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.
The Importance of Cleanliness and Orderliness
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.
Becoming the Employee You Would Like to Hire
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.
Everyone in Sales
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.
The Blessing of Being an Employee
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.
Listening Well
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?
Maintaining a Positive Outlook Through a Low Spot
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.
Ethics of Good Salesmanship
Ohio Business Seminar 2025
Do we see our customers as merely “transactions” for financial gain, or as individuals whose lives we can add value to? How do we develop and maintain a culture that not only supports Christian ethics and values but also comes naturally for our sales team to promote? Learn what good ethics are and the role…
Basic Understanding of Financial Statements
Ohio Business Seminar 2025
More than 80% of small business owners say that they lack understanding of financial statements and accounting terms. What really are “Financial Statements” and how do they apply to you as a small business owner? Where do they come from, what do they mean and most importantly, what can they do for you? Let’s take…
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.