Cover

    Money and the Church: Getting past the tension to the blessing


    From the President
    "Making a Statement"

    On the Radar
    Significant news and trends
    Upcoming Leadership Conference...Sunday-school teachers of the year...tsunami relief update...letters to the editor

    Breakthrough
    Innovative outreach and practices
    Church auto-racing team...ministry to the disabled in your community...creative outreach through music

    Money and the Church
    Cover features
    Demonstrating generosity...the building campaign...the tightrope we walk...teaching about treasure...earning money...should pastors know what their people give?

    Impressions
    Celebration of the diversity of our movement
    Pastor-leader or pastor-teacher...TV review...book review...the cost of "doing church"

    Among All People
    Celebration of the diversity of our movement
    Viewing Muslims with neither fear nor naivete

    Across the Movement
    Stories of God at work
    Demonstrating Jesus in your community



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    Web-Exclusive Content

    To read another article challenging the balance between materialism and ministry by Jim Urbanovich (referenced at the end of Scott Gill's article titled "The Tightrope We Walk", page 17), please click here.

     

    To read a longer discussion about "Teaching About Treasure" (from Steve Larson's article, page 19), please click here.

     

    To read Steve Larson's sermon outlines on stewardship (referenced at the end of his article, page 19):

    For Sermon 1, "Understanding stewardship", please click here.

    For Sermon 2, "My body & mind - God's gifts for His glory", please click here.

    For Sermon 3, "Giving God my best", please click here.

    For Sermon 4, "Maximizing my life", please click here.

    For Sermon 5, "The stewardship of my resources - Part 1", please click here.

    For Sermon 6, "The stewardship of my resources - Part 2" please click here.

     

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