The Bible offers about 500 verses each on prayer and faith, but nearly 2,000 verses cover money-related topics. Money is a spiritual issue. Unfortunately, money can be the cause of pain.

Group: Read 1 Timothy 6:6-8. What do these verses teach us about contentment?

Leader's Background: (1) Contentment is an internal disposition. It has nothing to do with external possessions ...

Topics: Budget, Expenses, Finances, Fundraising, Giving, Offering, Stewardship, Tithing

Filters: Church board, Church staff, Discipleship, Elder, Pastor

Purpose: Discipleship

References:

1 Timothy 6:6-10

Date Added: July 31, 2007

Late one evening, a young pastor called me, a frantic tone in his voice. He quickly got to the point: he feared he was about to be fired.

He outlined his story. Nine months earlier, when he accepted the church's invitation to become pastor, the church's needs and his gifts had seemed a good match.

Although the church had a budget, the former pastor and treasurer had never followed it. Upon the death ...

Topics: Accountability, Administration, Budget, Church board, Conflict, Evaluation, Management, Stewardship

Filters: Business administrator, Church board, Finances, Financial officer, Fundraising ministry, Management, Pastor, Stewardship

Purpose: Discipleship

References:

Matthew 25:14-30

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Luke 16:10-12

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1 Timothy 6:3-19

Date Added: August 01, 2007

Our collection one week recently was $691.30. We needed $1,300 to meet budget.

Standing at the front door of our brownstone church, saying farewell to our 80 congregants, I saw Robert, a street person in our neighborhood. He asked a member for a quarter. We barely have a quarter to give you, I thought.

It wasn't always this way. In my closet sits a photograph of our 100-year-old congregation. Healthy-looking ...

Topics: Accountability, Administration, Budget, Church board, Conflict, Evaluation, Management, Stewardship

Filters: Business administrator, Church board, Finances, Financial officer, Fundraising ministry, Management, Pastor, Stewardship

Purpose: Discipleship

References:

Matthew 25:14-30

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Luke 16:10-12

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1 Timothy 6:3-19

Date Added: August 01, 2007