A church budget is like a stewardship sermon, except that people are paying more attention. How can presenting a budget nurture generosity and build trust?

Apple Seed church isn’t meeting the budget and they have a part-time youth pastor. Can they run a budget deficit and hope members will increase their giving?

Referencing the classic stewardship book Grower’s Givers Hearts: Treating Fundraising as Ministry, a post on setting the church budget realistically and faithfully.

A church budget names the things so important that the congregation will put money there. It’s a deeply theological document. Think “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also…”

This post includes a short video on the Circle of Grace model of giving.

How many ways can donors give to your charity? Exploring the many, many ways to give using a charity founded by a vacuum cleaner company as illustration.

An encouraging story of how kids’ generosity inspired the adults in the congregation, plus two great videos from the Faith and Money network. And Are Better Meetings Possible? blog post from Credence and Co.

Stewardship is not about counting the money, but about making generous disciples of Jesus Christ. Citing Grace Duddy Pomroy, this post looks at moving from counting to cultivating.

How can the local church model generosity in a time of mistrust of foreign aid?

Fewer people make donations. What to do? A short primer on generosity.