The terms don’t matter. Answers matter!

Last week, we began by looking at a 2015 survey that analyzed the personal financial situations of more than 4,000 pastors across the USA. Grey Matter Research & Consulting concluded that an alarming number of pastoral families suffer financial stress.1 More recently, GuideStone Financial Resources released a report detailing four mistakes ministry families commonly make that sabotage their financial well being.2

Whether someone labels mistakes as sabotage or […]

2020-04-24T16:21:34+00:00August 1st, 2017|
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Leaks sink boats and retirements!

It began with a ride to the office.

This morning, the car dealer’s service department had an employee shuttle me to the office. They had to determine what went wrong with my air-conditioning at the time they repaired my windshield washers. The driver and I exchanged pleasantries about why we non-natives were living in the area. My new acquaintance was brought to town by one of the best […]

2020-04-24T16:34:52+00:00April 18th, 2017|
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Is Retirement an Entitlement or a Responsibility?

The growing fear of the American public

On February 28, 2017 Bloomberg published an article by Suzanne Woolley with the title, “More Americans Live in Fear of Retiring Poor.”1 Just seven days earlier, Bloomberg subtitled an article by Ben Steverman, “A dark, detailed new look at why many employees may never be able to retire.”2 On March 1, Emily Zulz of Think Advisor began an article, “More than […]

2020-04-24T16:39:30+00:00March 14th, 2017|
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