Barry Bledsoe, president of The Baptist Foundation of Alabama (TBFA), presented his message of stewardship to Alabama Baptist messengers through a video.
Giving his report Nov. 17, he shared his “Big Jar of Giving” illustration through the video, explaining that 91 percent of the average American’s worth is noncash assets and only 9 percent is cash assets.
However, most congregational giving comes from cash assets, only representing a small portion of individuals’ total worth.
Recently, the Kingdom Stewardship Alliance was introduced to help teach church members stewardship of estate assets or giving from the “big jar.”
“How we plan our estate is the single largest act of financial stewardship any of us will ever undertake,” TBFA says on its website.
TBFA includes the charitable gift administration, the charitable gift and estate planning services, institutional investment management services, estate settlement services and elder care. (TAB)
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