The Range of Changes
Stewardship guru Keith Mundy reflects on some shifts he’s seen in recent years and what they mean for our ministry leadership.... Read more.
An Empty Offering Plate
Laura Wilhelm describes how her congregation’s context developed a local practice of having practically empty offering plates.... Read more.
Keep it Simple
Beyond faith communities, the second most popular place for charitable giving is colleges and universities. Given that fact, this week I’ve invited a college ... Read more.
Giving Alone
Many assumptions accompany the way we do church. Some of these theological and cultural assumptions are helpful to tie us together. Others can push us apart. Fu... Read more.
Raising Stewards
Include stewardship as part of the "must-learns" for young people in your congregation.... Read more.
Winner-Takes-All? Gaming Church Structures
While we seek another way, the mindset of our culture is obsessed with winning and losing. Someone’s going to end up on top. Another party is defeated. Surviv... Read more.
Gratitude & Grace
There are many G-words in the English-speaking church world; God, Good, Glory, Giving. But in the work of stewardship and congregation maintenance, peering clos... Read more.
Unwrapping the Annual Campaign
The annual stewardship appeal ripples through many congregations in the fall, but the planning should begin much earlier. In today’s post, my colleague Cather... Read more.
No More Junk Mail
Stewardship ministry is about big, conceptual, theological challenges. And, it’s also be about smaller, tactical, practical choices. In today’s newsletter I... Read more.
Together For Good
As we tumble into the Easter season, we remember stories about how the disciples first banded together to relish and share news of the Resurrection, and ca... Read more.
Seeds of Generosity
The assumption goes that congregation members can support the salaries of their leaders. But that’s not necessarily the case with prison ministries, college m... Read more.
Pounding on the Pulpit
What if people were inspired by love at the thought of stewardship, instead of sighing with exasperation? After all, isn’t stewardship ultimately about God’... Read more.
Capital Success
One of the assignments I give students in our Money & the Mission of the Church class invites them to imagine stewardship from scratch. I invite them —... Read more.
Tithed & Tired vs “Storied & Inspired”
For many Christians, the word “stewardship” seems like a gilded demand for “tithing,” giving 10% of one’s income to a local congregation. It may surpr... Read more.
Strategic Giving for Retirees
I’ve always found it fascinating that the season of Lent includes “tax season” as well. Might we use the liturgical time of self-reflection, penitence, an... Read more.
A Fresh Vision in Stewarding
Don't talk to me about stewardship as if it is this thing I do. Talk to me about how I am a steward.... Read more.
Millenials! Am I right?
A healthy stewardship approach is taught by example, recognition, and constructive feedback – not shame and stereotypes. Yet even in the church, young peo... Read more.
Engaging Millennials & More Cashless Giving
The rate of change for many of our congregations doesn’t quite keep up with shifts in the broader culture. Oftentimes, that serves as a blessing. At other tim... Read more.
Cultivating & Letting Go This Lent
There are many ways to minster. This week, we hear from the Reverend Lisle Gwynn Garrity, who uses art as a tool for spiritual formation. In the piece below, sh... Read more.
When Enough is Enough
No greater theme has led stewardship talk in the past generation than that of “abundance vs. scarcity.” In today’s piece, David Loleng acknowledges the po... Read more.
Illuminating Stewardship in Today’s Culture
Stewardship is an act of practical theology. Accordingly, context matters deeply. In today’s post, pastor Larissa Kwong Abazia engages the contextual challeng... Read more.