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.
Action Plan
Implementing the action plan is the third and most practical aspect of the business planning process; it follows the long-term strategy and the annual strategic plan. While the value of a business plan is as much about the process of planning as it is about the finished product, it is also true that “any plan…
A Vision for Business Planning
Except the Lord build the “business,” they labor in vain. Every business needs a plan! While planning is a given for startups, many established businesses are missing the opportunity to raise the bar. You can plan, prioritize, and manage proactively, or you can let your business react to events. In this session, we will cast…
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…
Exceptional Customer Experience
Kentucky Business Seminar 2023
Although most successful businesses understand the value of good customer service, we find ourselves in an era where poor service almost seems normal. Has the environment around us also affected our company? Or do we have a company culture that models, expects, and empowers the entire staff to exceed customer expectations? What is our definition…
Achieving Teamwork
Kentucky Business Seminar 2023
Teamwork is a method in which a group of individuals identify opportunities, share concerns, and make effective team decisions. Strong teams are essential to building unity and efficiency in the workplace. Effective teams add value and are more critical in today’s business climate than ever before. Some people are better team members than others. What…
Developing Engaged Employees
Kentucky Business Seminar 2023
What motivates people to continue coming to work for you? Fair compensation, benefits, and job satisfaction are all important. But there is more if you want engaged employees. Your company culture determines whether they stay long-term or decide to leave. What are some key components needed to build a positive company culture?
Profit and Cash Flow—What is the Difference?
Kentucky Business Seminar 2023
The key to a long-lived business is to understand your financial statement and cash flow. For many small businesses, not all costs are reflected on the Profit and Loss statement, but it is critical to understand these costs when determining pricing. Understanding the real cost of capital improvements or expansion is also critical to business…
Maintaining Christian Integrity in Business
Kentucky Business Seminar 2023
Life involves both gains and losses. Although much is risked in business, there are things you must purpose not to lose.
For a full list of resources for families, visit our Resources for Family Finance.
Casting All Your Care
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…
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.
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
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.
For a full list of resources for deacons and trustees, visit our Resources for Deacons & Trustees.
A Proper Response to Prosperity
Illinois Deacon Seminar 2025
This is a recording from the Seminar for Deacons, Financial Advisors, and Trustees held in Arthur, IL in 2025.
Trust-Don’t Leave Home Without It
Illinois Deacon Seminar 2025
This is a recording from the Seminar for Deacons, Financial Advisors, and Trustees held in Arthur, IL in 2025.
How to Acquire Accountability and Achieve Restoration
Illinois Deacon Seminar 2025
This is a recording from the Seminar for Deacons, Financial Advisors, and Trustees held in Arthur, IL in 2025.
Yes, I Wish to Give But, How and Where Should I Give?
Illinois Deacon Seminar 2025
This is a recording from the Seminar for Deacons, Financial Advisors, and Trustees held in Arthur, IL in 2025.
The Troubled and Hurting Among Us
Illinois Deacon Seminar 2025
This is a recording from the Seminar for Deacons, Financial Advisors, and Trustees held in Arthur, IL in 2025.
Helping People Recognize and Admit Their Needs
Illinois Deacon Seminar 2025
This is a recording from the Seminar for Deacons, Financial Advisors, and Trustees held in Arthur, IL in 2025.
Root Causes of Financial Distress
Illinois Deacon Seminar 2025
This is a recording from the Seminar for Deacons, Financial Advisors, and Trustees held in Arthur, IL in 2025.