As the finance team puts the finishing touches on the 2018-19 fiscal year at Sunridge, it provides me with the opportunity to look back and reflect on what God has accomplished in and through Sunridge the past twelve months. Even though the actual giving did not meet budget, it did not prevent us from making huge strides forward this year. Here are just a few examples you may have missed: [Read more…]

Recently I attended an interactive workshop held by Thrivent Financial for church leaders on how to engage different generations through generosity. As with most interactive workshops, the speaker had to find ways to encourage participation with the attendees through various activities and questions. The first exercise was to use a lump of Play-Doh to sculpt something that reminded you of an experience with generosity. I was shocked [Read more…]

For a little over 17 years I have made it a priority to set aside Friday mornings to meet with friends to share our lives, keep each other accountable, and of course, pray for each other. While the location, time, and number of people in this group have changed over the years, there is one constant throughout, [Read more…]

At the risk of sounding like a complete nerd, I must admit that I couldn’t wait to read a blog post titled, “Church Giving Statistics, 2019 Edition.” The post is filled with 25 interesting statistical insights into church giving like how 8 out of 10 people who give to churches have zero credit card debt; or how on average Christians give 2.5% of their income. Overall, the statics show [Read more…]

It looks like “May gray” is finally giving way to the warmer weather and sunshine that we have all come to expect in this beautiful valley. For many, that change in the weather is a signal to start planning a summer vacation filled with fun, adventure, family time, and hopefully a carefully crafted budget for a debt free vacation! If your vacation budget wasn’t on your summer vacation list, you may want to check out last year’s post [Read more…]