Resources from Anabaptist Financial
Download the 2025 Stewardship Resources Catalog
Anabaptist Financial provides financial education that is consistent with conservative Anabaptist belief and values. We intend to provide families and businesspeople with teaching on stewardship principles that inspires and transforms our attitudes and practices regarding the management of our God-given resources. In this catalog, you will find business articles, seminar recordings, business management tools, family finance budgeting tools, and other resources covering areas of business and financial stewardship.
For a full list of resources for business, visit our Resources for Business.
Iceberg! Right Ahead! Hidden hazards can doom our marketing message
Pennsylvania Business Seminar 2023
Many ships were sailing the Atlantic on that frigid night in April 1912. Why did the grandest one go down? Much can be learned from the Titanic disaster. Let’s look at some lessons on how to manage our marketing in today’s perilous waters.
Navigating the Weight of Leadership
Pennsylvania Business Seminar 2023
To be effective leaders we must lead from a position of fullness rather than emptiness. Are we able to navigate the weight and pressure of leadership and remain healthy spiritually, emotionally, and relationally? Are we able to detect the signs of over-commitment, fatigue, and burnout? In this session we will explore being aware of one’s…
Building Culture—A Leader’s Responsibility
Pennsylvania Business Seminar 2023
“For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.” Hebrews 13:14. The culture of your business will determine whether or not you are seeking the “city to come” – bringing heaven down to earth. Leadership is hard work, leadership is heart work, and leadership is worth the work. How you lead…
Have you “heaped treasures together for the last days?”
Pennsylvania Business Seminar 2023
Our western culture of prosperity and promoting personal pursuit can lead us down a slippery slope. This session, borrowed from James 5:3, will focus on the attitude of Christ and the Early Church toward material prosperity. Let us allow ourselves to have a financial, commerce, and business self-examination.
Building Christian Culture – Doing Your Part
Ohio Employee Seminar 2023
What culture do you think God envisioned when He designed humans for collaborative and creative work? Why does culture matter? What’s an employee’s role in building it? Discover how to help grow a compelling Christian culture grounded in the person of God Himself.
Serving Others as an Office Worker
Ohio Employee Seminar 2023
Sometimes we have a misconception that an office position is a “boss” position. While it carries different responsibilities than a production worker, it’s simply serving external customers or internal employees. This topic will draw some examples from the life of Christ and illustrate that an office role is really about serving others. We will also…
“Not With Eyeservice” – Serving with All Your Heart
Ohio Employee Seminar 2023
Internal motivation is an essential ingredient of a great work ethic. But sometimes inner motivation escapes us. How can a person find deep, sustaining motivation that springs from the heart? (Ephesians 6:6)
Working with a Purpose
Ohio Employee Seminar 2023
What are your God-given talents and skills, and how do you use them in your workplace? In this session we will discuss ways of finding purpose in the workplace by discovering and maximizing the gifts God has given you and applying them where you are right now. Matthew 25:15 says that each man was given…
For a full list of resources for families, visit our Resources for Family Finance.
Surviving Prosperity
What does it take to survive prosperity? The intent of this book is not to portray prosperity as a great evil animal. Rather, through the illustrations in this book, likening prosperity to the sea, and the church to a ship, the author addresses the challenges for the ship and its members (families and businesses) to…
Surviving Prosperity as a Church
Can our churches survive the gales of consumerism, materialism, and instant gratification that comes with prosperity? How does the influence of Pietism and Fundamentalism affect our ability to survive as a church? This is the last and final article of a 4-part series on Surviving Prosperity.
Do What Is Right
Correcting your mistakes can be hard. Thankfully for Amos, his father was a good role model in doing what was right.
Proactive Leadership
We desire that our churches demonstrate Jesus to our local communities through our businesses and use of material resources. We want our daily lives, our purchasing choices, and our business operations to provide a beautiful and compelling picture of Christianity to our unbelieving neighbors. Yet every church leader I have talked to admits there’s much…
Surviving Prosperity as a Business
Will our communities survive prosperity? The answer to this question does not lie entirely with business owners. But how business owners conduct their businesses will either help or hinder our survival of prosperity. This is the third in a series of four articles on surviving prosperity as a family, business, and church.
Am I My Brother’s Keeper
This fun children’ book helps your children realize the importance of helping one another. This is book three of four.
Surviving Prosperity as a Family
So, can our families spiritually survive prosperity? When we study the Scriptures and all the promises therein, it is plain to see that it is possible. But it won’t be easy. Our family values and lifestyles need to be based upon Biblical values, not merely on accepted practices within the world or even one’s community….
Surviving Prosperity
Exactly what is prosperity, and why do many of us who are concerned about our heritage refer to it in a negative way? Is prosperity bad? This is the first in a series of four articles on surviving prosperity as a family, business, and church.
For a full list of resources for deacons and trustees, visit our Resources for Deacons & Trustees.
Trust – Don’t Leave Without It
Oregon Deacons Seminar 2024
Your capacity to influence those you lead breaks down if you lose one critical component—trust. How is trust lost? What happens when we lose it? How can we regain trust? We will explore the pillars of trust and some practical things you can do when trust is threatened.
Peacemaking in the Brotherhood
Oregon Deacons Seminar 2024
When tensions mount and imaginations run high, peace disappears. In its place move suspicion and conflict. However, when God has one or two peacemakers in a church or family, the devil usually doesn’t get his way. How could God use me to bring a peaceful outcome? Or is separation the only option when conflict is…
The Role of the Deacon
Virginia Deacons Seminar 2024
Is handling church funds the only role of a deacon? What place does a deacon have in relationships within the church and within the ministry team, particularly when there is a conflict?
Time Stewardship
Pennsylvania Deacons Seminar 2024
We often think of money when we talk about stewardship. But stewardship is much broader than that. The Bible speaks of “redeeming the time.” How can we be a steward of our time?
The Troubled and Hurting Among Us – Rethinking the Role of the Church
Pennsylvania Deacons Seminar 2024
Has the church paid a price by sending our troubled, hurting people to Anabaptist institutions rather than engaging in the heavy personal work these people need? What if the church were to see itself as primary caregivers? What part of our beliefs and focus may need to change? Can the church develop the vision, knowledge,…
Joy in Serving
Pennsylvania Deacons Seminar 2024
All of us are called to serve;some are called to serve as a church leader, while others might serve on a trustee committee. How do we find joy while carrying the weight of responsibility that comes with serving?
How Much Debt is Too Much Debt?
Pennsylvania Deacons Seminar 2024
Is there something like too much “good debt”? We use debt as a tool to start a business or buy an asset that appreciates. Can we ever use good debt for wrong motives?
Helping People Recognize and Admit Their Needs
Pennsylvania Deacons Seminar 2024
Most troubled people long for change – a transformation. Why then are they so stuck in the mire of blindness and resistance? How can we help pull them toward victory, relational peace, and fruitfulness?