Dear friend of christian leaders...

The pressure points on leaders today are numerous and intense. Build a team. Raise a budget. Establish a niche. Care for constituents. Focus on vision. Fulfill a mission. Set challenging goals. Achieve some success. Be open to change. Lead with courage. Forge through obstacles. Seek transformation. The stress on leaders is compounded by their personal, professional, and spiritual needs. Provide for the family. Maintain healthy relationships. Find balance in time management. Work. Exercise. Rest. Play. Worship. Care for the soul.

The ministry of Leadership Transformations is designed to help leaders prioritize ongoing care for their soul. At the same time, build a ministry team that can lead others into spiritual vitality and transformation. Since our inception, we have seen how God wants to use us in fulfillment of our purpose:

• › Listen to leaders one-on-one in soul care conversations and spiritual direction
• › Invite leaders to hop off their treadmill of activities and hear from God on a soul care retreat
• › Discern with leadership teams God's blessed intentions for their shared ministry via face-to-face consultations
• › Ignite passion for God in the hearts of those who are weary in well-doing and are thirsty for guidance in spiritual formation

LTi directly services local churches and parachurch ministries in their leadership development efforts. In addition, we have hosted soul care retreats for ministry leaders, conducted seminars, and provide practical resources for their spiritual vitality. We have consulted with leadership teams and listened intently and discerningly in one-on-one settings. We love what we do and are delighted to come alongside leaders and teams for the depth of their soul and the vitality of their service to Christ and His Church!

We need your help as we move forward. The word is out and the demands for our services are increasing. The team is small and in need of enlargement. The budget is growing and the number of financial partners needs to follow suit. Can I be so bold as to invite your support-- prayerfully, strategically and financially? There's a new movement afoot and you too can join it today!

To God belongs all the glory and to you I offer heartfelt thanks.

God's blessing of the abundant life to you and yours,

Stephen A. Macchia, D. Min.
Founder & President

3 Ways to Make a Tax-Deductible Gift

1.  Online with a Credit Card
   
    

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2.  By Check payable to Leadership Transformations
   Mail to: Leadership Transformations
   PO Box 338, Lexington, MA 02420

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3.  Stock Donation: Email Rick at rick@ltinc.org for details.

Biblical principles for stewardship and fundraising

Christian leaders, including development staff, who believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and choose prayerfully to pursue eternal kingdom values (Mt. 6:19-21), will seek to identify the sacred kingdom resources of God's economy within these parameters:

1. 1. God, the creator (Gen. 1) and sustainer of all things (Col. 1:17) and the One "who works within us to accomplish far more than we can ask or imagine" (Eph. 3:20), is a God of infinite abundance (Ps. 50:10-11) and grace (2 Cor. 9:8).
2. 2. Acknowledging the primacy of the Gospel (Rom. 1:16) as our chief treasure (Mt. 13:44), Christians are called to lives of stewardship, as managers of all that God has entrusted to them (1 Cor. 4:1-2).
3. 3. A Christian's attitude toward possessions on earth is important to God (Mt. 6:24), and there is a vital link between how believers utilize earthly possessions (as investments in God's kingdom) and the eternal rewards that believers receive (Phil. 4:17).
4. 4. God entrusts possessions to Christians and holds them accountable for their use, as a tool to grow God's eternal kingdom, as a test of the believer's faithfulness to God, and as a trademark that their lives reflect Christ's values (Lk. 16:1-9).
5. 5. From God's abounding grace, Christians' giving reflects their gratitude for what God has provided and involves growing in an intimate faith relationship with Christ as Lord of their lives (Mk. 12:41-44).
6. 6. Because giving is a worshipful, obedient act of returning to God from what has been provided (1 Chron. 29:10-14), Christian fundraisers should hold a conviction that, in partnership with the church, they have an important role in the spiritual maturation of believers (Jas. 3:1).
7. 7. The primary role of Christian fundraisers is to advance and facilitate a believer's faith in and worship of God through a Christ centered understanding of stewardship that is solidly grounded on Scripture (2 Tim. 3:16).
8. 8. Recognizing it is the work of the Holy Spirit that prompts Christians to give (Jn. 15:4-5) (often through fundraising techniques) (2 Cor. 9:5-7, Neh. 1:4-11), fundraisers and/or organizations must never manipulate or violate their sacred trust with ministry partners.
9. 9. An eternal, God centered worldview promotes cooperation, rather than competition, among organizations, and places the giver's relationship to God above the ministry's agenda (2 Cor. 4:16-18).
10. 10. In our materialistic, self centered culture, Christian leaders should acknowledge that there is a great deal of unclear thinking about possessions, even among believers, and that an eternal kingdom perspective will often seem like foolish nonsense (1 Cor. 2:14) to those who rely on earthly kingdom worldview techniques (1 Cor. 2:1-5).

When these principles are implemented, that rely on God changing hearts more than on human methods, the resulting joy filled generosity of believers will fully fund God's work here on earth (Ex. 36:6-7).

** Source: ECFA.org.