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.
Building Christian Values and Culture
How do we build lasting values and culture into our homes and businesses? The real test of whether we have passed on our values will be whether they are still recognizable in the generations after we are gone. A mission statement summarizes your goals, but you must bring the practices and values of your organization…
Becoming A Key Employee
What does a key employee look like? How can I become a key employee? We have a duty to our God-given abilities to bless others and bring glory to God in our workplace.
Being a Leader of Integrity
Are being good at business and being good at ethics mutually exclusive? We want our ethics to be part of our business values and practice. How are we going to conduct business in such a way that we follow our own biblical, ethical values and still remain profitable as a business? The answer lies in…
Bringing in Fresh Air: Using a Board of Advisors
Sometimes the same strengths that help build a thriving family business can also become its weakness. One of the best ways to make certain that a family’s strengths do not become the business’ tragic or fatal flaw is to hire a board of advisors.
Building a Budget
Creating a budget does not need to be tough, but it does need to be done! Without it, how will you determine if you are on track to achieve the result you desire? Budgeting needs to focus on both profitability and cash flow requirements to be successful. Learn how to build your business budget while…
Annual Strategic Plan
This aspect of planning is the more common nuts and bolts work of developing and documenting plans for the next annual cycle in the primary business areas of people, finances, operations, and marketing. For success, the plan is built upon the long-term strategy and flows out into specific actions that will break it down for…
Basic Principles of Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Conflicts will arise. Are you prepared to respond? The Anabaptist faith teaches us to respond peacefully when in conflict with our enemies. However, the daily challenge of working with employees, employers, partners, and customers can test our core principles. This session provides training on conflict prevention and conflict resolution. It addresses how to resolve the…
A Biblical Analogy for Teamwork
What is teamwork? Is it thinking the same? Being the same? Doing the same? Some people believe that to have teamwork, everyone on the team needs to be the same. I beg to differ. Teamwork is being different but pulling in the same direction. It’s being different but harmonizing. It’s being individuals but being part…
For a full list of resources for families, visit our Resources for Family Finance.
Casting All Your Care (PDF Book)
Read this family story about Mandy Miller and how she learns to cast all her cares on God!
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.
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.
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….
For a full list of resources for deacons and trustees, visit our Resources for Deacons & Trustees.
The Role of the Deacon
A deacon’s work would be easier if there was a book called “The Complete Guide to Being a Good Deacon” with detailed instructions on what to do in every situation that comes up. There is no such book, but we do have a book—the Bible—that includes guidelines for the deacon. This article gives some practical…
The Call to Serve
You’ve heard it said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Not all situations are “caught” in time to prevent them. This article is meant to inspire courage and compassion for deacons, advisors, and trustees who come alongside people in financial difficulty. Forming and serving on a committee is hard work. But…
The Call to Stewardship
What does the call to stewardship involve? Often we think of it in terms of money and possessions. But what about being my brother’s keeper? Or taking care of the weak, the helpless, and those who cannot take care of themselves?
Root Causes of Financial Problem
In the area of finances and possessions, are we Anabaptists living differently than our surrounding culture? What are the underlying issues of financial problems? Sometimes we run around putting out fires, but we do not spend enough time preventing these fires from occurring in the first place.
Principles of Stewardship
The world and everything in it was first made for God’s pleasure. But our God is also a generous God, and He graciously gives us the privilege to use and enjoy His things. In addition, He asks us to be His stewards and take care of His things while He is gone from the earth….
Relating to Those in Need
Working with people in financial difficulty is often challenging and complex; usually there are deep personal and spiritual issues mixed in. Helping people work through financial issues on a deep level may seem like an arduous task, but it can be done with God’s grace. God is looking for advocates who can help people move…
Requiring Accountability: Staying on Course
How do you hold someone accountable who is struggling financially? How do you deal with setbacks? When do you need to ask an advisor or a trustee to come in and help? This article has some good guidelines for requiring accountability and helping those in financial distress.
Planning and Achieving Restoration
Restoration is one of the most beautiful words in life. It carries a message of hope, healing, and love. Imagine the impact of taking something the enemy is destroying and turning it around to become a force that will fight back the darkness. That is restoration. This article gives good guidance on how to help…