This week, we are discussing four financial commitments I’ve made and that I’m challenging you to make. Today, let’s examine commitment #3:

3. The commitment to become an expert on biblical stewardship.

I don’t think I had a single class on stewardship in seminary, so I had to go searching for the knowledge.  Here are the books that helped me the most:

Money Possessions and Eternity by Randy Alcorn

Money Matters in Church by Aubrey Malphurs and Steve Stroope

Rich in Every Way by Gene Getz

Developing a Giving Church by Elmer Towns and Stan Toler

Financial Peace Revisited by Dave Ramsey

I encourage you to pick up these books and work through each of them. With the current economic problems, now is the perfect time to become an expert on biblical stewardship.

I’ll wrap up this series next Tuesday.  In the meantime, have you taken me up on the offer to receive a free copy of my resource “Debt Free Pastor: Free Yourself to Lead Your Church”? You can request it by sending an email to cristina@churchleaderinsights.com with the subject line “Debt Free Pastor” and we’ll send you a free download – no questions asked.  And if  you know someone else who might want it too, just invite them to contact me.

Nelson

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About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.