more…
Compass eBooks
Your Compass Books Are as Close as Your Phone Compass eBooks are electronic versions of our popular small group studies. They are packed with features we cannot provide in a hard-copy book. The eBooks feature: Downloadable practical applications Bible versesRead more…
Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, more than 190 world leaders committed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to help us all end extreme poverty, fight inequality & injustice, and fix climate change. We each have a role to play if we’re going toRead more…
The Route 7 Stewardship Journey Road Map
The Generous Life Route 7 road map is a tool to help apply Biblical principles in a simple and systematic way to your finances. The map has seven steps with clear-steps to complete on the journey. Notice in the sevenRead more…
A Biblical View of Dominion: Stewardship
…our churches are teaching a low view of stewardship. We’re missing the essential goodness of work in particular, even “non-spiritual” work. “Non-spiritual” work, in case you’re wondering, is any work in which God is not interested, which isRead more…
Four Principles of Biblical Stewardship
Every faculty you have, your power of thinking or of moving your limbs from moment to moment, is given you by God. If you devoted every moment of your whole life exclusively to His service, you could notRead more…
David’s Mighty Men: Stewardship In Action
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…
The stewardship of influence
When I was a child, an adult said to me, “You are a born leader.” I didn’t know exactly what that meant, but I liked the idea. I knew I liked being in front and being in charge. I wasRead more…
Short-Term Missions: Redefining Success
This summer, hundreds of thousands of people will embark on short-term mission trips. Teams will crisscross the world in a matter of hours—an unimaginable opportunity even seventy years ago. The rise of short-term missions (STMs) has left church leaders, missionaries,Read more…