Presuming a Middle Class Church?
This semester I’m teaching a class called, “Starting New Missional Ministries,†a course on new church development and the redevelopment of struggling con... Read more.
Finding Forward
When you were growing up who invested in you? I can think of many adults — coaches, teachers, neighbors — but, the strongest folks who come to mind ... Read more.
Phasing into Digital Giving
I have no idea how much cash is in my wallet. I spend cash, maybe, once a month. Just today, though, I used my phone to buy coffee and pay for groceries. I also... Read more.
Kitchen Table Giving
Few names are more closely associated with faith-related generosity than that of the Reverend William G. Enright, Founding Karen Lake Buttrey Director Emeritus ... Read more.
Stewardship in January: Celebrating Epiphany as a Season of Giving
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…even (and especially?) stewardship. Yet, it’s not written in the Bible tha... Read more.
Financial Challenges and Leading Congregations
I’m pleased to introduce a new member of the CSL team, Catherine Malotky. Well, I’ll actually let her introduce herself in the post below! Catherine comes (... Read more.
Singing Stewardship: A List of Stewardship Hymns
We've combed through the hymnals of several denominations to select our favorite stewardship-related hymns.... Read more.
From Objectification to Embodied Stewardship
Not many have a personal stewardship journey quite as juxtaposed as our writer this week, Sarah Renfro. In today’s column she describes her journey from profe... Read more.
Teaching Stewardship at a Young Age
Stewardship doesn’t magically begin at age 18, or when one begins one’s first job, or upon graduation from college. In fact, in today’s post from Tammy Wi... Read more.
Stewardship of Community
I was recently approached by a congregation looking for advice on advertising. You see, they wanted more people to attend their church and give money to their b... Read more.
The Demand of Stewardship
Stewardship calls us to share. Sure, there’s the money part of sharing, but really, stewardship is much more than that — sharing our spiritual gifts, ou... Read more.
Stewarding Calls
The newsletter kicks off the new year with a series of articles contemplating the leadership required for today’s church and world. Today, my friend and colle... Read more.
The Index Card: Personal Finance for Generous Living
I’m not sure what they teach in other countries, but I managed to get through more than twenty years of school without developing any substantive understandin... Read more.
How will your congregationÂ’s value be assessed?
Years ago, I was having coffee at a café in the shadow of a large, historic congregation. I struck up a conversation with the barista who eventually asked what... Read more.
Voice
Scrolling through my Facebook feed last week, I saw a short video of a lion cub learning to roar. In its very cute, yet powerful way, the cub was discovering th... Read more.
Teaching Stewardship to Children
Stewardship isn’t just for adults. Yet, in many of our congregations, we put off teaching about stewardship until young adulthood. I don’t think that practi... Read more.
Cash Got Your Tongue? Why do pastors wince at money-talk?
I first met — and was impressed by — the Rev. Karl Travis when he spoke at a stewardship conference, and I’ve been following his stewardship wisdo... Read more.
Eating Our Values
Fall brings its own sets of tasks for Minnesotans — raking leaves, storing the lawn mower, getting that trusty snow shovel ready once again. It can also b... Read more.
Authentic Stewardship Preaching
This week’s newsletter wraps up our series on preaching stewardship with a final takeaway. It calls for vulnerability and, well, an approach that might challe... Read more.
Preaching and Stewardship
Fall is busy time for stewardship leaders, and my guest preaching schedule is quite full. While I love to preach about stewardship topics around the church, Iâ€... Read more.
Preaching Stewardship: Confessions of a Convert
This is the time of year many preachers prepare sermons that focus, particularly, on stewardship. In today’s post (from our archives), David Lose shares his d... Read more.