On the latest episode of The Church Leadership Podcast, Mark and Andy have a powerful conversation with Todd McMichen about stewardship, generosity, and leading a church to be generous. Todd serves as the Director of LifeWay Generosity. He owned his own capital campaign company for over ten years, and served on staff in various roles, including as a generosity pastor. If you or your church need some encouragement or direction on joy-filled giving and investing in the Kingdom, this conversation is a wonderful help. As a bonus, when you listen to this episode there will be a great resource Todd mentions that you and your church can access for free!
To take advantage of the free resource Todd mentions in the Podcast, contact Generosity by Lifeway at https://lifewaygenerosity.com and mention you heard about it on the Church Leadership Podcast!
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“You really can grow generosity without preaching more on money. Preaching more on money is not your solution.”
“So, you just take those three things: God is a generous God. We are created in His image. And giving feels awesome for everybody. However, when we get to the church on Sunday morning, none of those things seem to matter.”
“So, you just take those three things: God is a generous God. We are created in His image. And giving feels awesome for everybody. However, when we get to the church on Sunday morning, none of those things seem to matter.” –Todd McMichen on Episode…
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“…We measure our success on how much money comes in, and it feels very transactional, as opposed to leading with transformation.”
“The very first story in the entire bible, about the very first family doing their very first activity together, is a generosity activity.”
“The Church has just fallen behind in what’s very normal out there in the culture today.”
“People don’t want to give to a problem… They want to give to something that’s making an impact.”
“People don’t want to give to a problem… They want to give to something that’s making an impact.” –Todd McMichen on Episode 41 of the Church Leadership Podcast
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“Two of the biggest giving heroes in the bible: the widow and her mite, and the young boy with the fishes. It’s not about amount. It’s about hearing God’s Word, being obedient, and letting Him take care of the rest.”