10 Values of Good Stewardship / the role of church treasurer
1. Your main job is not about money, its about people.
As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” (Luke 21:1-4 NIV)
2. Value based leadership. WHY do we have to put the account / event in the first place? Because it was there last year does not mean it needs to be there this year.
Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. (1 Corinthians 9:26 NIV)
3. Take care of your own people, then you have the authority to take care of others.
Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain. (Deuteronomy 25:4 NIV)
The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. (1 Timothy 5:17 NIV)
4. Invest on Impartation
Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. (Matthew 10:41 NIV)
5. Invest on excellence . Wait for the best, don't settle for the second best.
So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace. (1 Kings 14:27 NIV)
6. The Principle of proper benchmarking
When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions. (1 Kings 10:1 NIV)
7. Budgeting and calculation must reveal your interest towards souls
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? (Luke 14:28 NIV)
8. Food and fellowship is a trademark of 'people's church'. Kitchens came before pulpits.
In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. (Acts 6:1 NIV)
9. Build for long term, build solid foundation. Asset development for future generation. Vision beyond today.
Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance. They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food. This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the country may not be ruined by the famine.” (Genesis 41:34-36 NIV)
10. Focus on Savings accumulation are signs of infertile church. Be a working church, always depend on God for provision.
One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. (Proverbs 11:24-25 NIV)
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matthew 6:21 NIV)
1. Your main job is not about money, its about people.
As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” (Luke 21:1-4 NIV)
2. Value based leadership. WHY do we have to put the account / event in the first place? Because it was there last year does not mean it needs to be there this year.
Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. (1 Corinthians 9:26 NIV)
3. Take care of your own people, then you have the authority to take care of others.
Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain. (Deuteronomy 25:4 NIV)
The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. (1 Timothy 5:17 NIV)
4. Invest on Impartation
Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. (Matthew 10:41 NIV)
5. Invest on excellence . Wait for the best, don't settle for the second best.
So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace. (1 Kings 14:27 NIV)
6. The Principle of proper benchmarking
When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions. (1 Kings 10:1 NIV)
7. Budgeting and calculation must reveal your interest towards souls
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? (Luke 14:28 NIV)
8. Food and fellowship is a trademark of 'people's church'. Kitchens came before pulpits.
In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. (Acts 6:1 NIV)
9. Build for long term, build solid foundation. Asset development for future generation. Vision beyond today.
Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance. They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food. This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the country may not be ruined by the famine.” (Genesis 41:34-36 NIV)
10. Focus on Savings accumulation are signs of infertile church. Be a working church, always depend on God for provision.
One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. (Proverbs 11:24-25 NIV)
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matthew 6:21 NIV)