Menlo Midweek Podcast | Hope for Everyone | Still
On this special follow-up episode, we're taking a break from our series to sit down with Lead Pastor Phil EuBank to discuss his message, Still. Set against the setting of Hope for Everyone, this conversation moves past campaign updates and tracking stats to reframe stewardship not as fundraising, but as the quiet formation of an unshakable, living faith. Together, Matt and Phil unpack what it actually means to stay faithful when the fruit doesn’t fit our forecast, exploring how to cultivate open-handed trust when our expectations don't match reality. Tune in as they break down: - Why nostalgia is a forecast built on dated data, and how longing for the past can blind us to what God is doing in the present.
- The critical biblical order in Haggai 2, why God’s presence must always precede our performance, and grace must come before generosity.
- How to shift the stewardship question from "What should I give?" to "What kind of person am I becoming?"
- The four pastoral invitations: Begin, Come Back, Ask the Question, and Plant a Tree and how they meet us wherever we are without grading or pressure.
- The "First and Best Week" practice and seven daily questions designed to transform financial anxiety into trust and freedom. Grab your journal, pick one question to sit with each day, and join us for an unhurried conversation on why stewardship isn't a transaction to complete it's a formational practice that sets us free.