Stewardship Leader

According to Ephesians 4, the work of ministry done to edify the body of Christ is to be done by the saints, who are to be equipped by those in leadership. Because of this, our roles as stewardship ministry leaders is to recruit and equip great volunteers who will serve faithfully. In this episode of Stewardship Insight, Chris Goulard and Leo Sabo share some essential things to consider as you rec...

THINGS YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE “In the church world, the 80/20 rule applies to generosity…20% of the people provide a majority of the funds needed to keep the church alive.” "What’s my motivation? Am I more concerned about my physical needs or their spiritual health?” “As more resources and more organizations offer churches a service for increasing giving, it’s easy to just focus on the money....

Reaching every member of your church with the message of Financial Stewardship is a challenge. Even if you’re doing weekend announcements, email blasts, or every other type of marketing strategy, getting every member to hear and respond is next to impossible. That’s why partnering with other ministries in your church is so crucial. In this episode of Stewardship Insights, Dave Briggs and Leo Sabo...

Whether you're stepping into an existing stewardship ministry or building one from the ground up, it takes patience and diligence to design an effective ministry that's going to change the culture of a church. In this episode of Stewardship Leader, Dave Briggs, shares his approach to building the ministry at Central Christian Church in Mesa, Arizona, where he is the Stewardship Director.

No matter what ministry programs you use in your stewardship ministry, there are always a few people that need more one-on-one time to succeed. Therefore, a financial coaching ministry is a necessary part of your ministry. In this episode of Stewardship Insights, we look at the group coaching model as an alternative to one-on-one coaching.

Imagine being reasonably new to stewardship and being asked to start a new stewardship ministry at your church? That’s precisely what happened to Steve Carter, the Stewardship Pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. In this engaging episode of Stewardship Leader, you’ll learn the step to building a comprehensive stewardship ministry, and hopefully, gain some insights that wil...

In this episode of Stewardship Leader, we're talking with Blair Graham, stewardship pastor at The Summit Church in Raleigh Durham, NC. Blair is passionate about using finances to lead people to a deeper relationship with Jesus. You'll appreciate his approach to starting the stewardship ministry at The Summit and how it developed over the first few years, and the insight he shared about running an...

There's a real need for God's people to understand and apply Biblical financial principles to their lives. But, since most churches offer no ministry in this area, many people are left to learn this important topic from the world. In this first episode of 'Stewardship Insights,' we discuss a few reasons why you should have a stewardship ministry and how a stewardship leader can influence their sen...

In this episode of Stewardship Leader, Chris Goulard, a 15-year stewardship veteran, shares the early days and some of the fundamentals that went into building the Stewardship Ministry at Saddleback Church in Orange County, California. You’ll learn great insights into what it takes to start and run a thriving stewardship ministry that transforms your culture into a culture of generosity and good s...

Things you’ll hear on this episode “It just shows that there’s no one size fits all, that you don’t put stewardship in a box and say, Ok, if everyone runs this one thing then it is going to be perfect.” “What I get to do is help make sure that we have the culture resonating through our church.” “We do it in different ways. How we do it looks different, but why we do it is always the same.” “When a...

In this first episode of Stewardship Leader, host and CSN president, Leo Sabo, discusses the past and future of CSN with Pastor George Thompson, a CSN Champion and the host of the Christian Stewardship Podcast for the past 2 years. Learn what new and exciting things CSN is doing and what the future holds for those connected to this great network.