By Rickey Letson A dear friend shared a box of books with me recently. He is at the end of his professional career and had been doing some cleaning and down-sizing. In the process, he had gathered some items from his library that he thought I might like to have. As I thumbed through the box, one … Continue reading
By Rickey Letson, CBF Congregational Stewardship Officer My wife and I had our annual financial review recently. Our advisor has worked with us for years and the hour-long meeting had a very natural, conversational tone to it. Over the course of the call, we moved between three major topics. We started by discussing our careers, current salaries … Continue reading
By Laura Stephens-Reed For many pastors, the season for conferences and classes has come to a close for 2019. (After all, it’s time to buckle down for Advent planning.) Even so, now is a good time to have continuing education on the brain because: It’s budget season! If you need an increase in your continuing … Continue reading
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