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.
Christlike External Business Relationships
Western Ohio Business Seminar 2024
We have many interactions with customers, vendors, and the surrounding community. How can we display the love of Jesus in these relationships?
Being an Influential Employee
Pennsylvania Employee Seminar 2024
As an employee, you do not need a title or a leadership position to be a person of influence. There are learnable skills, character traits, and attitudes that we are going to delve into so that you are equipped to be an influential employee.
Effective Written Communication
Pennsylvania Employee Seminar 2024
We work with our hands, we work with our tools, and yes—we work with our words. As with any other skill, you can train yourself to shape your thoughts and organize your words to make your business writing effective and easy to read. Learn useful day-to-day writing skills that help you communicate clearly in writing…
Becoming the Employee You Would Like to Hire
Pennsylvania Employee Seminar 2024
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 bring clarity on what employers are looking for even when it’s not clearly communicated.
Internal Customer Service
Pennsylvania Employee Seminar 2024
What does internal customer service mean? Do you as an employee understand who you are working for? What is the difference between serving an external customer and the employee next to you? In this session, let’s explore what an exceptional internal customer experience is.
Utilizing Outside Perspective
Pennsylvania Business Seminar 2024
The Bible says, “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another” Prov. 27:17 (paraphrased). Effective leaders are always looking for those trusted voices to speak truth into their lives and help them stay grounded in reality. Our own beliefs, thoughts, ideas, and feelings are inherently biased, which makes it difficult to see things objectively….
Compliance and Written Agreements
Pennsylvania Business Seminar 2024
The Anabaptist community transfers businesses, buys farms, and manages finances on a regular basis, but often neglects to put the agreement in writing. We will discuss ways to conduct business with simple, effective agreements that help avoid unnecessary confusion and strife.
Learning to Rest
Pennsylvania Business Seminar 2024
Are you one of those driven overachievers? If so, you are not alone. I am also one of them. To complicate matters further, I am also blind. Learning to rest will be a lifelong process for some of us. Let me share with you my story of starting a business as a blind teenager, and…
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.