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.
Work as Service to God Our Call of Duty
Missouri Employee Seminar 2025
In a perfect world before any sin entered, God gave man the gift of work and purpose. One of His first instructions to man was about work. This is still our sacred calling, privilege, and duty. Not a result of the fall or simply a means to an end of providing for our families, our…
The True Cost of Money
Indiana Business Seminar 2025
Having second thoughts about expanding? With elevated inflation and interest rates, the cost of doing business increases. Decisions during these times can be precarious. Learn how to prepare for and guard against the repercussions of the higher cost of capital.
Every Employee is a Brand Builder
Indiana Business Seminar 2025
A company’s brand encompasses an identity that goes beyond a name and a logo. Essentially a brand is both a visual and emotional representation of a company. This session will examine how owners can cast a brand vision and how each team member can be a part of that brand building.
You Don’t Have to Run it by Yourself
Indiana Business Seminar 2025
You don’t have to run it by yourself, neither do you want to. Learn to delegate. Surround yourself with people who will help you. If you don’t want to run it by yourself, you must be the kind of person whom people enjoy helping.
The History and Potential of our Work Ethic
Indiana Business Seminar 2025
Throughout history, the Anabaptist people have generally been known to be industrious and hardworking. How did this trait of a good work ethic develop? Has it always been positive and Godhonoring? Will this part of our culture be a blessing or a curse in the future?
Contentment, Capacity, and Growth
Indiana Business Seminar 2025
If you provide your customers with quality products and service at a fair price, you will very likely face the question of how to best manage growth. This session examines how to channel potential growth to benefit the Kingdom. Responsibly managed growth does not have to come at the expense of your spiritual life, family,…
Ethical Marketing and Sales Techniques
Indiana Business Seminar 2025
Building trust and authenticity into our marketing model is imperative to our success as a company and to our witness as a Christian business community. Do we know our target audience? Does our branding and sales model accurately portray our product and service? Can we market in a way that stimulates interest in potential customers…
Business Startup and Planning
Kentucky Business Seminar 2025
Are you preparing to start a business? Not there yet, but considering? Do you wonder if business ownership is right for you? Does small business fit your Anabaptist lifestyle? If any of these resonate, this topic is for you. Discover the challenges and rewards of piloting a family business.
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.