William F. Stapleton

This little series of talks is aimed, in a roundabout way, at helping us all have some common metaphors, examples and stories that will provide us with a common framework for understanding what we mean when we say “Missional.”

Part 3 continues the discussion on what it means to be missional, looking at the elements that make up church with a view to sharpening our focus. The church needs leaders, everyone knows. But how do we get transformational leaders if all we do is look at those faithful few who are still happy with the status-quo in the church? We need to look outside the box, perhaps even outside the circle of people we like, and who agree with us, to find the leaders who can carry the church into the next generation.

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Faith and finance were never intended to get a divorce. God intended them to be in a healthy relationship. The Bible has more verses on money and commerce than it does on faith, prayer, heaven and hell combined. Go figure. The problem is that we have misinterpreted and misapplied that teaching on faith and finance. God has blessed us to be a blessing to others, and that has an economic application too. This series of teachings is aimed at helping developing leaders think through some of the scriptural issues surrounding money, wealth and mammon as a means to producing the kind of growth God’s Kingdom is all about.

This first little musical and philosophical mashup is intended to set the stage for following pieces on faith and finance. Just listen, and then think it over before you move on to the next part.

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