Disciple-making should address money because Jesus taught frequently about possessions, generosity, contentment, and the danger of serving wealth. Financial habits reveal priorities and can either support or resist obedience to Christ.
Teach God’s Ownership
Everything a believer has is ultimately received from God and entrusted for stewardship.
Talk About Giving
Generosity should become a regular Christian practice rather than an occasional emotional response.
Address Debt and Consumption Wisely
Spending habits may reveal impatience, comparison, fear, or lack of planning.
Teach Contentment
Disciples need freedom from measuring life by possessions.
Discuss Work and Income
Money is connected to vocation, honesty, responsibility, and care for others.
Article 059: Protect Confidentiality
Financial discussion can be sensitive and should not become intrusive curiosity.
Avoid Controlling Another Person’s Finances
A disciple-maker can teach principles without becoming a personal financial manager.
Encourage Planning
Budgets, savings, and wise preparation can serve generosity and responsibility.
Review One Month of Spending Without Shame
If the disciple is willing, examine broad spending categories and ask what they reveal about priorities, generosity, contentment, and planning. The purpose is not financial surveillance but helping the disciple bring money under the lordship of Christ.
Stewardship Reveals Lordship
Disciple-making becomes incomplete if money remains outside the disciple’s understanding of obedience to Jesus.