Finances

Finances have always been a touchy subject for many people – and many churches. But at Renew we try not to shy away from the issue. In fact, money is a great way for us to bless the world.

As followers of Jesus we’re called to live lives of generosity. Because we have been blessed so much we are called to bless others with our lives – which includes our finances. If we gracefully challenge members of our community to live life generously, but we as a church are not doing the same we are hypocrites. We live in a country – and at a time – of great abundance. We are privileged enough to humbly receive the blessings God has given to us. But with privilege comes responsibility. Our correct response to abundance is simple: we share. We desire to model as a community what it means to be generous and bless others.

We believe that we are not giving our money to good causes. Instead, we are giving God’s money to His work. While we believe that everything belongs to God we also seek to make sure that we are giving consistently, intentionally and wisely to people, organizations and movements outside of Renew where we sense God is actively at work – locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. While we believe that each penny that we bring together is used in an important way, we are intentional about giving to people and groups outside of our community where we see God working. We are committed to joyfully giving away at least 15% of our annual budget to people, organizations and movements both locally and globally that we believe fit into our philosophy. Our goal is to see that percentage increase each year in hopes of blessing more people.