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Using Charitable Gift Annuities for Sure-Fire Kingdom Giving

“I’m going to Africa. You may come, too. You get to decide when we go home.”

Nolan Vander Ark says this is how his wife, Joey, tells the story of his invitation to move to a mission field in Nigeria.

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Current gift annuity rates are the highest they’ve been in years! However, as of January 1, 2020, rates will decrease by .3 to .5 percent.

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Alert! Important IRA regulations for December 31.

If you plan to make an IRA gift in December, there’s some important information you’ll want to know…

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A young pastor recently said to me, “Two-thirds of our church’s members are 65 years and older. What I want to know is this… Once they’re gone, where is all their wealth going?”

Whoa! Now there’s a question that doesn’t get asked every day!

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In the spring issue of Stewardship Spotlight, I mentioned how, for the first time, I thought about maintaining my yard as a way to express God’s glory.

Sure enough, God’s glory showed up in a dazzling variety of flowers.

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Q. What’s my deadline for year-end giving?

A. The specific gifts vary according to what you plan to give.

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Using Discipleship to Increase Worship While Sharing Responsibilities

“Linking faith-talk to money-talk takes courage, but there’s evidence it’s making a difference.”

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Q. Can I give my stock to my church?

A. If you have stock you’ve owned for at least a year, and it has increased in value, this is much more cost effective than giving cash.

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Countless sermons extol the virtues of Abraham and Sarah, the dynamic duo who leapt from the comfy confines of their homeland to a land they didn’t even know existed.

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Living Lives of Gratitude Through Generosity

“We don’t ‘GOT to do it,’ we GET to do it.”

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