Stewarding Your iPhone
Our series on the new book, Beyond the Offering Plate: A Holistic Approach to Stewardship, wraps up this week, this time with a post by yours truly. My cha... Read more.
Stewardship of Life at its End
As new readers consider my new book, Beyond the Offering Plate: A Holistic Approach to Stewardship, many have noted the diversity of new insights into stewardsh... Read more.
Stewarding our Finances
Today we return to the second iteration of the newsletter series on the new book Beyond the Offering Plate: A Holistic Approach to Stewardship. While it was tem... Read more.
Speaking of Generosity
The question of language comes up a lot in stewardship circles. I think the search for the right words suggests our discomfort with the present realities of ste... Read more.
Fostering Stewardship
It’s not often I find a truly fresh, inspiring, new angle on stewardship, but today’s post is exactly that. I met Andy Nelson many years ago —... Read more.
Anxious Stewardship
As fall stewardship season gets close, many church leaders approach the conversation about money, budgets, and mission with anxiety. This emotion is a reality w... Read more.
Stewardship of the Body
I recently attended a large worship conference hosted by a mainline denomination. The liturgy and music was creative, though also on the “traditional” side ... Read more.
The Gift of Mind
Our series exploring the new book, Beyond the Offering Plate: A Holistic Approach to Stewardship continues this week with the stewardship of mind. I don’t kno... Read more.
Can the Church Steward Work?
Just like the word “stewardship,” “vocation” is one of those words we often throw around the church without stopping to consider its implications. Sure,... Read more.
Stewardship of Time
Our newsletter series on my new book, Beyond the Offering Plate: A Holistic Approach to Stewardship, launches today. First up is writer and pastor, MaryAnn McKi... Read more.
Introducing: “Beyond the Offering Plate”
Today marks the official release date of a new stewardship book edited by yours truly! Titled, Beyond the Offering Plate: A Holistic Approach to Stewardship, in... Read more.
The Challenge of Abundance
While many congregations long for more funds to sustain their ministries, the shadow side of stewardship is that receiving too many funds also presents a minist... Read more.
Extreme Heat
Stewardship, like much of ministry, quickly pushes congregations back to mission and vision. It causes us to ask questions like: What is the Spirit up to in thi... Read more.
Stewardship Ministry with Retired People (Part 2)
This week, Charles “Chick” Lane continues his two-week series on stewardship ministry with retired people. I read it on my laptop, but even so, I wa... Read more.
Stewardship Ministry with Retired People (Part 1)
It’s a true pleasure to welcome back Charles “Chick” Lane to this blog. I commend Chick’s wise words on a seldom-addressed topic. Speaking of un... Read more.
Stewardship in Times of Transition
As the old saying goes, “change is the only constant.” In today’s post, Angela Denker considers what change has to do with stewardship. On one hand, stewa... Read more.
Stewarding Attention (II of III): Train Stations & Cultural Leadership
I recently found myself exploring a new bookstore in the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. For an airport bookstore, its selection is amazing and I could tell had b... Read more.
Stewarding Attention: Beyond Mindfulness and Marshmallows
Ding. Beep. Chirp. Flash. These days, it’s hard to find time to pay attention to what matters when so many competing gadgets are alerting us to their prioriti... Read more.
More Than Enough
The phrase, “more than enough,” has begun to take root in church stewardship circles. Perhaps it’s a helpful reframing of “abundance” language. Additi... Read more.
Breaking Our Hearts Open in the Midst of Discord
In preparation for Thanksgiving Day last November, there were dozens of articles and interviews concerning the challenges of sharing a meal—a cordial meal—w... Read more.
Making Stewardship Corporate
This week, I reflect on a topic I’ve noticed is fairly rampant in stewardship circles: individualism. But, how might we combat it? I suggest three ways congre... Read more.