“When we handle money that has been given by God’s people, we are involved in a deeply spiritual matter. God’s people give in response to God’s kindness. As we handle that money we are entrusted with something: we are stewards of the fruit of grace and stewards of the proof of obedience.”
Chris Wright in How to Handle Money: A Short Guide to Financial Accountability (Didasko Files; Peabody: Hendrickson, 2013) excerpt from chapter 2.
The International Accountability Summit exceeded expectations. We’ve formed a global network of relationships with leaders from 15 countries. Today I will meet with representatives from the African delegation to plan a trip to Kenya in October 2015 with John Van Drunen, EVP at ECFA, to help them officially launch the AfCAA (African Council for Accreditation and Accountability).
My hope from here is also to point these leaders to a series of helpful tools. For example, this Lausanne Movement resource provides readers with a biblical rationale for faithful administration. I specifically appreciate Wright’s emphasis that those who handle gifts are stewards both of “the fruit of grace” and “the proof of obedience” (cf. 2 Corinthians 8:24), which together make this “deeply spiritual” work.