Generosity Discipleship with Todd McMichen
Few subjects challenge us more than giving, especially in our abundance-driven culture. How do we, as pastors and stewardship leaders, guide and disciple our people in this vital area? In this episode of Stewardship Leader, we talk with Todd McMichen, Director of Generosity at Lifeway Christian Resources, to learn their strategy and the resources they've developed to help pastors disciple in generosity.
What you will hear on this podcast
“What we’ve done at Lifeway is to create a one-stop-shop for pastors to get any resource they need in this area of generosity.”
“We resource pastors with confidence on how to disciple in generosity.”
“Our tendency is to lead with transactional thinking, which is, “what do I do to get the money in?”… but there’s another way to lead that I call transformational, and it is in the sweet spot of the pastor.”
“Every church runs generosity plays, we just don’t typically name them and measure them, we just do them.”
“So, we don’t import an outside system. We uncover their system with them, then give them the confidence to make their own play better, the way that fits their leadership style and culture the best.”
“I tell pastors that the tithing message is hurting you more than it’s helping you.”
Resources Links
Generosity by Lifeway/training
Leading A Generous Church: Making Disciples Without Chasing Money by Todd McMichen