Charitable giving,
Philanthropy, Christian Giving, Stewardship, IRS Tax
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Pastor's book on giving
reverberates nationwide
The Reverend Brian Kluth of First
Evangelical Free Church of Colorado Springs is a
nationally recognized expert on separating people from
their money and making them feel good about it.
The former president of the Christian Stewardship
Association, he often speaks to church leaders around
the country about how they can increase contributions to
their churches. He’s put serious thought into biblical
teachings on money management — turning around his own
financial life and finding that more generosity yielded
more spiritual fulfillment.
So it made sense for Kluth to synthesize these ideas in
a short book, “A 40-day Spiritual Journey to a More
Generous Life.”
But there was one thing this money whiz didn’t count on:
the book’s success.
“Originally we printed 15,000 copies and we thought that
would take years to get rid of,” said Kluth, who was
named the Christian Stewardship Association’s
Outstanding Stewardship Educator for 2006.
Instead, he has printed more than 100,000 copies in nine
months; the book is being translated into nine
languages, and he’s sent orders to such farflung places
as Mongolia.
“I used to be in debt and had lots of financial
problems,” Kluth said. “As I learned what the Bible
teaches about finances, God helped me completely turn
around my finances and gave me the freedom to live more
generously.”
Kluth is certainly not alone in teaching about money and
generosity. In an age of credit card debt, negative
savings rates and rabid consumerism, many parachurch
organizations such as Crown Financial Ministries (crown.org)
have stepped forward to teach money smarts, self-control
and the joys of generosity.
It’s not that Kluth’s teachings are a radical departure
from organizations such as Crown, but he’s created an
easily digestible package, which might explain why the
book has done so well. His book is an easy-to-use 40-day
study, centering on 40 financial principles and 400
Bible verses designed to take people on a journey toward
more generosity.
He said he’s sold the book en masse to churches, which
then give one to every family, and to denominations that
give one to every pastor.
“We’re doing our best to keep up with how this book is
being used across the country and around the world,”
said Kluth, who now takes Fridays off from his church to
handle the responsibilities of the book.
Find out more about “A 40-day Spiritual Journey to a
More Generous Life” at maxi mumgenerosity.org or by
calling 1-866-935-5884.
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Brian Kluth of
www.MAXIMUMgenerosity.org. Brian Kluth is the
author of the bestseller, 40 Day Spiritual Journey to
a More Generous Life (200,000 copies in print and
translations underway in 23 languages). His website is
ranked as one of the world’s leading websites on
Christian giving. He has been interviewed by
Kiplinger’s magazine, NBC-TV, CBN-TV, and the
Chronicle of Philanthropy. Brian is a guest
commentator on “Money Matters” 1000 station radio
program.
Contact information:
Brian
Kluth
Cell:
719-930-4000
MAXIMUM
Generosity
5201
Pinon Valley Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Email:
bk@kluth.org
Websites:
www.MAXIMUMgenerosity.org
www.GenerousLife.info
Co-creator of the “Financial Funnies” Cartoon Series
www.kluth.org/cartoons.htm
For
a FREE review copy of the
www.GenerousLife.info
booklet, email:
ship@kluth.org
