Church Growth & Stewardship

Resources, seminars, and events to help churches grow and strengthen stewardship, and fund ministry for years to come!

The Missouri Baptist Foundation partners with churches to help leaders discover and steward the resources God has already entrusted to their congregations. Through practical seminars, leadership forums, and customized church resources, we help churches strengthen generosity, improve financial health, plan for the future, and expand their Kingdom impact.

Whether your church is focused on increasing generosity, funding future ministry opportunities, planning for leadership transitions, or creating a long-term vision for stewardship, our team is available to help.

Church Capacity Forum

Join the Missouri Baptist Foundation for the Church Capacity Forum, a one-hour lunch gathering designed for pastors, Directors of Missions, and church leaders. Together, we’ll explore how churches can unlock the resources God has already entrusted to them through generosity, stewardship, borrowing capacity, legacy planning, and wise financial management.

Available Seminars

Estate Planning & Legacy Giving

Help your members understand how thoughtful estate planning can provide for loved ones while supporting ministries they care about. Topics include wills, trusts, powers of attorney, beneficiary designations, donor advised funds, and charitable giving strategies. Identifies foundational planning documents such as wills, powers of attorney, trusts, beneficiary designations, and transfer documents.

Journey of Generosity

A Biblical look at God’s ownership, faithful stewardship, and the impact generosity can have on families, churches, and communities. This seminar encourages believers to align their financial decisions with their faith and calling.

Personal Financial Stewardship

Equip church members to strengthen their own financial health through Biblical stewardship principles, budgeting, retirement planning, protection planning, and legacy preparation. The Future Fund program highlights financial health, generosity, and long-term planning as important components of building ministry capacity.

Funding Ministry Beyond the Budget

Many churches have resources and opportunities that extend beyond weekly giving. This seminar introduces strategies for supporting future ministry through planned giving, endowments, charitable planning, and legacy gifts.

Future Funds & Long-Term Ministry Sustainability

Learn how a church Future Fund can help support ministry for future generations. Future Funds are designed to provide long-term financial and mission sustainability while encouraging generosity that complements, rather than replaces, regular tithing. Churches can use these funds to support missions, ministry initiatives, and facility needs.

Do not see one that fits? We can also tailor the seminar to fit your church’s needs!

More Resources Coming Soon

We are actively expanding this resource center with additional articles, videos, tools, seminar recordings, ministry case studies, stewardship guides, and church planning resources. Check back regularly as new content becomes available.