Why Financial Discipleship?

Financial stewardship and generosity are terms we hear all the time, but we all have different definitions and understandings of what they mean. In this episode of Stewardship Leader, we talk with Brandon Sieben about financial discipleship and why it can enhance and improve our understanding and application of financial stewardship and generosity.

Show Notes

What you will hear in this podcast:

• Jesus had a clear purpose in the beginning and in the end that discipleship was going to be a priority for him and for the disciples.

• Financial discipleship is following Jesus in how we manage money and possessions, being a faithful steward, and then equipping others to do the same.

• Stewards manage money God’s way, and disciples multiply money God’s way, and that’s what financial discipleship is.

• I think 1 Chronicles 29:11-12 and Matthew 6:24 are great passages about ownership and choice, and when we get over these two hurdles the whole purpose of money becomes clear, which is to serve others and glorify God.

• Financial discipleship says, get your own household in order and then go help somebody else.

• Stewardship is not going away. It’s here to stay. It’s step one and it’s vitally important, and it’s a key component of financial discipleship. We just need to hep the Body of Christ evolve to the next step.

• Just like stewardship is part of financial discipleship, generosity is part of financial discipleship as well. In fact, I believe strongly that generosity is an outcome of discipleship.

• We want to help people learn it (financial discipleship), do it, and replicate it in others.