Important Information for IRA Gifts in December
Article Type: NewsTips & Insights
Alert! Important IRA regulations for December 31.
If you plan to make an IRA gift in December, there’s some important information you’ll want to know…
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Where Is Their Wealth Going?
Article Type: Pastor to Pastor
A young pastor recently said to me, “Two-thirds of our church’s members are 65 years and older. What I want to know is this… Once they’re gone, where is all their wealth going?”
Whoa! Now there’s a question that doesn’t get asked every day!
Expressing God's Glory
Article Type: A Message From the Director
In the spring issue of Stewardship Spotlight, I mentioned how, for the first time, I thought about maintaining my yard as a way to express God’s glory.
Sure enough, God’s glory showed up in a dazzling variety of flowers.
Timing of Year-End Gifts
Article Type: Ask a Planner
Q. What’s my deadline for year-end giving?
A. The specific gifts vary according to what you plan to give.
When Faith-Talk Includes Money-Talk
Article Type: Life Stories
Using Discipleship to Increase Worship While Sharing Responsibilities
“Linking faith-talk to money-talk takes courage, but there’s evidence it’s making a difference.”
Can I Give My Stock to My Church?
Article Type: Ask a Planner
Q. Can I give my stock to my church?
A. If you have stock you’ve owned for at least a year, and it has increased in value, this is much more cost effective than giving cash.
You Don't Have to Be a Superhero
Article Type: General ArticlesBiblical Stewardship
Countless sermons extol the virtues of Abraham and Sarah, the dynamic duo who leapt from the comfy confines of their homeland to a land they didn’t even know existed.
Not ‘Got To’ But ‘Get To’
Article Type: Life Stories
Living Lives of Gratitude Through Generosity
“We don’t ‘GOT to do it,’ we GET to do it.”
Does Jesus Want Me to Buy My Friends?
Article Type: Pastor to Pastor
“Come again, Jesus? You’re pushing swag? To influence people? A bit unseemly, wouldn’t you say?”
“I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.” (Luke 16:9, NIV)
Who doesn’t like a little swag? “Ooh, a foam can cooler,” you squeal — except you don’t actually use them.
Three Ways to Turn Giving Into Ministry
Article Type: Pastor to Pastor
We call giving “a privilege” or “a responsibility” or “an aspiration.”
But the not-so-subtle message we send to our members says it’s a duty. That’s right, the same rationale we use for getting a root canal gets applied to giving.
What if we could change the narrative from “gotta” to “get to” give?