The Free Methodist Church in Canada is rooted in historic, orthodox Christianity, tracing our influences from the teachngs of the early Church Fathers, the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, the Anabaptist movement, the Methodist Church, the Holiness movement and the wider Evangelical movement. John Wesley contributed significantly to the […]

Maturing Christians long to be responsible stewards of the resources with which God has entrusted us. The Generous Steward Ministry exists to help the people of The Free Methodist Church in Canada (FMCiC) become fully-surrendered stewards for Christ. We believe the foundation of stewardship is faith in Christ and a

Stewardship. We most often hear this word related to finances. But stewardship goes far beyond how we manage – earn, save, spend – our money. Personal stewardship is fundamentally based in our understanding that heaven, not earth is our home. If we truly believe this and live as though heaven

Here’s some Canadian debt statistics from www.cbc.ca: Canadian household debt swells to $1.3 trillion in 2009. Candians are increasingly relying on credit cards and credit lines to finance day-to-day expenditures. Personal bankruptcies are near record highs. In 2003, for the first time ever, the average Canadian household owed more than

There is a time for everything,and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die,a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal,a time to tear down and a time to build, a

You were created by God and have been uniquely gifted by Him. No one else possesses the combination of gifts that you have. And what is even more interesting to me is that throughout your life, God may provide you with new gifts in order to accomplish all that He

Health Stewardship Prayer Rev. Thomas Soltis ‘Lord God, heavenly Father, I did not create myself. My body is your gift to me. Enable me to be a good steward of it by pursuing the essentials of good health. May good health enable me to use myself to your glory, for

“Our relationship to God’s gifts can be one ofentitlement, ignorance, and gluttony or one of praise, thanks, and temperance.”J. Michael Sleeth from his book “Serve God, Save The Planet – A Christian Call to Action” Our love of God, love for our neighbours and our role as a steward each

What else is there? We’ve covered finances, time, talents, health, the environment. These are the things we most often think of in terms of our role as stewards. But really, we are stewards of everything in our lives. James 1:17 says “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming

For most of us talking about money is difficult. Being a pastor or ministry leader doesn’t make it any easier. In fact, it can sometimes make it more difficult. Many pastors indicate they get more negative feedback when they preach on tithing than on any other subject. Why is that?