Ministry Matters - Count your blessings | The enduring roots of extravagant generosity

Where are you being nudged to use what you have and who you are to share God’s love in your community? Count your blessings: How churches thrive with assets by Sydney Everhart   To reorient thinking around the notion of a “thriving” congregation, begin by identifying assets. When naming the things that you have and represent, be encouraged by an “opportunity mindset,” which acknowledges that everyone has something to offer. Read here

Why were they able to tithe 150 years ago, but we have trouble doing it today? The enduring roots of extravagant generosity by Robert Schnase   The notion that stewardship rightly focuses on the Christian’s need to give rather than the church’s need to receive is not simply a money-raising strategy but a spiritually powerful truth. The practice of tithing blesses and benefits the giver as much as it strengthens mission and ministry. Read here

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