Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Preface 13

Introduction 15

Part 1 Stewardship: Becoming a Fulloy Developing Follower of Jesus

1 Shining the Light: Illuminating a Taboo Subject 25

2 The Heart of Stewardship: Introducing the Maximize System 37

3 Creating a Culture of Generosity: "Give, and You Will Receive" 49

Part 2 Initial Givers: Raising Up New Givers

4 Cultivating First-Time Gifts: Practical Ways to Help People Cross the Threshold 61

5 Easy Does It: Eliminating Unnecessary Barriers to Giving 75

6 Revolutionary Gratitude: A Little Thanks Goes a Long Way 87

Part 3 Systematic Givers: Teaching People to Give When They Are Paid

7 Options Are Not Optional: Providing Various Ways for People to Give 103

8 From First-Time Givers to Regular Givers: Helping People Take the Step 119

9 Money Matters: Financial Management and Quarterly Giving Statements 137

Part 4 Tithers: Challenging People to Become Proportional Givers

10 The Full Tithe: Obedience-Level Giving 157

11 The Giving Challenge: A Revolutionary Tool 169

Part 5 Extravagant Givers: Spurring People to Live like Jesus

12 Extravagant Giving: Learning to Live like Jesus 189

13 Getting Started: First Steps toward Becoming a Fully Resourced Church 205

A Final Note from Nelson 213

Notes 215