Community of Christ is offering Good $ense ministry as a tool for disciples seeking to implement a holistic discipline of Christian financial stewardship as a response to God’s grace and love.
Local Good $ense ministries provide opportunities for individuals and families to develop and apply scripturally sound stewardship principles in ways that honor and enhance each person’s unique journey as a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ.
This site is designed to support Community of Christ Good $ense leaders, champions, teachers, and mentors. Check with mission center leaders to see if local activities are being planned.
A Disciple’s Generous Response Six Principles
- Generosity—A Spiritual Discipline: A disciple practices generosity as a spiritual discipline in response to God’s grace and love.
- Responding Faithfully:A disciple is faithful in response to Christ’s ministry.
- Our Financial Response: A disciple’s financial response, while unique to individual circumstances, expresses love of God, neighbor, creation, and oneself.
- Sharing Generously: A disciple shares generously through tithing so that others may experience God’s generosity.
- Saving Wisely: A disciple saves wisely in order to create a better tomorrow for self, family, the church’s mission, and the world.
- Spending Responsibly: A disciple spends responsibly as a commitment to live in health and harmony with God and the world.
As disciples of Jesus Christ, it is helpful to understand what he said about money and possessions:
- More than 2,000 scripture passages refer to money and its use; about two-thirds of Jesus’ parables make reference to our use of financial resources.
- Jesus knew that, left to our own devices, this area would quickly become a source of pain and frustration—and sometimes bondage.
- He saw how easily our hearts would be led astray from devotion to God into areas of worry and even obsession over possessions.
- Jesus wanted to show us that liberty comes from following God’s word in every area of our lives, including this one.