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Christians and Money Conference

Tim Postuma
February 26, 2010, 4:11 pm | 2 comments

Registration is now open for the Christians and Money Conference, sponsored by Barnabas, Calvin Seminary, and the CRCNA.

Now in its 4th year, organizers have decided to expand things a bit by simulcasting the conference to four additional locations. So if you can't make it to the Prince Conference Center in Grand Rapids, you can participate with others in:

Chicago, IL (Trinity Christian College)
Chino, CA (Crosspoint Church)
Orange City, IA (Living Water Community Church)
Wyckoff, NJ (Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church)

The half-day conference will be held on Wednesday, April 28 and promises that attendees will "walk away with practical ideas and new resources to grow good stewards within their congregations."

For more details, the list of speakers, brochure, and registration information, check out the conference website.

No Canadian locations, since Barnabas works with churches and individuals in the US. But Canadians will want to keep an Christian Stewardship Services for resources and events north of the border!

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Bessie Kruis on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 5:24pm

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Thank you all for sponsoring this 4th Christian and Money Conference! My husband, Stan and I had attended the 2nd Conference at the Prince Center once and it was very good and inspiring! If we want to see the Lord Jesus come soon we need this kind of seminar which will encourage us all Christians to give our tithes and offerings faithfully to our churches so that our churches will have all the resources needed to fund the fulfillment of the Great Commission. I heard from the 2nd Christian and Money Conference speaker Dr. Rodger Rice that statistics showed (by Barna Group) that the average giving of the North American Christian is only 2 % and Calvin College Social Research Center showed that we at the CRCNA are only giving on the average of 4.5%. Come to think about it, if we are all going to be faithful in giving a minimum of the tithe (10%), then we will be able to reach the ends of the earth for Christ. Then the Lord Jesus will come already, wow, hallelujah! Matthew 24:14 says, "And this gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." We still have around 1.5 billions of the world populations who have not heard of the gospel yet. Church members, we need your financial support to carry on this global mission. I am very excited to hear again the findings of Dr. Roger Rice in his survey of the Good Steward Ministry sponsored by the Barnabas Foundation in cooperation with CRC churches. And to hear about the Stewardship Bible and the reports of experiences of the Good Steward Churches. May God bless this 4th Christian and Money Conference with many attendees and many Christians who will be faithfully applying the lessons learned through this gathering. I pray that we at CRCNA and globally will all long to see the Lord Jesus face to face. To God be the glory!

MikeBuwalda on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 4:16pm

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I have attended all three "Christians & Money" conferences, and the one thing I noticed at each event was the incredible "buzz" during the breaks. The content is always thought-provoking, challenging, and inspiring, and the opportunity to connect with other church leaders to process what you just heard, or to discuss stewardship challenges in your church is truly unique.