It is an open secret that money is a taboo in the church, especially in our North American context. This reminds me of two key principles from Walter Brueggemann’s Money and Possessions because of their impact to my pastoral leadership: God constitutes the source of gifts and all goodness (First Principle) and human beings have been trusted to be faithful stewards of God’s gifts (Third Principle). These two principles are important not only for our Christian life but also for our development as leaders in the church. One thing is claiming that God is the source of everything, and another …
