Do you enjoy talking with your church about money? For many pastors, almost anything else would be preferable. Too often, it seems the moment you start talking about money, all the air is sucked out of the room.
“Here goes the pastor again, laying on the guilt. Time to check out.”
How can discussing money with your church become a positive experience for them and for you? Let’s see how the apostle Paul discussed money, and then apply his approach to scenarios you may find yourself in.
THE STRANGEST THANK YOU NOTE
Paul ends his delightfully encouraging letter to the Philippians by thanking them for their recent gift. But this doesn’t look anything like the thank you notes you receive from your favorite charity: “Thank you for your recent gift; we could never do this important work without you; here are 17 more needs we have; could you please give more?”
Instead, Paul bends over backward to make it clear that God’s work is in no way dependent on their generosity. “Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I
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