Mike Kocolowski’s early years were formed by scarcity as part of a large family with little income. But a call to ministry in his twenties led him to take radical steps on a faith journey to trusting God with his finances and tackling many of the most common barriers to generosity. As the Chief Stewardship Officer of Christian Financial Resources, Mike has been working with churches for decades to deepen their passion for generosity and to approach the topic of finances with a healthier, biblical perspective.   

In his book Happily Generous, Mike invites people to connect with God as the Great Giver, addresses the major barriers to generosity, and provides a spiritual framework to help people understand the tangible joy that comes from a generous life.  

Major Topics Include:

Deuteronomy 8:18 | The Power to Get Wealth  

You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.  

Acts 20:35 | More Blessed to Give  

In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”  

James 1:17 | Every Good and Perfect Gift  

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.  

John 3:16 | He Gave His Only Son  

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.  

Romans 12:2 | Renew Your Mind  

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.  

Psalm 23:1 | Lacking Nothing  

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.  

Matthew 6:26 | Fed by the Father  

Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?  

John 10:10 | Abundant Life  

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

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