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.

Business Seminar recording

You Don’t Have to Run It by Yourself

Paul Peachey

Kentucky Business Seminar 2023

This session will share encouragement to bring your faith into your business dealings. How do you incorporate Kingdom values into the everyday practices of your business or organization?

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Business Seminar recording

Cultural Values of Unity and Oneness in the Workplace

Nolan Bechtel

Oregon Business Seminar 2022

Company culture is one of the trickiest aspects of business to manage. How do I promote peaceableness among employees with different backgrounds, perspectives, or even different beliefs? How do I establish Anabaptist values without having a narrow world view? Find the answers to these and other questions in this session.

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Business Seminar recording

Listening, Asking, and Engaging

Leroy Hershberger

Oregon Business Seminar 2022

What is good listening? What are the qualities of good listening? Why is it important to listen well before responding? How do you listen for what is not being said? This session will teach the art of listening well and provide tips to help you ask good questions and draw out others.

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Business Seminar recording

Vendor and Customer Relations

Paul Zehr

Oregon Business Seminar 2022

Relationships with customers and vendors is vital to our Christian testimony. How do I protect these important yet vulnerable connections? In this session you will gain practical insights on managing logistics and maintaining good relationships–at the same time!

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Business Seminar recording

Effective Methods of Business Communication

Marlin Nolt

Oregon Business Seminar 2022

This session dives deeper into communication within your company, touching again on principles but also looking at specific methods to keep in your business toolbox. Learn how to show genuine care for each other in a business environment.

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Business Seminar recording

Effective Principles of Business Communication

Marlin Nolt

Oregon Business Seminar 2022

What is effective communication based on? Is it possible to avoid misunderstandings in the workplace? In this session, learn how to measure your communication by love and sacrifice rather than speed.

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Business Seminar recording

Business Ethics

Jonathan Erb

Oregon Business Seminar 2022

Every business owner faces ethical questions. Are you committed to a good foundation of Christian values? Our Christian witness depends on it!

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Business Seminar recording

The Wind – The Word – The Way

Wyatt Peg

Oregon Business Seminar 2022

Business owners and managers are confronted with various influences that can skew their vision of the compass of the Word. It is of utmost importance that our businesses are driven by basic Biblical principles that are reflected in all aspects of our business. Is the business you are involved in steered by the world or…

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

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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

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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family finance tool

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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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.

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Family Finance article

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…

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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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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.

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

deacons and trustees recording

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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deacons and trustees recording

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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