by Mike Hicks | May 17, 2017 | Giving, Planning
Resource Materials for Churches Providing Financial Literacy Last week I wrote about counties struggling with high poverty rates and the downward financial earnings pressure on children in those settings. I began to research materials that might help churches begin to...
by Mike Hicks | May 11, 2017 | Legacy, Planning
Hard Economic News for Mississippi Counties The Wall Street Journal published an electronic story on counties in this country where the American Dream is dead. It began by stating that the percentage of children who grow up to earn more than their parents is down from...
by Mike Hicks | May 3, 2017 | Giving, Planning
Do It Now! Now is the time to begin to address the issue of generosity in your church. Tomorrow will be too late. One-third of 2017 has come and gone. If you have all the resources you will ever need for effective ministry, you need not pay attention to my...
by Mike Hicks | Apr 19, 2017 | Scholarship
The Mississippi United Methodist Foundation Scholarship Deadline Is Approaching! The Mississippi United Methodist Foundation deadline for 2017 – 2018 academic year scholarship applications is June 5, 2017. The Foundation awards scholarships for undergraduate,...
by Mike Hicks | Apr 5, 2017 | Giving
Income Gaps A recent article on MSN from Business Insider reported the average income gap between the top 1% in a state and the bottom 99%. The largest gap between the highest average income and the lowest average income is in Connecticut. The average gap is...
