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April 15, 2009
More than 80,000 copies of New Testament distributed to date
It's always exciting to see something evolve from an idea into a success. It's gets even better when you get to play a part in the process.
Ashley Clayton with the Executive Committee of the SBC, Phill Burgess with Holman Bible Outreach, and I teamed together to create the It's A New Day New Testament. Our hope was that churches would use this Bible in their efforts to address the spiritual dimension of personal debt.
All of this took place nearly one year before the economy began spiraling out of control.
The front of this New Testament includes 30 days of devotions prepared by Crown Financial Ministries. The idea was that this would be a tool that connected stewardship with Scripture and offered an entire congregation who committed to participate in the It's A New Day program a plan for studying the same Scripture every day for 30 days. Each Sunday the pastor prepares a themed message that is supplemented with supporting Sunday School or small group material.
To date, more than 80,000 copies have been distributed.
I'm grateful for how God is using this tool through the ministry of the local church to impact people's lives as they gain a biblical understanding of personal money management and achieve financial freedom. My prayer is that, ultimately, churches will use this emphasis to talk about eternal freedom too.
Posted by bstroup at April 15, 2009 2:20 AM
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