I was recently part of a discussion about gifts of life insurance to the church and whether or not I like them. (I know, you’re amazed at how exciting my life is, aren’t you?) Given the question “Is life insurance a good gift to give the church?” My answer is a definitive maybe. It depends […]

Church Finance, Endowments, Stewardship

October 11, 2013

Insuring the Future

Here is my report from Annual Conference this morning, including links to the two videos. All week we have heard from church people.  As a change of pace, I’d like to open my presentation with the perspective of a volunteer firefighter. Justin, the video if you would http://www.ted.com/talks/mark_bezos_a_life_lesson_from_a_volunteer_firefighter.html Get in the game.  Save the shoes. […]

Church Finance, Stewardship

June 19, 2013

Saving Shoes, my Annual Conference Report