Barnabas Foundation Blog

When Jerry began his career as a Christian school teacher, his annual salary was $4,000. “My wife, Karen, and I had our first son,” recalls Jerry, “and we had to live off that.” Even with Jerry working side and summer jobs, they weren’t able to achieve their goals when it came to giving. “Just tithing to our church was how we gave,” remarks Jerry. “Now and then we gave a special gift, if the Spirit led, but we didn’t have any larger resources.”

What do you do for a child who has abandoned their faith or severed their relationship from you? This is the dilemma many families face when drafting their estate plans.

“Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” (2 Cor. 9:6, NIV) A doorbell camera across the street caught the entire spectacle. In just seconds, an entire house in east Nashville collapsed.

“I’m going to Africa. You may come, too. You get to decide when we go home.” Nolan says this is how his wife, Joey, tells the story of his invitation to move to a mission field in Nigeria.

Q. What's my deadline for year-end giving? A. The specifics vary according to what you plan to give.

Using Discipleship to Increase Worship While Sharing Responsibilities “They’ve had an encounter with Christ, but they don’t know what it means for them.” This is how Pastor Jim Dykstra describes new believers at The River Church, a fifteen-year-old church plant in Allegan, Michigan.

Living Lives of Gratitude Through Generosity “We don’t ‘GOT to do it,’ we GET to do it.” Nearly 20 years into retirement, this is how Len and Joanne Kamp explain why they are so quick to share their time, abilities and resources.

“Giving is a chore. It’s gotta be done.” This isn’t the official line we give to our churches when it comes to giving. Instead we call giving “a privilege” or “a responsibility” or “an aspiration.”