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As a young church planter with little income, I
decided I couldn’t afford to tithe. I was already
sacrificing and serving the church. No need to
give more, right?
My wife and I looked at our bills and our income. Then we
made a decision that changed everything. We ignored the
spreadsheet and trusted God.
We decided to give the first 10 percent in faith and see
what would happen. From that time forward, we never
lacked anything we needed. It was a huge step for our family.
A few years ago, I took my daughter (pictured right) on a
motorcycle trip to Lake Michigan. We got into a discussion
about money.
“What does God need with my money?” she asked.
I took her to the beach and poured sand into her open
hands. Next I had her try to hold on to sand with tight fists
and hands down. The sand fell out of her hands. In which posi-
tion did she have more? She got it.
The harder I work to hold on to my
stuff, the less I wind up with God’s best.
When we approach the Father with an
open heart, everything changes. Stew-
ardship becomes less about tithing
on the net versus the gross and more
about freeing ourselves to be gener-
ous with all we have. [LLM]
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B Y T I M B U R K H A R T
When you take a trip with a friend or a family mem-
ber, you learn a lot about the person.
For some, the journey is all about reaching the
destination. For others, it is all about the plan.
“Are we flying or driving?” “Let’s search the Internet to
see what we are missing.” “There are so many things to see
and do. How can we possibly do them all?” uuu
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journey
Like preparing for a trip, good
stewardship includes reviewing
priorities and developing a plan. If we
intend to stay together, stewardship
involves relationships and listening to
people around us. We need to be sen-
sitive to people traveling with us. The
plan needs to be flexible enough to
keep everyone together and headed
toward the goal.
Learning and practicing good stew-
ardship improves relationships with a
person’s spouse, children and friends.
Our relationship with God is partly
defined by our careful use of what He
has entrusted to us: time, talent and
treasure.
Golden ParableIn Matthew 25:14–30, Jesus tells
of a man who is going on a journey
and calls his servants together to
delegate responsibilities to them.
“To one he gave five bags of gold,
to another two bags, and to another
one bag, each according to his ability.
Then he went on his journey” (v.15).
The first two ser-
vants doubled the
master’s invest-
ment, but the man
with one bag dug a hole and buried
the master’s gold.
When the master returned, he told
each of the first two servants: “Well
done, good and faithful servant! You
have been faithful with a few things; I
will put you in charge of many things.
Come and share your master’s happi-
ness!” (v.21, 23).
The master, however, said he was
not pleased with the “wicked, lazy
servant” (v.26) who buried the money
when he should have put the “money
on deposit with the bankers, so that
when I returned I would have received
it back with interest” (v.27).
Throughout Scripture, God
teaches us to be good stewards. The
Bible contains four times as many
passages about stewardship and
money as its passages about prayer
and faith combined.
Giving MasterIf we have strength and health,
we should consider these gifts
from the Lord with which we
can work and earn money. The harder
we work, the more we are tempted to
think of the things in our lives as ours,
but we need to remember that God is
the provider of everything good in life.
According to James 1:17, “Every
good and perfect gift is from above,
coming down from the Father of
the heavenly lights, who does not
change like shifting shadows.”
Diversify InvestmentsThe master selected three
servants to care for things while he
was gone. Selecting only one servant
could be risky. What if that servant
failed? It was much less likely that all
three would fail.
Diversification reduced the risk for
failure. From biblical times to today,
diversification remains an important
principal in investing.
“Invest in seven ventures, yes, in
eight; you do not know what disaster
may come upon the land”
(Ecclesiastes 11:2).
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Take Risks In their final years of life, people
often regret not starting more things,
such as going back to school or shar-
ing Christ with a neighbor. People
often avoid risk, yet Scripture encour-
ages us to take risks for Christ.
In Matthew 16:24–27, “Jesus
said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants
to be my disciple must deny them-
selves and take up their cross and
follow me. For whoever wants to save
their life will lose it, but whoever loses
their life for me will find it. What good
will it be for someone to gain the
whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or
what can anyone give in exchange for
their soul? For the Son of Man is go-
ing to come in his Father’s glory with
his angels, and then he will reward
each person according to what they
have done.’”
Godly GrowthThe Lord brings the increase. We
must simply do our part.
In 1 Corinthians 3:6–8, Paul
writes, “I planted the seed,
Apollos watered it, but God has been
making it grow. So neither the one
who plants nor the one who waters
is anything, but only God, who makes
things grow. The one who plants and
the one who waters have one pur-
pose, and they will each be rewarded
according to their own labor.”
Give BackIf you don’t give back, you could
become prey along the journey.
In Zimbabwe, a hunter cuts a
small hole in a large gourd, hangs
it in a conspicuous location and
places a handful of peanuts inside.
A curious monkey will see what was
left behind, find the peanuts and
try to grab as many as he can get.
Because the monkey’s hand is now
too big to get out of the hole, he falls
prey to the hunter.
“Do not store up for
yourselves trea-
sures on earth, where moths and
vermin destroy, and where thieves
break in and steal” (Matthew 6:19).
Storing up treasures on earth is
like holding on to peanuts. Giving back
is vital to success.
God gives us credit for our gen-
erosity. Paul thanks the Philippians
for the help they have given him, and
he adds, “Not that I desire your gifts;
what I desire is that more be credited
to your account” (Philippians 4:17).
Master’s PartnersWe are partners in God’s work.
This partnership deepens our rela-
tionship with Him. God entrusts us
with His gifts, expecting us to give
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God entrusts us with His gifts, expecting us to give back in the capacity we are given.
back in the capacity we are given.
“For we are co-workers in God’s
service; you are God’s field, God’s
building” (1 Corinthians 3:9).
In Jesus’ NameYour role is to be the trustee,
manager and steward of all God
entrusts to you. Doing nothing could
be the greatest risk of all.
Paul writes: “And whatever you do,
whether in word or deed, do it all in
the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God the Father through
him. … Whatever you do, work at it
with all your heart, as working for the
Lord, not for human masters, since
you know that you will receive an
inheritance from the Lord as a
reward. It is the Lord Christ you are
serving” (Colossians 3:17, 23–24).
What are you stewarding today?
Where are your plans taking you?
What does your destination look like?
Your answers matter. Follow Jesus
and get on with your journey. [LLM]
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Paul warns Timothy, “For the love of money is the root of all evil …”
(1 Timothy 6:10 KJV).
I would have said the love of money is 50 percent of all evil, but that’s
why they didn’t ask me to write the Bible. After money, I would have said pride is the
root of about 30 percent of all evil, and chocolate is the root of about 20 percent.
Maybe Timothy didn’t have chocolate.
I guess it all depends on what you mean by love. When Jesus warned us we
couldn’t have two masters — couldn’t serve both God and mammon
(Matthew 6:24) — maybe He had this kind of love in mind. Maybe He was observing
that we can have broken hearts but not divided hearts, that every heart is “all in”
with something, that you can’t follow God with half your heart.
By the way, I looked up mammon. It just means wealth. Mammon sounds
scarier. There’s a TV channel called WealthTV. The Mammon Channel would have
been cooler.
In 1979, Bob Dylan sang that everybody’s “Gotta Serve Somebody.” Dylan is no
Apostle Paul, but his song is more accurate than the Beatles singing that money
“Can’t Buy Me Love,” a youthful under-calculation that Paul (the bass player, not
the apostle) later discovered in divorce court. In fact, money can buy you love for
several years, especially if there’s no prenup.
But back to Dylan. He’s agreeing with the Apostle Paul that love of something is
going to drive your life. The question is: Love of what? Wealth? Self? Chocolate?
The problem isn’t wealth per se; the problem is loving it, serving it and trusting
in it to supply our needs. The problem becomes real when the roots of wealth get
wound around our hearts, running their invasive tentacles into our ventricles, over-
powering our higher callings. That’s how we know we’re serving the wrong master
— not when evil is nurtured, but when goodness is squelched.
Mammon only buys love for a little while; then it turns and sues you for all you’ve
got. Mammon’s a lousy lover. Self is worse. And chocolate melts in your hand.
You’ll know mammon doesn’t have your ventricles when you can give it away
without freaking, when goodness has access to your credit card. Hate some mam-
mon today: Give it away! [LLM]
Tentacles in Our Ventricles
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That’s how we know we’re serving the wrong master — not when evil is nurtured, but when goodness is squelched.
i Bishop David Roller
To read more from Bishop Roller, visit fmcusa.org/ davidroller.
Life is a stewardship. It’s a sacred trust.
My wife, Vicki, and I have a little sign above our bedroom door to remind
us: “Every Day Is a Gift From God.” The sign prompts us to remember to use
each day to fulfill the purposes of God in our lives.
In 1 Corinthians 3:10–15, Paul uses the analogy of a construction project to help
us understand the characteristics of a life well spent. Paul says there’s only one foun-
dation on which you can build a successful life: Jesus Christ. All of our plans, achieve-
ments and titles become meaningless if they’re built on the wrong foundation.
When the foundation is laid well, you can build a strong life. But you still have to
decide what kind of life you’re going to build. If you choose the precious things of life,
yours will be a life that’s focused on eternal values, the purposes of God.
But there’s another kind of life, one built out of wood, hay and straw. It’s about self,
about chasing the things of this life that don’t really matter.
Paul says someday our lives, our works — this building that we fash-
ioned — will be shown for what it really is. Insignificant stuff will go up in
flames. A life built on eternal values will remain a rock-solid testimony to
a life of good stewardship. [LLM]
Stephen Macaluso of Syracuse, N.Y., is a Free Methodist elder and a regional vice president of the Free Methodist Foundation.
SCRIPTURE:
1 Corinthians 3:10–15
“By the grace God has given
me, I laid a foundation as a
wise builder, and someone
else is building on it. But
each one should build with
care. For no one can lay any
foundation other than the
one already laid, which is
Jesus Christ.”
(1 Corinthians 3:10–11)
Building a Life of Stewardship
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B Y S T E P H E N M A C A L U S O
Stewardship of all we own, all we earn and all we are is grounded in
Scripture.
God rooted it in His covenant in the Old Testament. He personi-
fied it in Jesus in the New Testament. In both Testaments, covenant keepers
and followers of Jesus were urged to be generous either in accordance with
their blessings or by virtue of their generosity. Examples include landowners
in the Acts church and, despite their poverty, the Macedonian churches.
The Wesleyan movement is blessed with founders who knew the mean-
ing of stewardship of life and possessions. John Wesley spoke of it often. In
two sermons, Wesley laid a framework for good stewardship. “The Use of
Money” gave us the familiar precepts “gain all you can,” “save all you can”
and “give all you can.” In “The Good Steward,” he holds that all of life is a gift
from God and should be managed to His glory.
Wesley not only preached stewardship, he practiced it. He consistently
lived on less than 10 percent of his earnings, giving the rest away. When he
died, he only had a few coins.
In the book “First Lessons on Money,” Free Methodist founder B.T. Roberts
wrote, “A man is never fully a man till he begins to care for others.”
Roberts practiced what he preached. When a farm became available as a site
for Chili Seminary (now Roberts Wesleyan College), Roberts turned over his house
for the first payment.
Building on the foundation laid by others, we are responsible for the use of all
we earn and own — all that we are. [LLM]
Lee Crist is the pastor of the Holiday (Fla.) FMC and a regional representative for the Free Methodist Foundation.
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B Y L E E C R I S T
All of life is a gift from God and should be managed to His glory.
p John Wesley (Photo courtesy of Marston Memorial Historical Center)
B Y J E F F F I N L E Y
Stewardship has remained
a priority for Pearson and
Jeannine Miller since their
wedding 54 years ago.
During their marriage ceremony,
G.H. Boley — Jeannine’s father, a Free
Methodist pastor and Wabash Confer-
ence superintendent — advised the
couple to follow Matthew 6:33: “But
seek first his kingdom and his righ-
teousness, and all these things will be
given to you as well.”
“From day one with our lives
together, this is how we have
lived,” Pearson said. uuu
“Everything we’ve ever touched or
had belongs to God, and we just man-
age it for Him.”
God’s MoneyThe retired Greenfield, Ind., couple
emphasized the importance of tithing.
Charter members of Aldersgate FMC
in Indianapolis, the Millers believe giv-
ing starts at the local church level.
Jeannine said that even when
family finances were tight during her
childhood, tithing came first.
“I would get an allowance, and I
would put part of the allowance in a
special box — we called it the tithe
box — so I knew that money was
God’s. It wasn’t mine,” she said.
Jeannine completed her Greenville
College education in three years, and
Pearson was a senior at Purdue Uni-
versity when the couple married. They
bought a small trailer that became
their home.
“We didn’t have a lot to start with,”
Pearson said. “It’s been a blessing
to see how God has blessed us, and
we’ve been able to take those bless-
ings and manage them for His work.”
They pursued careers in education
while rearing their two sons, Jon and
Phil. Pearson worked as a teacher,
a principal, a school superintendent,
the state of Indiana’s director of
school finance and an education con-
sultant. Jeannine worked as a junior
high school guidance counselor for
39 years. Both are now retired, but
they stay busy.
Time for OthersThe Millers’ generosity includes
giving their time to many charities and
the Free Methodist Church – USA.
Pearson is a member of the
denomination’s Board of Administra-
tion and the chairman of its Benefits
Committee, which works with the
Free Methodist Foundation to man-
age the pension funds for pastors
and denominational employees. He
also served for 30 years as a Green-
ville College trustee and currently
serves as the board chairman of the
Wabash Park Campground, where
Jeannine also is an active volunteer.
The Millers are also active in their
community. Jeannine served for
years on the board of the Hancock
Hope House, a homeless shelter in
Greenfield. She currently volunteers
for Indianapolis-based Families First.
“They provide counseling for
families who are in various types of
trouble,” Jeannine said.
Foundation FansThe Millers credit the Free Meth-
odist Foundation with expanding
their stewardship opportunities. The
couple, who worked with the founda-
tion to establish a charitable trust,
appreciate the accessibility of the
foundation and the resources it pro-
vides for financial and legal matters.
“The Free Methodist Foundation
has been a real help to us and a
guide to us,” Pearson said. [LLM]
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This year’s Continental Urban
Exchange (CUE) attracted
Free Methodists with the
common goal of “Longing Forward”
as they reach cities for Jesus Christ.
New Hope FMC in Rochester, N.Y.,
hosted this year’s CUE April 25–27.
Elizabeth Gerhardt, a professor
at Northeastern Seminary, gave the
opening address, which looked at
issues related to the abuse of women
and girls.
“Peacemaking does not begin with
programs or politics, but begins on
our knees confessing our collusion
with evil,” she said.
On April 26, Kaela Sittig of New
Hope shared devotions. The 15-year-
old presented a clear idea of what
“Longing Forward” looks like in the
Bible and today.
Northeast Region Superintendent
Mitch Pierce provided devo-
tions April 27. Several pastors
shared ministry reports, and
the attendees appreciated
the two workshops, “Color,
Caste and Culture” by Pastor
Bruce N. G. Cromwell of Cen-
tral FMC in Lansing,
Mich., and “When
Helping Hurts” by
Pastor Greg Coates
of Indy First FMC.
A special pre-
sentation honored
U. Milo and Helen
Kaufmann, who have
served on the coor-
dinating council and
in various volunteer
positions with CUE
for more than 30
years.
Pastor Michael
Traylor of New Hope preached
on “From Babylon to Jerusalem,”
encouraging listeners to be a church
for the city, not just in the city.
Marvin McMickle, the president
of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divin-
ity School, gave the final address.
McMickle quoted W.E.B. DuBois, sug-
gesting we must learn to finish things,
and Harriet Tubman, telling escaping
slaves to keep going.
“CUE 2012 was like the Roches-
ter gold rush. With the opportunity
to sift through all that was said,
there were far more nuggets than
sand,” said B. Elliott Renfroe, the
president of the Free Methodist
Urban Fellowship. “The nuggets were
visible and very valuable. I realized by
the end of the week that my com-
plaints had been changed to convic-
tions, and God’s voice was increas-
ingly clearer.” [LLM]
CUE Encourages Urban Free MethodistsB Y K A T H Y C A L L A H A N - H O W E L L
For more CUE coverage, visit fmcusa.org/ ?p=492112.
New Hope FMC Pastor Michael Traylor speaks at the Continental Urban Exchange hosted by his congregation. (Photo courtesy of the Free Methodist Urban Fellowship)
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JOURNALISTS HONOR LLCOMMColorado Springs, Colo.
The Evangelical Press Association honored Light & Life Communications during
the EPA 2012 convention. Light & Life Magazine [LLM] received the Award of
Excellence in the Most Improved category and an Award of Merit in the Denomi-
national category. LLM won fourth place for Publication Redesign, and llcomm.org received fifth place for Website Design.
THA MYX FLIES HIGHDenver
Jeff Puckett is a helicopter pilot who likes to share his love of flying
with others. Puckett regularly gives rides to pastors such as Age
Sandoval of Tha Myx, a Free Methodist Church in Denver’s Sun
Valley neighborhood. Read more about how the flights are chang-
ing Denver residents’ perspectives, and watch an ABC News video
report at fmcusa.org/?p=492172.
POLICE, FIRE CHAPLAIN NOW ELDER Wilmore, Ky.
Bishop David Roller ordained Arthur Lee Twombly as a Free Methodist elder May
18 during the New South Annual Conference. Twombly, 67, a retired engineer,
serves as the fire and police chaplain for the city of Shively, Ky. “It’s never too late. If
God’s got a use for us, He’ll use us,” Twombly said. For more coverage, visit
fmcusa.org/news-and-events.
AGAPEFEST WEATHERS STORMGreenville, Ill.
Stormy weather on May 4 cut short the opening-night performance
of AgapeFest headliner TobyMac, but he and his band later played an
acoustic set for fans remaining at the Bond County Fairgrounds. For
more coverage of the Greenville College-sponsored festival and pho-
tos by GC student Logan Shaw, visit fmcusa.org/news-and-events.
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B Y J O H N F R A N K L I N H A Y
When I pedaled past a herd of zebras and then
watched a giraffe lumber across the road
in front my bicycle, I knew I wasn’t in Indiana
anymore.
The Great Rift Valley — seemingly spreading into infinity
— reminded me. Endless tea plantations testified. Chil-
dren confirmed it as they ran excitedly toward our cycling
entourage, yelling “Jambo! How are you?” I was definitely
in Kenya.
Eight friends from North America had accepted Free
Methodist Bishop Nixon Dingili’s invitation to join him in
May for a 600-mile bike ride through his East African
nation. Our primary purpose: to raise funds to purchase
land and materi-
als to build the
first phase of
an International
Child Care Minis-
tries (ICCM) high
school in Kenya.
More than
1,000 sponsored children attend the seven ICCM primary
schools currently thriving in Kenya, but there is no second-
ary school. When children who have been nurtured in
ICCM schools finish eighth grade, they disperse to public
and private schools (if they qualify or can afford it). Too
often, contact and influence is thereafter diminished or
lost along with an important link in developing leaders for
the Kenyan church’s future.
Dingili envisions an ICCM boarding school that contin-
ues sponsored children’s advanced studies within the care
and fellowship of the church. He also
wants the school to offer vocational and
sustainability-based skill development.
Paying our own expenses and travel-
ing as a VISA team, we asked family,
friends and congregations to support
this cause with a donation. Some gave
5 cents for every mile we pedaled in
Kenya ($30); some gave much more.
More than 140 households or groups
have contributed most of the $40,000
goal. We hope others will join the effort
to reach the goal.
Believing in this cause and realizing
the confidence others placed in us
made our biking in Kenya all the more
beautiful. [LLM]
Cyclists Bike Across Kenya for ICCM School
To contribute to the ICCM high school or to view video and more photos and stories, visit fmcusa.org/ bike-kenya-2012.
To sponsor a child for $25 per month or learn more about ICCM’s work in 30 countries, visit childcareministries.org.
t The North Ameri-can cyclists are joined by missionaries Vickie Reynen and Ken Myers, Bishop Nixon Dingili, and ICCM National Coordina-tor Daniel Shanzuh. (Photo courtesy of John Franklin Hay)
I grew up on a small farm in the Midwest. We were tenant farmers —
the land my dad farmed did not belong to us.
My dad and the landlord, who lived a two-hour drive away, had a
crop-share arrangement. My dad contributed the labor, he and the landlord
split the cost of the seed, and then they split the harvest 50/50.
Dad showed me what it meant to be a steward, to be a
caretaker of something valuable that belonged to some-
one else.
Psalm 24:1 begins: “The earth is the Lord’s, and every-
thing in it.”
Dad understood that the earth he farmed belonged to another. To be
a good steward of that land, my dad had to plan. To raise a good crop, he
couldn’t just throw seed into a field. The ground had to be prepared by plow-
ing and discing. He had to select the best seed. Fertilizer, herbicides and
pesticides were often needed to produce the highest yield, and my dad had
to harvest the crop at the right time.
Today’s environmental movement raises our awareness that we are
stewards of the earth. Interest is high in conservation, but to what end?
The secular response is often “to make sure what we have is here for our
children and grandchildren.”
But, for the Christian, everything belongs to the Lord — not just the earth’s
natural resources, but also our time, talents and treasure. To maximize the
return for the Owner, we need to plan. By developing stewardship plans, we
can increase the yield for our families and for kingdom ministries. [LLM]
Cary Holman, Ph.D., is an associate professor of communication at Greenville College, the manager of WGRN-FM and a regional representative for the Free Methodist Foundation.
GROUP DISCUSSION:
[1] Do we live out our
belief that everything
belongs to God?
[2] Do we plan how to
spend our time, talents and
treasure effectively?
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Visit these Free Methodist websites for help being a good steward of the money and possessions with which you have been blessed.
PLANNED GIVING Create a legacy that protects your
family, provides income and advances
the kingdom of God: fmfgiftplan.org.
FIRST LESSONS Download a PDF of Free Methodist
founder B.T. Roberts’ “First Lessons on
Money”: fmcusa.org/btroberts-writings.
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