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.

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Business Resources Library Flash Drive

Each year, our seminars focus on different areas of business operations and management to provide a well-rounded business training. We tap into the most knowledgeable speakers from across our Anabaptist communities to build this unique library containing content across ten areas of business knowledge. The business resources library includes the complete set of recordings from the last twelve years of AF’s business seminars. Learn and grow in kingdom focused business theory and practice as you listen to a broad range of business topics.

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The Importance of Cleanliness and Orderliness

Sam Yoder

Ohio Employee Seminar 2025

Cleanliness and orderliness are important principles that reflect not only our personal wellbeing but also our alignment with higher values. When we maintain an orderly environment, we signal that we value what we have and are committed to using it to its fullest potential.

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The Blessing of Being an Employee

Bart Hoblit

Ohio Employee Seminar 2025

Our Anabaptist culture has probably emphasized business ownership too heavily, when many brothers would be better suited as employees. This session will celebrate the blessing and benefits of working for someone else.

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Listening Well

David Bower

Ohio Employee Seminar 2025

Many times, listening is the overlooked ingredient in the art of good communication. In fact, some say good communication consists of 80% listening and 20% speaking. What does it take to truly listen, and not just hear, what the other person is saying?

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Everyone in Sales

Josh Schlabach

Ohio Employee Seminar 2025

Sales is the process of connecting around customers’ wants and needs. All employees are in sales, because all employees contribute toward a company culture that meets needs and invites customers to buy.

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Becoming the Employee You Would Like to Hire

Wayne Wengerd

Ohio Employee Seminar 2025

As an employee of a company, it can be challenging to know what the owner or manager is wanting from us. How can we bring value to the business if we don’t know? This session will clarify what employers are looking for even when they are not clearly communicating it.

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Maintaining a Positive Outlook Through a Low Spot

Wayne Schlabach

Ohio Business Seminar 2025

Being “successful” in business is highly sought after by many within our Plain Churches, but what if God has another journey planned for us? Hitting a low spot in business is a real test of our faith, and how we respond makes all the difference.

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Is Bigger Always Better

Richie Lauer

Ohio Business Seminar 2025

Is bigger always better? What assumption do we create by including the word “always” in the title? How does brotherhood affect my views on business growth?

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For a full list of resources for families, visit our Resources for Family Finance.

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Family Finance Resources Flash Drive

Each year, our seminars focus on different areas of business operations and management to provide a well-rounded business training. We tap into the most knowledgeable speakers from across our Anabaptist communities to build this unique library containing content across ten areas of business knowledge. The business resources library includes the complete set of recordings from the last twelve years of AF’s business seminars. Learn and grow in kingdom focused business theory and practice as you listen to a broad range of business topics.

With over 150 business articles, plus management tools, this library is an indispensable source for owners and managers. Learn from seasoned Anabaptist business experts as they share content across ten areas of business knowledge. A wealth of kingdom-focused business training, this library contains all of AF’s published materials.

This flash drive includes Digital Versions of our Family Finance Resources, including:

  • Family Budget Planner Seminar Book
  • Family Budget Planner Workbook
  • Tracking Budget Guide
  • Will Organizer
  • Articles for Deacons and Trustees
  • Youth and Family Finance Seminar Handout
  • Youth and Family Finance Seminar Topics in Written Format
  • Youth and Family Finance Seminar Topic Recordings
  • Deacon and Trustee Seminar Recordings
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Family Finance Recordings

Listen to our collection of recordings on your phone with this directory of Family Finance Recordings.

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Casting All Your Care

Read this family story about Mandy Miller and how she learns to cast all her cares on God!

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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…

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Family Finance article

The Power of Mine

Our selfish human desires cause us to reach, grab, acquire, grasp, and hang onto things with a stingy frown and nasty scream that threatens anyone who dares to take the stuff that we call mine. But these things are temporary, and no matter how tight we hold them, we cannot secure them if the true…

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Temperance

When life becomes more and more complex, it’s usually an indication that something is amiss in our choices. Temperance is about balance, and balance must have selectivity. Sir Joshua Reynolds said that “Simplicity is an exact medium between too little and too much.” Having both the internal desires regulated by spiritual nurture and the outer…

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Family Finance article

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.

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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.

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For a full list of resources for deacons and trustees, visit our Resources for Deacons & Trustees.

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A Proper Response to Prosperity

Orvan Mullet

Illinois Deacon Seminar 2025

This is a recording from the Seminar for Deacons, Financial Advisors, and Trustees held in Arthur, IL in 2025.

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Trust-Don’t Leave Home Without It

Myron Miller

Illinois Deacon Seminar 2025

This is a recording from the Seminar for Deacons, Financial Advisors, and Trustees held in Arthur, IL in 2025.

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How to Acquire Accountability and Achieve Restoration

Roman Miller

Illinois Deacon Seminar 2025

This is a recording from the Seminar for Deacons, Financial Advisors, and Trustees held in Arthur, IL in 2025.

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Yes, I Wish to Give But, How and Where Should I Give?

John Wengerd

Illinois Deacon Seminar 2025

This is a recording from the Seminar for Deacons, Financial Advisors, and Trustees held in Arthur, IL in 2025.

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The Troubled and Hurting Among Us

Chris Miller

Illinois Deacon Seminar 2025

This is a recording from the Seminar for Deacons, Financial Advisors, and Trustees held in Arthur, IL in 2025.

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Helping People Recognize and Admit Their Needs

Joseph Chupp

Illinois Deacon Seminar 2025

This is a recording from the Seminar for Deacons, Financial Advisors, and Trustees held in Arthur, IL in 2025.

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Root Causes of Financial Distress

Ed Rudolph

Illinois Deacon Seminar 2025

This is a recording from the Seminar for Deacons, Financial Advisors, and Trustees held in Arthur, IL in 2025.

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Panel Discussion

Ohio Deacons Seminar 2025

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