Stewardship Leader

Deciding which content to use for discipling your people in Biblical stewardship and generosity can be daunting. There is no curriculum or study that can serve every member of your church. In this episode of Stewardship Leader, we discuss Charting Your Legacy Small Group Study, a study developed by Compass: finances God’s way, to help you determine how this study can be used in your specific ministry.

What you will hear in this episode“For decades we’ve had the privilege of serving Christians and helping them to be more generous, and through that discipleship interactions, we’re learning from them what they want and don’t want from the ministries that they are giving to.”“It is a bit scary how transient givers are these days, even in the local church.”“What God put on Ron Blue’s heart back in 1979 was to help Christians become financially free in order to assist in fulfilling the great commission.”“Financial freedom is never a function of how much money somebody has, it is always and only a function of how much money they give away.”“Our work is not to funnel money into the church, or even just into the kingdom for the sake of the money coming in, it’s for the sake of freedom for the giver.”“Once we help a client identify their finish line, and they make a commitment to leave a significant amount of resources to the kingdom at death, our next automatic question is, Wouldn’t it be more fun to give this away while you’re still alive to enjoy the blessing and the fruit?”“The negative trend, the one that really concerns me is how ineffective my generation has been in passing down the legacy gene to the next generations.”Join us for the Maximizing Generosity Through Donor Discipleship WebinarWhen - May 27, 2021 @ 10:30 am Eastern Time.ResourcesCSN - Stewardship Impact Online Course

We know that good stewardship and generosity are important traits of a true disciple of Jesus Christ. Yet, so few churches intentionally work to equip their people with these essential skills. The result is lackluster engagement and commitment, especially in the area of generosity and service. In this episode of Stewardship Leader, we talk with Chris Willard and Greg Morris from Elevate Group, an organization built to equip and train church leaders to increase the engagement and commitment of their members to a greater level of service and generosity.

What you will hear in this podcast:Jesus had a clear purpose in the beginning and in the end that discipleship was going to be a priority for him and for the disciples.Financial discipleship is following Jesus in how we manage money and possessions, being a faithful steward, and then equipping others to do the same.Stewards manage money God’s way, and disciples multiply money God’s way, and that’s what financial discipleship is.I think 1 Chronicles 29:11-12 and Matthew 6:24 are great passages about ownership and choice, and when we get over these two hurdles the whole purpose of money becomes clear, which is to serve others and glorify God.Financial discipleship says, get your own household in order and then go help somebody else.Stewardship is not going away. It’s here to stay. It’s step one and it’s vitally important, and it’s a key component of financial discipleship. We just need to hep the Body of Christ evolve to the next step.Just like stewardship is part of financial discipleship, generosity is part of financial discipleship as well. In fact, I believe strongly that generosity is an outcome of discipleship.We want to help people learn it (financial discipleship), do it, and replicate it in others.

To be a faithful steward requires knowledge, commitment, and action. The journey isn’t easy, especially in our materialistic culture. Although committed to doing things God’s way, we often take back control of the things God has entrusted to us. In this episode, we talk with author Marcus Hall and his devotional book that lays out a path to true and consistent stewardship.What you will hear on this podcast“That was part of God’s way of showing me that this kind of material is what Christians want to know better so that they can live a more godly lifestyle.”“The Bible gives you the best financial advice you could ever find. The Bible is the perfect place to find the answer to these questions.”“I mean this book to be a compliment to your Bible reading. I want you to have your Bible out with you while you’re going through this.”“Every one of us has places in our lives where we can improve our spiritual walk. I just pray that you find what God is trying to tell you.”“My goal as you read through Spiritual Wealth is that you take a step forward no matter where you are right now.”“Before you make any changes on how you’re living, or the result that comes from your actions, I think you have to understand what God is actually saying.”“First, understanding God’s standards. What does God say about stewardship? What does God say about contentment? What actually are the facts here, and the truth that God gives us?”I don’t think folks truly understand how much the Bible says about how we make our plans and how we look forward to the future. And I think it’s really important that we allow God to lead that.”Resources LinksMarcus Hall Website - stewardshipmindset.com2021 CSN Forum Information2021 CSN Registration