Group Publishing, The Missing Ministry: Safety, Risk Management and Protecting Your Church. Group Publishing, 2008. Referenced in: Tax, Legal, and Risk-Management Issues LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a comprehensive manual on risk management produced by Group Publishing in cooperation with Guide One Insurance, which is one of America’s largest insurers of churches (45,000-plus). Their extensive website
Robert M. Cirtin, John M. Edie, and Dennis K. Lewis, Church Safety and Security: A Practical Guide. CSS Publishing Company, 2005. Referenced in: Tax, Legal, and Risk-Management Issues LifeandLeadership.com Summary This perhaps one of the most widely used and highly recognized volumes on church risk management. It is a good introduction to the issues. It
Brian Kluth Stewardship Ministries Referenced in: Church Administration ? Giving and Financial Stewardship LifeandLeadership.com Summary Brian Kluth?s resources on generosity enjoy widespread use and are recommended by church leaders worldwide. Over 15,000 receive his free monthly Generosity Newsletter. He presents seminars to help churches create cultures of generosity and conducts many other efforts on the
Dave Ramsey Referenced in: Giving and Financial Stewardship LifeandLeadership.com Summary Dave Ramsey, is perhaps the most widely recognized financial educator in America. Millions of people hear his radio broadcasts, watch his television program, or read his newspaper columns and best-selling books. He is a frequently featured expert on major television networks, and host of the
Good $ense Ministries, Willow Creek Association Referenced in: Giving and Financial Stewardship LifeandLeadership.com Summary Good $ense Ministries is a highly acclaimed stewardship education program used by Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington (suburban Chicago), Illinois, as well as many churches affiliated with the Willow Creek Association. The bases of the program are curricula on
Generous Giving Referenced in: Church Administration – Giving and Financial Stewardship LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an excellent resources on generosity, endorsed by outstanding Christian leaders such as Rick Warren, Tim Keller, Steven Curtis Chapman, and others. The Generous Giving website also features an extensive collection including free stories and teaching downloads, a list of Bible
Crown Financial Ministries Referenced in: Giving and Financial Stewardship LifeandLeadership.com Summary Crown Financial Ministries is perhaps the most widely known and trusted organization of its kind. Founded by Howard Dayton in 1985, it merged in 2000 with Larry Burkett?s organization, Christian Financial Concepts. Burkett was the CEO until his death in 2003. The CEO is
Randy Alcorn, The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secrets of Joyful Giving. Multnomah, 2005. See also The Law of Rewards (2003). LifeandLeadership.com Summary Alcorn is a gifted communicator and popular author. He authored devotional-style volumes that may be helpful to church leaders. The first is The Treasure Principle, as featured here. It is an inspirational and
Mae Elise Cannon and John Perkins, Social Justice Handbook: Small Steps for a Better World. IVP Books, 2009. Referenced in: Social Ministry Strategies LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a one-of-a-kind resource, providing a comprehensive guide to individual and group social activism. Many evangelicals will welcome this volume, as it looks at social compassion through a more
Chuck Collins and Mary Wright, The Moral Measure of the Economy. Orbis Books, 2007. Referenced in: Christian Perspectives on Economics and Public Policy LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a substantive Christian treatise on the macro issues of U.S. economics, written from a Catholic perspective. The opening chapters overview Catholic teaching on respect for human life and
