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#2 - Outside Teaching
Resources That Will Teach
Christians How To Become
More Generous and Better
Manage Their Finances
These excellent materials for small group financial Bible studies, Sunday school classes, stewardship
campaigns, or seminars will help take people in your congregation to a whole new level of financial
peace and Biblical generosity.
#4 - Designated Giving
There is only one place in al l of Scripture that God invites us to "test Him" and that is in the giving of
tithes and offerings. When John Maxwell was still pastoring, once a year, he would issue a 90-Day
tithing challenge and promise to return any funds given during this period if people did not experience
God's help in their financial lives. Following the month-long stewardship preaching series, his church
would ask regular givers to turn in a card saying they will tithe the next year. He would ask non-
tithers and new people to sign a card saying they would begin to tithe. The church offered a full refund
to anyone who tithes for 90 days and then regretted this decision. For a sample policy from the
MAXIMUM Generosity website, click here.
I attended one church where a church leader or lay person would read an appropriate Scripture verse
on finances, stewardship, or giving before the offering, make a few personal comments about why it
was meaningful to him, and then pray for the morning offering. Give leaders a copy of Brian Kluth's
internet handout (100 verses to encourage
generosity) and try this in your own church. For a list of
these verses, click here. To order a copy of these
verses in weekly PowerPoint slides with attractive
photos, click here. Some churches just show the one of
the PowerPoint offertory slides just before the offering is taken and they have the person praying for
the offering read the verse on the screen and then pray according to what the verse said.
Put Biblical reasons "why to give" to the Lord on the bottom or back of your giving records. Send out
quarterly giving record reports to your congregation with a financial newsletter. Encourage your
congregation concerning the the value and importance of their faithful giving. For helpful articles,
reports, and samples, click here.
Bring in an experienced financial or generosity speaker. This can be done during a Sunday message,
for a weekend seminar, or for a midweek estate planning session. A qualified and quality outside
speaker can clearly teach God's word on a Biblical perspective to finances and generosity without
fear or timidity.
Have a lay person in your church begin a Christian financial counseling ministry to help families in
trouble. As families begin to get their finances in order, they'll begin to faithfully give to the Lord's
work.
SPECIAL NOTE: The author has seen churches that have used just 3 or 4 of these
ideas increase their giving 10%-25% or more!!!!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Brian Kluth is a national and international speaker and writer on Biblical generosity
and financial matters. He is also a church pastor and the founder of MAXIMUM Generosity, a public
ministry dedicated to advancing Biblical generosity through inspirational preaching, leadership training
seminars, writing, resources and the media. Brian’s written materials have been distributed to more than
350,000 Christian leaders in more than 100 countries .For additional materials or to contact Brian, email:
bk@kluth.org or visit: www.kluth.org
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