Embracing, engaging and discipling your financial leaders

Several years ago, the pastor at a church I worked with told the story of an affluent family in a nearby church giving two significant gifts in the same year — both of which made the local newspaper.

The first gift was to the church where several generations of the family regularly attended. The second gift was to a nearby university where several family members had attended and received various degrees.

The gift to the church was $250,000. The gift to the university was $2.5 million — 10 times the amount given to the church.

When the minister asked why the difference in the two amounts, the answer was simply, “The university asked for $2.5 million.” Continue Reading [PDF]

This article is published with permission of Horizons Stewardship.