Every Christian knows that we are called to love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. But what about our wallet? We are asked to open it every Sunday when the offering basket comes by and are told that giving is a way of being a "good steward," but what about spending money at a restaurant or grocery store? Best-selling author Mike Slaughter offers a comprehensive look at how Christians use their money in The Christian Wallet. Slaughter explores today's culture of consumerism and the impact of what we buy, asking difficult questions about morality and money.The Christian Wallet helps Christians grapple with important questions about stewardship: how we spend, how we live, how we save, how we give, and what it all means. Questions for individual or group study are also included with each chapter.

The Christian Wallet: Spending, Giving, and Living with a Conscience

Business & Money

Slaughter, Mike

Smith, Karen Perry

Personal Finance

Westminster/John Knox Press

"Conscientious and compassionate use of our money in a world where people spend $310 million on costumes for their pets and $5 billion on entertaining ringtones for their phones is not an easy task. The temptation to spend now and think later (or never!) is ever-present, but with good intentions and prayerful hearts, we can slow down and reflect on what we earn, how we spend it, who is affected by it, and who we can share it with." from the introduction Every Christian knows that we are called to love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. But what about our wallet? We are asked to open it every Sunday when the offering basket comes by and are told that giving is a way of being a "good steward," but what about spending money at a restaurant or grocery store? Best-selling author Mike Slaughter offers a comprehensive look at how Christians use their money in The Christian Wallet. Slaughter explores today's culture of consumerism and the impact of what we buy, asking difficult questions about morality and money while acknowledging that there are no easy answers. Throughout the book, profiles of real people inspire thoughtful reflection about the true value of money and the rewards of conscious spending. Questions for individual or group study are also included with each chapter. The Christian Wallethelps Christians grapple with important questions about using money: how we spend, how we live, how we save, how we give, and what it all means.

Spiritual Entrepreneurs tells the story of an innovative pastor and leadership team who intentionally led their church to take spiritual risks. By using six principles, renewal can come to any church. These six principles are focus on: (1) Jesus Christ (2) the Bible (3) new forms of worship (4) a commitment to membership (5) equipping lay people for ministry (6) spiritual leadership Slaughter belives that church leaders are inspired to work tirelessly when they hear or learn of good-news stories. He also believes that covenants, Christianity training, and an innovative small-group structure are vital in producing high-commitment members.

Spiritual Entrepreneurs: 6 Principles for Risking Renewal (Innovators in Ministry Series)

History

World

ABINGDON PRESS *

Many Christians, disillusioned with lives of spiritual mediocrity that have been dampened by today’s rampant materialism and cafeteria spirituality, are asking the same question: “Where is the substance that can move our church beyond ho-hum Christianity?” Today’s public fascination with angels, New Age spirituality, and the paranormal is likewise spurring Christ’s followers to look for greater and deeper life transformation through their faith. Real Followers: Beyond Virtual Christianity shows how an ordinary church can be transformed into a radical community—a fellowship of everyday people who began looking for meaning and searching for authenticity. Michael Slaughter describes a movement that is hooked in various generations, from buster to boomer to builder. This resource also includes discussion questions. Key Features: • Readers examine culturally relevant concepts to ask the age-old question:“Will you give up your right to yourself, take up the cross, and radically follows Jesus?” • Readers are presented with a workable example of how to grow their church, with examples from Ginghamsburg Church • Contains case studies of real people who have begun a “migration in the wrong direction” • Includes discussion questions Small groups will •learn what it really means to find their destiny as Christ’s followers • be inspired to take doable steps toward becoming authentic Christ followers

Real Followers: A Radical Quest to Expose the Pretender Inside Each of Us

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Out on the Edge: A Wake-Up Call for Church Leaders on the Edge of the Media Reformation (Book and CD-ROM), edited by Michael Slaughter and the Ginghamsburg Worship Design Team. Reform always happens on the edge--never from the center. Mike Slaughter offers a wake-up call to congregations about a digital media reformation under way on a global scale. Because this is a life-and-death matter for the local church--which is blinded by a literal emphasis on printed words instead of joyful experience--Slaughter slices through apathy and resistance toward reaching post-literate unchurched people with the gospel. A ministry on the edge is a life-and-death proposition. Pre-Christians cannot be welcomed into the family of God unless an incarnational-cultural gospel is offered through images, symbols, and a language that communicates the call of Jesus. A ministry on the edge is not abstract or cerebral. The edge is shaped as cells. The edge is sharpened by celebration. High-commitment volunteer leaders are called into a journey of high commitment, wellness, and purpose. A ministry on the edge speaks the koine (or common) language of the people. Multi-sensory Worship (the CD-ROM) is not about broadcasting images and experiences toward the Christian television wasteland. Instead, a socially conscious ministry on the edge uses digital video-technology, projection equipment, desktop computing, and a relentless awareness of the felt need of pre-Christian seekers to bring about wellness and new purpose to hungry souls. The CD-ROM is a worship team effort. Its content has been developed by Mike Lyons, Debra Welder, Kim Miller, and Jeff Friend, each extraordinary ministers of the Ginghamsburg staff.

Out on the Edge: A Wake-Up Call for Church Leaders on the Edge of the Media Reformation Book with CDROM

You can't lead others until you lead yourself. If you can't lead yourself, you won't be effective at leading others. Self leadership precedes strategic leadership. Our culture constantly shows how leaders have failed-from Bill Clinton's indiscretion to Martha Stewart's deception, from the business collapse at Enron to the military meltdown at Abu Ghraib prison. Many church problems likewise can be traced back to a failure of leadership. Such problems are nothing new. Stories of leadership failures are chronicled throughout the Bible. "If you can't lead yourself, you won't be effective at leading others. Self leadership precedes strategic leadership." With this perspective, Michael Slaughter, lead pastor and chief visionary at Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church (www.ginghamsburg.org), explains his model for daily living, which he has adapted from the Psalms of Ascent. His five life practices for balance and self-leadership together form the acronym D-R-I-V-E: Devotion to God, Readiness for lifelong learning, Investing in key relationships, Visioning for the future, and Eating and Exercise for life. Taken together, they shape life as an upward momentum. They remind you that leadership is not about entitlement, but example. Every follower of Christ needs to find the self-management practices that create momentum for life and guard against the temptation to downsize God's dream. "God can't steer a parked car," Slaughter says. "God is looking for people who will take their lives out of park and shift them into drive." These leadership tools will inspire and show you how to sustain personal health, integrity, and strategic focus as a leader. Click for Sample Chapter.

Momentum for Life: Sustaining Personal Health, Integrity, and Strategic Focus as a Leader

Freedom for Christians Imagine feeling free from financial worry, free from debt, and free from the never-ending pressures of juggling all those financial demands. Imagine…feeling in control of your finances. Money Matters: Financial Freedom for all God’s Children shows you how to do God's math, which is based on spiritual principles found in Scripture. God's math results in: . Debt-Free Living . Focus &amp; Planning . A Disciplined Lifestyle . Easy Simplicity . Surrender &amp; Trust . Creating versus Consuming . Stewardship Versus Ownership . Generosity "Earn all you can, save all you can, and give all you can.”—John Wesley

Money Matters Participant's Guide: Financial Freedom for All God's Children

Miller, Kim

When used with Money Matters: Financial Freedom for All God's Children, this book plus DVD offers a complete and inexpensive stewardship kit to prepare your congregation for generosity. A congregational stewardship program with three powerful differences. To view a sample of the DVD click here. Money Matters: • Starts With Personal Finances Personal financial freedom training for your members through the book Money Matters: Financial Freedom for All God’s Children. • Is Year-Round Instead of a single annual event, Money Matters offers an overall stewardship program that is strategically placed throughout the year. • Is Easy to Implement Packed with a complete set of effective components that save time for campaign leaders. Program includes: . Debt-Free Living . Focus &amp; Planning . A Disciplined Lifestyle . Easy Simplicity . Surrender &amp; Trust . Creating vs. Consuming . Ownership vs. Stewardship . Generosity . A guide for group studies on personal financial management . Sample worship celebrations and sermon outlines . Video clips to illustrate lessons . A Money Matters campaign promo video . Video of stewardship sermons by the author . Print-ready artwork for supplemental materials “I have observed how the grip of materialism can strangle a person and an organization. The only cure is understanding and applying God’s principles of stewardship and generosity. Money DOES matter. Learn from Mike, one of the best teachers of our time, how to get in sync with God’s game plan.”—Bob Buford, Founding Chairman, Leadership Network Chapter 1 Let’s Talk About Money – Jesus Did! Chapter 2 Speaking to the People’s Felt Need: Freedom Chapter 3 Implementing a Year-Round Strategic Stewardship Program Chapter 4 Sample Worship Celebration and Message Outlines Chapter 5 Using Money Matters: Financial Freedom for All God's Children, as a group study companion to this book Appendix: Everything needed (12 documents) to implement your church’s strategic stewardship program Michael Slaughter is senior pastor of Ginghamsburg, a thriving town and country church where over 4,000 persons worship each week. This congregation (which is influencing many others) is devoted to helping the orphans of civil war in the Sudan by giving 50 percent of their Christmas spending (over $500,000) to the orphaned children of Darfur. Mike challenges all of us to remember: "Christmas is not your birthday! It is Jesus' birthday!" He is author of Spirtual Entrepreneurs, Out on the Edge, Momentum for Life, and Real Followers, all best sellers published by Abingdon Press. He resides in Tipp City, Ohio. Kim Miller is Creative Director at Ginghamsburg. "Earn all you can, save all you can, and give all you can.”—John Wesley Target audience: Leader guide: pastor and chair of budget or chair of stewardship team. The book, Money Matters: Financial Freedom for All God's Children, makes an excellent small group study to help church members and attendees grapple with daily financial decisions and spending. When personal habits become more disciplined, resources become available for giving.

Money Matters Leaders Guide With DVD: Financial Freedom for All God's Churches

How many things does your church do just because that's the way it's always been done? Does your congregation value tradition over passion and stability over creativity? If so, it's time to unLearn. Leading congregations into a dynamic and prophetic future requires unLearning what you thought you knew about the church, leadership, and life. Pastor Michael Slaughter casts a vision for innovative and authentic congregations, and for the kind of leadership that can bring congregations to greater vitality and impact in today's postmodern culture. Readers will be challenged to gaze boldly beyond franchised church models to a dynamic embodiment of God's unique vision for each leader and each congregation. UnLearning congregations embrace new media and cultural trends, value transformation over information, and create a safe space for the tough and unanswerable questions of life. These are churches that lovingly dare to shoulder spiritual and prophetic leadership in our rapidly changing culture, re-articulating God's ancient purposes to create high-tech, high-touch environments in which people can become radical followers of Jesus Christ. Informed by Slaughter's thirty years of leadership at the innovative and mission-driven Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church, UnLearning Church offers readers guidance and insight into setting aside old identities, old expectations, and old ways of “doing church,” and inspires readers with examples of congregations already living out their mission to be creative and outwardly-focused communities of faith. Michael Slaughter is Lead Pastor and Chief Dreamer of Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church in Tipp City, Ohio. Appointed to the small country church in 1979, Mike saw the potential for a teaching church that would transform its community and the lives of people across the globe. Ginghamsburg has grown under his three decades of leadership from 90 worshippers a week to over 5,000. His other books include Spiritual Entrepreneurs, Out On the Edge, Real Followers, UnLearning Church, and Money Matters.

UnLearning Church: New Edition

All leadership begins with self-leadership. Pastor Michael Slaughter empowers readers to have greater influence on the world and people around them by practicing discipline in the devotional, intellectual, interpersonal, physical, and missional areas of life. Empowering readers for balance and self-leadership in all areas of life, Momentum for Life offers a model for daily living inspired by the biblical Psalms of Ascent and organized by the acronym D.R.I.V.E.: Devotion to God, Readiness for lifelong learning, Investing in key relationships, Visioning for the future, and Eating and Exercise for life. This revised edition will make Slaughter’s guide to leadership more relevant for all audiences, encouraging a life of faith, balance, and purpose for all people. Michael Slaughter has been Senior Pastor of Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church for 28 years, preaching to over 5,000 persons each week.

Momentum for Life, Revised Edition: Biblical Practices for Sustaining Physical Health, Personal Integrity, and Strategic Focus

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

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The Christian Wallet: Spending, Giving, and Living with a Conscience

The Christian Wallet: Spending, Giving, and Living with a Conscience

Spiritual Entrepreneurs: 6 Principles for Risking Renewal (Innovators in Ministry Series)

Real Followers: A Radical Quest to Expose the Pretender Inside Each of Us

Out on the Edge: A Wake-Up Call for Church Leaders on the Edge of the Media Reformation Book with CDROM

Momentum for Life: Sustaining Personal Health, Integrity, and Strategic Focus as a Leader

Money Matters Participant's Guide: Financial Freedom for All God's Children

Money Matters Leaders Guide With DVD: Financial Freedom for All God's Churches

UnLearning Church: New Edition

Momentum for Life, Revised Edition: Biblical Practices for Sustaining Physical Health, Personal Integrity, and Strategic Focus