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Get the inside scoop on donor-advised funds and how they benefit your church in this video recording of Phil Leo of the Barnabas Foundation and Steve Chittenden, a Stewards Fund (Barnabas Foundation’s donor-advised fund) owner.
Help generous believers give more effectively to your local church ministry by distributing Generosity Today to your congregation.
Life with Jesus is the end of “coyote living” and the beginning of friendship with God. Loneliness is exchanged for relationship, emptiness for hopefulness, and searching for satisfaction.
Read the story of how Roger and Audrey Otten share the light in their community.
What if it were easy to promote and receive more planned gifts for your church’s ministry? This discussion on "Funding Hacks to Pay for Ministry" can help.
“It’s not about how much should we give, but how much should we keep.”
Giving Well is the pastor's source for stewardship tips, resources, and inspiration. The March 2021 Issue is now available!
Check your sermon file on this passage; my guess is you’ve got at least a few. That’s because preachers have to wrestle with this hard saying of Jesus.
There are many commonly-held assumptions about members who leave a gift in their will to your church. This conversation debunks many of those myths!
Is there such a thing as too much giving? When it comes to generosity, is the sky always the limit?
'Giving Well' is the pastor's source for stewardship tips, resources and inspiration.
Joel has advice for anyone who wants to become a giver by being a saver, “Waste-not, want-not, and be a good steward,” says Joel. “God multiplies it all."
Who’s responsible for church vision? Listen in as Phil Leo and Jodi Koeman discuss the potential for broadly owned vision at your church.
Help generous believers give more effectively to your local church ministry by distributing Generosity Today to your congregation.
For Matt and Jen Viel, generous living isn’t done from a distance. Instead, they aim for front row seats.
When we long for more stuff, it's really pointing us to worship God. This sermon starter, based on Haggai 1, includes a sermon outline and summary.
Learn why Phil and Sheri Hall are quick to tell others about the Stewards Fund through Barnabas Foundation.
Watch as Phil Leo and Nathan Rauh-Bieri discuss the possibilities and potential pitfalls of bivocational ministry.
This sermon starter on Psalm 73 includes a sermon outline and summary.
Help generous believers give more effectively to your local church ministry by distributing Generosity Today to your congregation.
Worship is about what’s in your heart; but don’t forget about what’s in your hands.
Could you or would you ever compose and preach this sermon? "Jesus Is the Key to Your Financial Success."
Listen in as Steve Baker, senior estate planner for Barnabas Foundation, discusses common obstacles your church members encounter when it comes to completing a will.
In my extremely short-sighted and carnal estimation, cash is the key that unlocks the door to my greatest thriving and success.
Watch as Phil Leo director of Church Communications at Barnabas Foundation hosts John Bolt, director of finances and operations for CRCNA, in a discussion about the difference leaders make when it comes to the financially healthy church.