Stewardship lessons: from environmental to financial
Today’s writer is a second year seminary student who is discovering an increasing number of links between our daily lives and the call to be good stewards... Read more.
An Open Letter for Students Entering Seminary
Two weeks ago we blessed and graduated students who have invested themselves in the work of preparing for the ministry of the Gospel Jesus Christ. They have lea... Read more.
Post Core Stewardship Values on Website
We found a variety of messages about “Giving” and Stewardship on congregational websites. One of our presenters for the Center’s stewardship c... Read more.
Online Giving
We took a look at a number of congregation websites to see how they have provided for online giving. One pastor said there are Sundays in the summer months when... Read more.
Stewardship Wisdom
We asked several excellent stewardship leaders what counsel they would offer to seminary graduates who will soon be called upon to provide financial stewardship... Read more.
Good Counsel for First Call Pastors
Seminary Seniors will be graduating this month with the anticipation of their First Call. We have asked several experienced Pastors, who have been excellent ste... Read more.
What me, a stewardship leader?
As I move about our campus I visit with Senior students who are in their final weeks of classes as they prepare for graduation, call process, ordination and Fir... Read more.
Making the Case
I have had several conversations this past month with Pastors working with their congregation’s leadership in the early stages of making plans for a Capit... Read more.
Stewardship of Creation
Today we conclude our four-part series on the Stewardship of Creation with an article that anchors our identity and purpose as stewards within the scriptural wi... Read more.
Broadening our Vision of Stewardship
Stewardship as the management of all of life with Christ at the center includes our relationship to creation. Today’s writer helps us explore what happens... Read more.
Meet the New Director!
It is a true pleasure for us to introduce to you the new Director of the Center for Stewardship Leaders, Adam Copeland. Adam brings a fresh perspective and wond... Read more.
Generous Person in the Bible–David, Part 2
This email completes a two-part series on the generosity of King David, seen in the collection of the offering for the building of the temple in I Chronicles 29... Read more.
Generous Person in the Bible–David, Part 1
The last two Stewardship for the 21st Century emails for 2011 will continue the series on generous people in the Bible. The two emails look at the generosity an... Read more.
Devotion: They Gave Themselves First to the Lord
Text: 2 Corinthians 8:1-6 What does it mean to “give yourself first to the Lord”? What form does that take in your life? When is it easier to ... Read more.
Pennies for God
Mark 12: 41-44 This lesson uses pennies, the story of the Widow’s Mite or Offering and the Story about Stone Soup to show how even a small gift when added... Read more.
Calculating the Cost
Luke 19: 1-10 This lesson uses the story of Zacchaeus to look at giving a percentage of income to the poor. It will encourage participants to pledge giving a pe... Read more.
Stewardship Lesson Overview
This is an overview and guide for a series of three lessons on generosity of about 50-60 minutes. Each is created for mixed age groups containing adults, childr... Read more.
Stewardship Lesson #2: Trusting the Promises of God
Pastor Paul Stjernholm speaks of the potential that is within a seed and the bounty that we receive from God.... Read more.
Stewardship Lesson # 1: Give in Proportion to What God has Given You
A stewardship sermon on 2 Corinthians 8 and Matthew 25.... Read more.
Stewardship Lesson #3: Giving First Fruits
Pastor Rolf Svanoe delivers a sermon that reminds us of giving the first fruits from God, for all that comes to us is what God has given to us.... Read more.
Temple Talks
Powerful temple talks occur when a respected member of the congregation speaks during a worship service conveying a spiritual message on how God has been presen... Read more.