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Cheerful giving is the Gospel.
It’s an emblem of God’s happy plan of redemption through Christ Jesus. To restore us, God didn’t hold back with a grimace; He joyfully went all-in.
That’s giving. That’s God.
Article Type: Pastor to Pastor
I’ll never own a Tesla. Truth is, if there’s ever to be an electric vehicle in my future, it’ll have to be a Kia or Hyundai.
But I still want a Tesla.
Is that wrong?
Article Type: News
Gifts that pay income — such as charitable gift annuities — are a smart and powerful giving option for generous Christians who would love to give more but are concerned about having enough income for life.
Article Type: A Message From the Director
Every spring, my wife and I enjoy planting flowers and vegetables in our garden together. We have an annual ritual where we go to a friend’s local greenhouse to select our bedding plants.
Sometime back in February, I drove by that greenhouse and was surprised to already see a large pallet of bedding soil out front. It occurred to me that our springtime purchase of flowers is made possible because of those who have already readied the beds, planted and watered the seeds and meticulously prepared for the planting season.
Article Type: Pastor to Pastor
Promoting planned giving is almost always never easy for churches.
But this is exactly where you come in — with a resource for each quarter to promote, educate and equip church members for making planned gifts.
Some (meaning me) might even call it “easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy”!
Article Type: Pastor to Pastor
Boomers can’t be missed.
When it comes to transferring their wealth, there’s no question they’ll make waves even beyond the lifetime of their generation.
The only question is whether your church’s ministry will feel them?
Article Type: Ask a Planner
Q: What kinds of gifts can I give in exchange for life-income payments?
A: There are a variety of gifts you can give in exchange for payments for life.
Article Type: General Articles
Some people gain notoriety for what they didn’t do. For instance, Pythagoras didn’t discover the Pythagorean Theorem. People had been using it for at least a thousand years before he was even born. Pythagoras just named it!
Article Type: News
Thanks to the generous estate gift from the Rimmer and Ruth De Vries family, the Abraham Kuyper Christian Leadership Fund has been established at Barnabas Foundation to advance the Reformed world and life view as taught and lived by Abraham Kuyper.
Article Type: Pastor to Pastor
For most churches, giving is framed by the annual budget. No matter the size or kind, any gift made towards the year-end goal gets lumped together. It’s all giving.
But church leaders have to think differently. Any thought of expanding ministry requires a plan to pay for it. This means finding new ways to think and talk about giving.
For starters, here’s a few points to ponder…