What is your earliest memory about money?
My earliest memory about money is that my mom handled the bill paying and gave my dad an allowance. I remember thinking this was unusual.
What is the core message about money you learned while in your formative years?
My family wasn't rich, but we always had enough, especially once my dad got a promotion. He never cared much about money as long as we had enough to be comfortable. I feel the same way.
What do you think this will mean for you as a leader?
I have a friend who belongs to a church where people are afraid of alienating a certain person because he contributes a large amount of money to the church. This person is difficult and opposes change in the church. As a leader of a church, I would want to trust in God that we will always have enough, even if it means losing a big benefactor because I see God taking us in a certain way that he/she does not agree with. I would hope to have the guts to risk that rather than kowtowing to such a person. The church belongs to God and not to us.