Happy New Year!!
Talking about generosity in church can feel like walking through a minefield. You know people have baggage. You’ve seen the damage done by manipulative teaching. So sometimes… we just don’t talk about it at all.
But here’s what Boyd Bailey reminded us in this conversation with Filipe and Mandy Santos of Echo Church: when we avoid teaching biblical generosity, we’re actually withholding a gift from our people.
Boyd Bailey, founder of Wisdom Hunters and author of The Power of Generosity, shared how his grandmother shaped his entire understanding of generous living, and it had way more to do with presence, time, and hospitality than money. Her generosity gave him security during a difficult season. It gave him attention when he needed it most. It gave him a family Bible with words he still returns to on hard days.
That’s the kind of generosity our people are hungry for.
If you’ve been hesitant to approach this topic, this conversation will give you fresh language rooted in freedom, not fear.
Let’s help our people discover the abundant life Jesus promised.
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