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Vlog: Rating Church Debt

How much church debt is the right amount of debt? Ideally, we all want to be in a no debt situation, but I’ve seen churches with no debt making no impact and seen other churches carrying large debts growing by thousands. Here are strategies for every church
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Vlog: Two Churches Six Digit Surplus

Two churches shared their experience with six digit surplus with me. These churches were normal churches with normal pastors just like yours. And you can experience overflow just like them as well. What’s the secret? Holistic generosity.

Vlog: Deficit Thinking is Dangerous

One of the most dangerous killers of generosity in the local church is deficit thinking. It can sound like we are doing something great by protecting our people or protecting our budget. But when we say we are not going to celebrate those who have the
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Deficit Thinking Is A Generosity Killer

Have you ever noticed how financial fear creeps into our leadership decisions? It even portrays itself as wise, sound, and prudent. We feel that protecting our resources and people are some of the highest callings of pastoral ministry. Yet, I have
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Vlog: Soul Generosity

If I wanted to begin a healthy stewardship and generosity culture in my church, I wouldn’t talk about money. I would want to introduce the topic as an attribute of discipleship. We call that Soul Generosity. God is an unbelievably generous God that is there
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