God’s work has always been funded by God’s people.
Category: Giving
Growing in giving
I know a Christian family who were really struggling. The wife’s job did not pay very well and the husband’s employer went bankrupt. With two small children, the expenses just kept growing and they started living off their credit card. The husband found another job, but not that well-paying either. It seemed that they could… Continue reading Growing in giving
Giving, not to get, but to give
Every year at our church we have a “Planned Giving Sunday” when we ask our members and friends to prayerfully consider their giving to the church. We don’t use coercion or guilt. We don’t say “Give to Get!” We simply remind the church of the importance of gospel ministry. This year I reminded the church… Continue reading Giving, not to get, but to give
How much should I give to my church?
Once a year, every year, we have a “Planned Giving Sunday” at our church and we teach about giving and challenge our church to make a monthly financial pledge so that we can budget for the next year. The giving is not policed or tracked; we leave it to the individual’s conscience before the Lord. Our church, as… Continue reading How much should I give to my church?
Do you give generously to your church?
When God converts us, he changes our attitudes to everything. Our attitude changes to the Bible, entertainment, dating, politics, work and money. Before we became Christians money was a god to be worshipped at any cost and we would sacrifice all before the altar of success, but now we see all we have as entrusted to us by… Continue reading Do you give generously to your church?