Here are two formulas to get us thinking the right way for this blog post:

motivation to give X financial problems = guilt.

Guilt = no giving.

So you preach God's word faithfully on stewardship and generosity. You cast a compelling vision of how God is working through your church to impact the Kingdom. People are touched; they are motivated ... read full post  |  3 comments

I've learned a lot from Ron Blue over the last 10 years. Ron has a way of taking complex ideas and simplifying them so that everyone gets the point. Think of the "5 uses of money" that he has been talking about for 20+ years: give, spend, pay taxes, save, and eliminate debt.

Money is complex, but Ron makes it simple. This is harder than it seems if you've never done it – and some people would even ... read full post  |  7 comments