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Nineteen Questions to Ask Before You Give to Any Organization

Where should I invest the money God has entrusted to me as his steward, his money manager? How can I tell what’s a good place to give to and what isn’t?

Mon, Mar 29, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Missions, Money and Giving
mission rescources, missions questions & answers, tithing and giving

Is it right to teach poor Christians in third world countries that they should give?

I’ve spoken on Matthew 6 in Kenya and Cambodia, but I change illustrations, while still focusing on the importance of giving. I believe giving is universal, a timeless principle, which God taught to and expected of the poorest Israelite.

Is it wrong to let others know how much we give financially to the Lord’s work?

So, I shouldn’t be bragging about my Bible study or prayer or evangelism or parenting or giving, but I shouldn’t be covering it up either.

Mon, Mar 29, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Money and Giving
finances, stewardship, tithing and giving

Is one required to tithe money if they have no financial income?

You can always tithe, even if you have no cash.

Is there a time to forgo current needs to provide for future needs?

When it comes to our money and resources, what Randy is trying to communicate is to be open to the needs of the people today (the poor, the hungry and needy)....

Tue, Mar 23, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Money and Giving
excerpts from randy alcorn's books, giving, tithing and giving

Ministry Finances and Fundraising, Special Ethical Concerns

Whoever believes that giving is an easy matter, makes a mistake; it is a matter of very great difficulty, provided that gifts are made with wisdom, and are not scattered haphazard and by caprice. - Seneca

God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply. - Hudson Taylor

A distressed woman wrote to Horace Greeley, the famed journalist, saying her church was going bankrupt. She explained they’d tried fairs, festivals, suppers, mock weddings, and socials, but none had generated enough money to keep the church afloat. “Do you have any suggestions of what else we could do?” she asked. Greeley wrote back, “Why not try religion?”

Perhaps if churches would do what they’re supposed to do, God and his people would come through and meet the financial needs.