Generosity Is Systemic

Generosity Is Systemic

What if you could punch the “increase giving” button in your church and watch generosity happen. That would be nice, wouldn’t it, but it doesn’t work that way. The reality is that generosity is systemic. Everything affects it. Generosity to a church is the result of a...
Generosity Is The New Evangelism

Generosity Is The New Evangelism

The truth is that God doesn’t need our money, but He knows that our orientation toward money reflects our obedience to the Lordship of Christ and how well we grasp that he is the source of all we have. As followers of Christ, our goal in life is not gaining power,...
Sacrificial Service

Sacrificial Service

One of the essential elements of a disciple– and therefore of the church as a whole– is sacrificial service. Yet in the flurry of activity that is the church, it’s amazing how quickly we forget about sacrificial service to others and turn inward instead....
Your Church Needs to be Generous, Too

Your Church Needs to be Generous, Too

Today I want to prod you to lead your church to be generous. Here’s the deal.  Sooner or later, as a church planter, you’ll preach your first generosity series.  If you’re intentional, you’ll do that every January.  You’ll reference all the great generosity passages...