Faith and Finances
Do you feel burdened by money pressures? Is your cost of living going up while your income is shrinking? I've been there. There's hope! Living by these timeless financial principles will help turn things around in your heart as well as in your pocketbook. Read more inside...
Christians across the globe are struggling with how to maximize their funds and the reach of their ministry. Every Believer can agree that God wants us to have access to the full abundance that he desires in our lives. How does a Christian maximize their ability to serve if they are struggling with their current finances? How does a Believer who is financially stable decide what would be the best use of their resources? The answer is quite simply really. If you were training to be an Olympic athlete, you would hire a coach and use all the tools available to make sure you were performing at your very best. You would solicit advise from someone who was a professional in your field and could give you the best chance at success. Just as with your perfect physical performance, your best shot at successfully fulfilling God's desires for your life and finances is to use Christian financial planning tools? and resources. Read more inside...
When it comes to Christian finances, some mistakenly have the idea that the separation of 'his' and 'hers' continues even after the wedding ceremony. But trying to keep 'his' and 'hers' from mingling leads to all kinds of problems with marriage and money. In a Christian marriage, there is no separation in what belongs to him or her. It isn't your money or my money, it is our money. In the same way, it is our debt. Read more inside...
Giving, donating and contributing improves your life and that of the people you help. set a giving goal and recommend your friends, family and colleagues do the same. The bottom line is, we are all in this together. Find out more of how we can help each other inside...
God, is the supreme Owner who gives money or other kinds of resources to mankind. In the parable of the talents we see the God who gives but also demands stewardship. Talents were coins i.e. means of trading and doing business - and this was given according to abilities. Let us examine the word abilities first ... It comes from "Dunamai" force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself) -- ability, abundance, meaning, might(-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle(-s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work. It suggests that we can and do have power with God i.e. a measure of level of devotion, connection, and divine alignment that comes with being filled with the Holy Ghost. This word also suggests strength and violence to bring divine purpose to pass...we therefore have our abilities...our "Dunamai" to trade...
Unless you live in the middle of nowhere and never talk to anyone or watch any TV or listen to the radio, you know about the current financial situation that is sweeping the world. Families are losing their livelihood when companies lay-off thousands of workers. The elderly are losing their retirement savings with almost daily downward swings in the stock market. Everyone keeps losing losing money while the prices on groceries, heat, and other necessary items keep going up.
Do you want your church to grow? Are you reaching the people looking for a church just like yours? Some of those folks are looking in your area for the first time and yet others for a variety of reasons are looking for a new church home. If your church is like many organizations, you don't have a large marketing budget to spend on marketing. But that doesn't mean there aren't things your church can do to promote itself. All it takes is being creative by thinking a little bit out of the box to get some fantastic returns on your marketing budget. Here are 7 ideas that should help build your membership if you do them consistently. More importantly, do them in excellence! Are these the only ways to market your church? Absolutely not! Read more inside...
A church budget is an action plan for the ministry and mission of your church. There are three different budgeting processes for the preparation of a church's annual operating budget: (1) Incremental budgeting; (2) Zero-based budgeting; and (3) Program budgeting. Find out more inside...
Stewardship is a biblical perspective that can be applied to your business. Stewardship simply means managing possessions and property that are not yours. You may say, "My business belongs to me." According to Psalm 24:1, the earth and everything on it belong to the LORD. The world and its people belong to him (CEV). Based on this scripture, your business belongs to God; therefore, you are a steward managing his business. He has blessed you with the talents, time, and treasures that you need to properly manage that which you are responsible for. Read more inside...
You've probably heard the prayer, maybe even prayed it a couple of times yourself: "Oh, God, if I could only win the lottery and pay off everyone I owe." Or it may have sounded like this: "Dear Lord, just help me get out of debt and I promise I'll cut up the credit cards." So what do you do when you're drowning in debt? How do you begin to set yourself free?