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.
Introduction to Business Planning and Business Succession
Western Ohio Business Seminar 2022
A business that employs people needs to have a plan—a plan that can be communicated with key people in the business from the banker to the investor to the employee. A business plan crystalizes where the business intends to head over the short- and long-term, and a succession plan keeps the business running smoothly through…
The Power of Proper Branding
Western Ohio Business Seminar 2022
What is the key difference between businesses that quickly gain loyal customers and those that struggle to survive? Learn what branding is, why it affects every aspect of your business, and how to develop your brand to create value for customers, employees, and owners. Discover how your vision, mission, and core value statements should express…
Proper Accounting + Proper Pricing = Responsible Profit
Western Ohio Business Seminar 2022
“I don’t have time for all those numbers. I have customers to take care of. Numbers are for accountants. I still have money in my checkbook so I’m ok.” Sound familiar? Learn how important your financial numbers are in caring for your customers and running your business, so it can support Kingdom and church activities,…
Training, Aligning, and Keeping New and Existing Employees
Western Ohio Business Seminar 2022
What are the important steps to ensuring your entire team is in lockstep to where you are going as an organization? This session will provide insight into effective training and alignment of employee talents.
Casting a Compelling Vision
Western Ohio Business Seminar 2022
Visionary leaders lead from the front and cast a vision for the future. Vision inspires people because it gives their work a purpose. Vision serves as a guiding star for your business, a framework for making decisions. Leading with vision is the ability to influence and guide others by providing a compelling picture of a…
Introduction to Kingdom-Focused Business
Western Ohio Business Seminar 2022
What are Kingdom values and how are they incorporated into the everyday practices of your business or organization?
Exceptional Customer Service
Pennsylvania Business Seminar 2022
Although most successful businesses understand the value of good customer service, we find ourselves in an interesting era where high sales volume, product shortages, and lack of available workers seem to have lowered the standard of excellence. Has the environment around us also affected our company? Do we have a company culture that models, expects,…
Engaged, Empowered Employees
Pennsylvania Business Seminar 2022
Engaging employees so they become great employees and empowering great employees to become leaders is vital to the longevity of your company. This topic will explore training, delegation, and decision-making authority as investments you can make in your employees, so they experience confidence and fulfillment in their role and remain engaged in your company.
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?