Benefits and Services

Stewardship development and education is a core value of Barnabas Foundation. We serve as a catalyst for churches to develop good stewards based on God’s ownership of everything, our role as His managers and our desire to use all the gifts He has given us to honor Him.

  • One of the biggest challenges a church faces is a very practical one -- lack of a real understanding and the practice of good stewardship.  We encourage and assist churches in implmenting stewardship as a core value.  The church must be passionate about helping Christians be managers of all God's gifts.  
  • We provide stewardship development  programs for churches. Our work with more than 1000 church leaders has contributed to the design of customized stewardship research, identification of effective, strategic approaches, recommendation of appropriate resources and consultation with individual church leaders.
  • We offer an online stewardship survey which is designed to provide a customized snapshot of a church congregation and their stewardship attitudes and practices.  Data can then be used as part of a strategic plan to address a church's stewardship initiative.
  • We serve as a resource center for stewardship education materials for pastors, adults, youth and children.  Our website provides an extensive collection of stewardship resources to support church leaders.
  • We offer a foundation program for churches. A Legacy Foundation provides a turn-key solution to churches with all the benefits of a foundation and none of the legal costs and effort of setting up and maintaining their own foundation. Once the foundation is established, a church can easily accept and manage estate gifts. Legacy Foundation churches also receive the e-newsletter, Foundation Focus, designed to promote foundation gifts. For more information, contact ldevr@barnabasfoundation.com or call Laura at 888.448.3040.  
  • We provide Estate Planning presentations.  These presentations encourage church groups to discuss the role of Estate Planning in the life of a good steward, and provide a Christian perspective on Wills and Estate Planning.
  • We provide stewardship webinars for church leadership.  These webinars provide encouragement and practical ideas for pastors and church leaders.  We have had participants from hundreds of churches attend various webinars, seminars and conferences.  Many have implemented stewardship strategies in their churches.
  • We sponsor a stewardship education series for seminary students to help future pastors model, preach, teach and encourage biblical, financial stewardship. Not only do participants benefit from understanding these principles, which they can then share with their churches, but they benefit personally from the practical knowledge of ways to develop financial integrity in their families.