Your beliefs shape your attitudes!
Progress requires change.
Nobody at home should feel like they are competing with somebody at work.
The insecure leader will interpret critical thinking as critiscism.
As you give to fund God's needs, are you forced to trust Him to provide for yours? That's what a growing faith is about. And over the long haul, it's not enough just to commit to a percentage. Growth means reviewing your giving goals and occasionally increasing the percentage you give.
Why create churches for 50-year-olds and let culture have the students?