Tell Your Story

The things you leave behind aren’t the only things that matter when you pass away. Your life stories and your legacy are a valuable part of your estate plan, too!

May 8, 2024
Chuck Knox

August is National Make a Will Month. Each week we are exploring five questions to ask before making your will. Think of these as conversation starters to use with your spouse, a parent or other loved one, or to work through yourself.

What stories do you want to share?

There’s something powerful about personal stories. Whether they’re written down or recorded on audio or video, your stories are a beautiful treasure to pass on to future generations.

Share with your loved ones about your childhood, challenges you faced, obstacles you overcame (and those you didn’t), your first job, a favorite trip you took. Really, the ideas are endless.

Your stories are a way to encourage your loved ones and preserve some family history at the same time. Consider including a few of your favorites as a part of your estate plan.

What more can I do?

Give to the Legacy Fund Today

Click here to give to the Legacy Fund today!

Other Ways to Give:

Non-Cash Gifts, Planned Giving, and Estate Planning

brnlegacy.org, managed by Crescendo, is a thorough explainer of wills, bequests, and estate/planned giving options to help you know what options you have.
Ministry Trust, a ministry partner of the BRN, is a professionally managed and morally screened investment fund designed specifically for long-term ministry dollars. It is strategically structured to provide reliable income for ministry, grow the investment to offset inflation, and remain true to Christian principles. Ministry Trust can assist you when you desire to give non-cash donations. Contact Ministry Trust by phone at (470) 851-2366 or by email at contact@theministryfund.org.

Explore more resources to help you leave a lasting legacy at www.brnunited.org/legacy.

“One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts” (Psalm 145:4)

Chuck Knox

Chuck Knox is Legacy Coach for the Baptist Resource Network. He worked in the insurance and investment field for several years and owned and operated his own insurance and investment firm, before becoming certified as a registered financial planner. In that role, he discovered many of his clients had not taken the time to plan for what would happen if something happened to cut their lives short. He also found that many of these clients wanted to leave a gift at the end of their lives to a ministry of some type and were not aware of the cost of dying. In 1997, he sold his agency and began traveling extensively and consulting fulltime with Christian ministries to help them educate and motivate their donors about how to make those end-of-life gifts in a way that would benefit their heirs and the ministry at the same time. He officially retired in 2018, but now assists BRN churches and their members. If he could be of any assistance in helping you individually or your church, he would consider it a privilege.