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I recently received an email from umcgiving.org featuring a pastor/leadership download kit. The kit contains worship resources, eBooks, social images and videos all under the theme, “Together, We Do More.” The material is good and at no cost to you. The worship...
Communications Event and Book Reviews
You are invited to the Second Communications Workshop featuring Mr. Scott Vaughan Tuesday, October 30, at St. Matthew’s UMC in Madison, MS. Reviews from last year were off the charts. Click here for more information. I recently read One-Minute Stewardship by Charles...
Good Financial Questions
Lovett Weems, a senior consultant at the Lewis Center for Church Leadership, shared some good questions in a recent post from the Lewis Center. I thought they would be helpful as churches begin to craft budgets for the coming year. The first question is what...
The “Why” of Generosity
Three weeks ago, Good Sense published an article by Andrew Wheeler reflecting on the “why” of a stewardship/generosity ministry. The first “why” mentioned is that a generosity ministry honors God as the creator and giver of every good and perfect gift. Honoring God...
Money for Your Story
Years ago, I read an article about artificial intelligence. The writer said that the breakthrough will come when the computer answers a question with, “You know, that reminds me of a story.” The most human thing we do is tell stories. Stories are easier to remember...
Communications Workshop Tuesday, October 30, 2018
The Foundation invites you to attend our 2018 Communications Workshop with Mr. Scott Vaughan Tuesday, October 30 at 10:00 a.m. Participants in the 2017 event gave it stellar reviews. The day will include information on managing and budgeting for today’s communication,...
You Are Invited
The Foundation invites you to attend our 2018 Communications Workshop with Mr. Scott Vaughan Tuesday, October 30 at 10:00 a.m. Some sample responses to our 2017 event with Scott: “Best continuing education event I have attended.” “Great workshop. Material was...
Mission in an Age of Anxiety
The world of 24 hour news cycles have a way of ratcheting up our anxiety and making us fearful about the future. News about the upcoming Called Session of General Conference in 2019 is definitely making United Methodists anxious. It is so easy to allow our anxiety...
Elder Financial Abuse
Bernice Napach, a senior writer at ThinkAdvisor, recently wrote about “How Seniors and Their Adult Children Can Prevent Elder Financial Abuse.” She writes that it is estimated that one in five seniors are a victim of financial abuse of about $37 billion a year. ...
Money Study
The best recommendation I have for discussing money and possessions is Simple Rules for Money by James Harnish. It is based on Wesley’s instructions on earning, saving and giving money. The book is readable, has only four chapters and comes with discussion helps at...
Legacy
“Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” -John 13:35 NLTAs 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...
Raising Funds
"Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me...
Stabilize and Grow
"The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.” - Proverbs 11:25 NLTAs we encourage generosity, we must also be diligent in our stewardship. Two areas always sensitive in developing an accurate budget are stabilizing...