The Austin Group is equipped to help you present this opportunity to your congregation and then to meet with families individually to help them discover the appropriate vehicle to accomplish their goals. These investments may not pay immediate dividends, but they will lay the foundation for future health and ministry. Imagine how much further along your church might be today if your predecessors had emphasized this aspect of stewardship.

It is true that 91% of the wealth of your church members is held in non-liquid assets - house value, life insurance, retirement funds, etc. This means that when you challange your people to give generously, they only consider the 9% of their worth which is available to them in cash. In other words, your best tithers are only giving a tenth of a tenth of the wealth. Generous Planning is designed to help Christians make good stewardship decisions with all that they have.

At the same time, it is imperative that your church have a vision that is deserving of this type of valuable support. Generous Planning will also work with your church leaders to make sure the church is positioned to handle generosity. These resources will probably not be available next month or even next year. However, there will come a time when the church will harvest the labor that is done today.

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Generous Planning

Legacy Development

Sometimes, when Christians think of long-term investments, they think of storing up treasures in heaven. However, we must not overlook the opportunity to make investments in the long-term future of the church on earth. Developing a vision that captures the hearts of church members will encourage them to devote their financial resources to the support of that vision.

Widow's Mite

Artist unknown, circa 1873.