Preparing for Your Church’s Next Budget Free Fall
Phil Leo and Cindi Riemersma discuss big-picture strategies for protecting your church budget during times of crisis.
This is a public forum to share ideas, ask questions, and reflect on being a pastor in the CRC.
Phil Leo and Cindi Riemersma discuss big-picture strategies for protecting your church budget during times of crisis.
Mark your calendar and plan to join me on Wednesday, June 24 at 11 am (CT) for Preparing for Your Church’s Next Budget Free Fall.
The gap between mission-talk and mission-reality is often wider than we care to admit. As evidence, I submit to you Exhibit A: the church budget.
This simple, user-friendly resource will help church members create their legal wills—fast and 100% free! Learn more via Zoom on Wednesday, May 20.
Watch as Syble Solomon, creator of Money Habititudes, describes the 6 faces of giving and how knowing your "money habititude" impacts generosity.
The spring 2020 issue of Generosity Today is now available!
Join Barnabas Foundation Wednesday, April 29 (11am CT) as Phil Leo hosts Syble Solomon, creator of Money Habitudes. Syble will describe the 6 faces of giving and the impacts on generosity.
Listen in as Rev. Paul Ryan, pastor for worship at Calvin University, describes how students are working together to grow their spiritual disciplines.
Abraham and Sarah weren’t superheroes—and neither are we. We’re just ordinary folks following God’s direction, trusting His provision and surrendering to His superpower.
Phil Leo offers a few historically humorous ideas churches have used to help bridge the budget gap and then shares some provocative insight concerning budget shortfalls.
Pease CRC in Pease, MN will celebrate 125 years soon and the obvious question is: What's next? Their answer proved church members’ heart for the next 125 years of ministry.
Generosity Today is Barnabas Foundation's quarterly newsletter to promote gifts in a will and gifts of non-cash assets to your church's ministry.
Thanks to generous supporters, Barnabas Foundation celebrates a record-breaking 9,890 grants (totaling $67 million) to churches, nonprofit ministries and other charitable organizations in 2019.
Calvin Seminary is offering a 9-week online course on stewardship. Financial Shalom will cover course costs. Spring Session 1 begins February 3; sign up today!
What would happen if, instead of talking about how giving changes others, you framed it in terms of how it changes them personally?
When the daughters of Hal and Jane Rodenhouse began to lend a hand with their parents’ finances, they were astounded by what they discovered.
To tithe or not to tithe? Watch this video where we discuss the biblical teaching of tithing.
A young pastor recently said to me, “Two-thirds of our church’s members are 65 years and older. What I want to know is this: Once they’re gone, where is all their wealth going?”
Even in their will, Rich and Ann Meyer were careful to reflect giving as a priority.
Help generous believers give more effectively to your local church ministry by distributing Generosity Today.
“Come again, Jesus? You’re pushing swag? To influence people? A bit unseemly, wouldn’t you say?”
What does it look like to try and practice the presence of God together as a congregation? Rev. Greg Janke, pastor at Palos Height CRC, shares his church's story.
What if we could change the narrative from "gotta" give to "get to" give?
Join Barnabas Foundation Thursday, Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. as we talk with Rev. Greg Janke, senior pastor at Palos Heights CRC, about the challenges and opportunities of growing corporate spiritual discipline.
Listen in as Phil Leo and Rev. Dave Den Haan talk about some of the thorny issues pastors are faced with when it comes to talking finances.