Author David Choate

Raising generous kids is one of the most significant things parents can do. But it doesn’t happen by accident. Parents need a strategy for teaching kids to be givers. Here are five simple ways you can encou... Read More...

The challenges associated with growing a church have changed. It used to be about drawing people that had some history with the church, but this is rapidly shifting.  Statisticians have been warning us about... Read More...

Church leaders have a unique responsibility to become students of the times. Not only do they need to know what the Bible says about leadership, but they should also contemplate what history has to teach them. ... Read More...

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, “You cannot serve God and mammon” (Matthew 6:24b, King James Version). It’s clear from the context that mammon means “wealth,” and the Lord is juxtaposing two forces comp... Read More...

Giving is one of those topics that a lot of churches would rather avoid talking about. The people most likely to be inspired to give are already giving, and when you bring it up, the others feel justified in th... Read More...

Let’s be honest. Pastors can’t make everyone happy, and this is never more obvious than when it comes to the topic of tithing. There really is no way to address this topic without stirring up some strong feelin... Read More...

While it’s true that God is the object of all true worship, it has a profound effect on us, too. It informs and transforms us. As God’s people, it reminds us of who we belong to and where we are going. Worship ... Read More...

In the Bible, the Israelites gave one-tenth of their earnings or what they produced to God. This was called tithing. The tithe was the part of the Old Testament law requiring Israelites to dedicate the first po... Read More...