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People Need an Opportunity to Give
Christmas bells are ringing to invite people to give. There are trees with potential needy gift recipients and boxes for donations all around. Our first inclination is to think that we should not ask for another gift from someone. We believe that people are...
End of Year Giving
There is still time to encourage people to give, but the time clock is running down. Larger gifts usually require more planning, so folks need to make decisions very soon. Stock gifts require work with a broker and may take time to complete. Encourage people, who wish...
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from your Foundation staff!
Thanksgiving and Christ the King
The Christian Year reminds us that November 24 is Christ the King Sunday. A celebration that closes the full Christian experience in the good news that Jesus is indeed the beginning and end of all. I encourage you to fully celebrate this good news. But, I also believe...
Gratitude vs. Consumerism
Thanksgiving is a perfect time to encourage folks to count their blessings. It is about seeing what they do have. This is so important as the airwaves, internet, and print material focus on buying the next greatest gift for that special someone. Our eyes and hearts...
Thanksgiving Offering
Thanksgiving Day is quickly approaching. The Sunday before Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Sunday, November 24, would be a great time to receive a special Thanksgiving Offering. The goal is not to turn our emphasis on Thanksgiving into a money-making season,...
Pastors and Church Finances
Pastors, you have a responsibility for the financial health of the congregation. As the chief executive officer of the church, you have a duty to ensure that the financial life of the church is managed wisely. You are not to do this alone, but you are to know what is...
Pastors and Generosity
I find that most folks in the church do not like to talk about money. Much of this aversion is modeled by clergy that avoid the topic of money or measure everything by money. Neither approach is healthy. But pastors are called to grow disciples, and that includes...
Clergy/Pastors
The pastor is no more important to a church than its members, but it is hard for a church to function without a pastor. October is clergy or pastor appreciation month. It is a time to emphasize prayer and gratitude for the work of the pastor in our churches. I...
All Saints Sunday Is Approaching
All Saints Sunday materials are available for your use on the Foundation website. The media will enhance your ability to celebrate the saints through Facebook and your newsletter of bulletin. A Facebook series of images focusing on All Saints Sunday is available for...
Our Roots
“Get all you can without hurting your soul, your body, or your neighbor. Save all you can, cutting off every needless expense. Give all you can. Be glad to give, and ready to distribute, laying up for yourselves a good foundation against the time to come, that you may...
Together
“1Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part.”- I Corinthians12:14 NLT This past week in our area of Mississippi, we were awakened by the unique phenomenon of snow. Snowflakes are beautiful, uniquely crafted ice crystals. Individual snowflakes are...
Filling the Pages
“Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” John 13:35 NLT As an Army Chaplain, I have had the opportunity to travel around the world and see so many different historical sites, places, and cultures. I realized that I would find...