Glad Tithings

Principle in Practice

Ministry News

Prayer Corner

Joyful Dividends

About CSM

© 1998 by Christian Stewardship Ministries

Glad Tithings is a newsletter of Christian Stewardship Ministries, a nonprofit public foundation. To receive Glad Tithings regularly, send your name and address (with a zip code) to CSM. Gifts are tax deductible, greatly needed and deeply appreciated. The ministry's annual cost per person is approximately $15. Any portion of this newsletter may be quoted or reproduced without further permission, provided excerpts are in context, by adding the following credit line: "Reprinted from Christian Stewardship Ministries' newsletter Glad Tithings, Fairfax, Virginia," and furnishing a copy to CSM.

Christian Stewardship Ministries, 10523 Main Street, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. Telephone 703-591-5000
fax 703-273-1795
e-mail CSM

Ready to put your life in order? CSM can help through contribution-based counseling. Or work at your own pace with helpful tapes and books that can guide you in organizing your life, your time and your finances. You can arrange telephone counseling with Ken Smith or order CSM materials toll-free by dialing 1-800-IDL-TIME (435-8463) or reach CSM by e-mail at christianstewardshipministries@juno.com. Washington-area friends of CSM can dial our local number-(703) 591-5000.

Moving Right Along

Many thanks to April Young and Bob Kelly for the 1989 Cadillac Seville donated in December to CSM. That's a big help toward keeping CSM staffers on the road. We could use yet another car to replace the staff cars that are rapidly approaching the end of their useful life. If you have a car that's in good condition that you could donate to CSM, we would be most appreciative. It will help keep us rolling and could represent a 1998 tax deduction for you. CSM will be happy to provide the documentation you need to satisfy the IRS. Please contact the office at (703) 591-5000 for further information.

Ministry News

Don't miss our spring fundraising banquet on March 12 at the Hilton in McLean, Virginia! Hear Howard Dayton, founder of Crown Ministries, speak on financial freedom for Christians. Call immediately for tickets. And save Saturday, July 18, for another Bowling for CSM family fun day.

Spring LMS classes are now forming. The 13-week sessions will start the week of April 19. Be sure your name is on our list if you want to participate in a life-changing experience. For those of you who would like to work one-on-one, contribution-based counseling is available by phone or in person. Washington-area folks can call 703-591-5000 while those outside the metropolitan area can dial 800-IDL-TIME to schedule an appointment.

A round of applause for Dr. Vince Buchinsky, Advisory Council member of the quarter. Thanks for your faithful support and encouragement over many years. Congratulations!

Those of you who are wired are only a few mouse clicks away from CSM. Our Internet site has recently been updated and expanded by D.J. Chuang who's going to serve as our webmaster. Visit the site and see all the helpful information, as well as links to other Christian sites, that we now have available. You can see the ministry's home page at http://www.csmin.org. There's even an option that lets you send CSM e-mail! We'd love to hear from you and get your ideas on additional helps we might add to the site.

Just a note to those CSM supporters who are including the ministry in their wills-thanks! Special gifts like these form the seed money for new CSM projects and fill in gaps in funding. Of course, the backbone of the ministry's financial support is the monthly pledges we receive. Regular supporters, who pray and give faithfully each month, make CSM's work possible. We appreciate your dedication and would love to see more faithful monthly supporters.