Church Stewardship Resources
Recommended Books and Videos
Affluence & Major Gifts
Harris, Richard, Bishop of Oxford. Is There a Gospel for the Rich? 1992.
Stanley, Thomas J. and Danko, William D. The Millionaire Next Door. 1996.
Annual Ideas
Barna, George. How to Increase Giving in Your Church. Video and book.
Dick, Dan R. Revolutionizing Christian Stewardship for the 21st Century. 1997.
Mather, Herb. Don’t Shoot the Horse (Til You Know How to Drive the Tractor). Moving From Annual Fund Raising to a Life of Giving. 1994.
Capital Campaigns
Bowman, Ray with Eddy Hall. Foreward by Charles Arn. When Not to Build. An Architect’s Unconventional Wisdom for the Growing Church. 1995.
Dove, Kent. Conducting a Successful Capital Campaign. 1991.
Children
Burkett, Larry. 105 Questions Children Ask About Money Matters: With Answers from The Bible for Busy Parents. 1997.
Crown Ministries. The ABC’s of Handling Money God’s Way. 1998 (407) 331-6000
Investing and Retirement
Benson, Dan. Never Retire. 1999.
Pollan, Stephen M., Die Broke. 1997.
Leadership
Burkett, Larry. Business by the Book: The Complete Guide of Biblical Principles for the Workplace. 1998.
Katzenback, Jon R. and Smith, Douglas K. The Wisdom of Teams. 1993.
Personal Money Management
Blue, Ron. Generous Living, 1997.
Crosson, Russ. A Life Well Spent. The Eternal Rewards of Investing Yourself and Your Money Your Family. 1994.
Dayton, Howard. Your Money Counts. 1979.
Preaching & Teaching Resources
Ronsvalle, John and Sylvia. At Ease—Discussing Money and Values in Small Groups. 1998.
Swenson, Richard A. Margin. Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives. 1992.
Vallet, Ronald E. Forward by Douglas Meeks. Stepping Stones of The Steward. A Faith Journey through Jesus’Parables. 1994.
Stewardship Studies
Hoge, Dean; Zech, Charles; McNamara, Patrick & Donahue, Michael. Plain Talk About Churches and Money. 1997.
Ronsvalle, John and Sylvia. Behind the Stained Glass Windows, Money Dynamics in the Church. 1996.
Theology of Stewardship
Grimm, Eugene, Edited by Herb Miller. Effective Church Series. Generous People. How to Encourage Vital Stewardship. 1992.
Hudnot-Beumler, James. Generous Saints: Congregations Rethinking Ethics and Money. 1998.
Mather, Herb; Christopher, Cliff. Holy Smoke! Whatever Happened To Tithing? 2000.
Miller, Herb. Money Isn’t Is Everything. What Jesus Said About the Spiritual Power of Money. 1994.
Wuthnow, Robert. The Crisis in the Churches. Spiritual Malaise, Fiscal Woe. 1997.
Vision—Future Forecasting
Collins, James C. and Parras, Jerry I. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, 1994.
Gay, Craig M. The Way of the (Modern) World: Or Why It’s Tempting to Live as if God Doesn’t Exist. 1998.
Sine, Tom. Mustard Seed Versus McWorld, 1999.
Patrick, Dixon. Future Wise.
