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“In Matthew 6:24 Jesus told us that no one can serve two masters. He will hate one and love the other. You cannot serve both God and money. The Lord also said much about money because He wanted to give us a road map to help guide us in managing all of our money. Unfortunately most Christians have been taught only God’s principles of handling ten percent of their income, the area of giving. Although this is crucial, they don’t understand the Lord’s perspective of handling the other 90 percent…We need to train people to be financially faithful in order to know Christ more intimately and to be freed to serve Him. Do you want your people to handle money God's way, including giving to your church vision? Here is an excellent training guide to help you accomplish just that."

-- Howard Dayton, CEO, Crown Financial Ministries

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· “Giving as a percentage of income (in the U.S.) has declined steadily for the last three decades and is lower now than at any time since the Great Depression…In order for Christians to better serve the Lord, they must become free from financial bondage. The road to freedom begins when God’s people apply His principles of handling money to their personal finances. The church needs to help them learn and apply these principles.”

-- The late Larry Burkett, Co-Founder of Crown Financial Ministries

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“Stewardship is one of the most important parts of any ministry. ‘Time’, ‘Talent’, and ‘Treasure’ are something that every ministry needs. In my many years of ministry experience, in training and educating leaders around the world, the thing that I see in terms of the greatest lack is the proper resources to be able to fulfill the mission for which men and women have been called.”

-- Dr. DeKoven, President, Vision International College/University

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“The lack of biblical stewardship has reached a crisis level in America. At the root of this crisis is a lack of discipleship, which calls us to revisit the meaning of biblical stewardship. If we are to accomplish our God-given vision to be a ‘movement of Great Commission Christians who are glorifying God by building Christ’s Church worldwide’, we must relearn the scriptural principles that guide earning, spending, saving and giving.”

-- Christian & Missionary Alliance Church “Executive Summary”
in “Stewardship and the Kingdom of God”

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"Here is strong help for the pastor who longs to have an energized and growing congregation. We do a great injustice to the people we serve when we do not allow stewardship to have a central position in our teaching and program."

-- Dr. Bob Ricker
Former President, Baptist General Conference

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“There is a tremendous need for churches today to educate and assist people with managing their resources in God-honoring ways…a stewardship ministry can be used by God to remove a major stumbling block to spiritual growth and development… If we have a biblical mandate to tend the flock, then we must step up to the challenge to teach and to train on biblical financial stewardship. This book is an important resource to those who share the growing realization of how important stewardship education and training are within the local church."

-- Dick Towner, Vice President
Good Sense Ministry, Willow Creek Association

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“We want to provide our churches the training resources that will help them implement a successful stewardship ministry. It is our belief that as our churches include a comprehensive stewardship ministry in their discipleship process, their vision will be resourced and fulfilled, resulting in the expansion of God’s kingdom. I highly recommend Vision Resourcing as an excellent training process that will enable our churches to teach their people biblical and practical stewardship.”

Dr. Mike Livingston, District Superintendent,
Western District Missionary Church

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"You have achieved a major accomplishment that will be of great value to churches throughout the nation. Congratulations on your excellent effort."

-- Charles Schultz, J.D. President,
Crescendo Interactive, a planned giving software company

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"I highly recommend this book to pastors and lay leaders who desire to make stewardship a key component of discipleship. Funding a church's vision is often the missing piece in achieving fruitful results."

-- Dr. Jerry Sheveland, President, Baptist General Conference

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"Two thumbs up! Pastors and church leaders will not regret ordering this manual and CD. Finally, there is a comprehensive source of materials to maximize financial teaching and generosity in local churches."

-- Rev. Brian Kluth
Senior Pastor, financial speaker/author &
former president of the Christian Stewardship Association