Stewardship’s Null Curriculum
We conclude our Stewardship this Lent series today with a post from Rolf Jacobson, professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary. His post reminds me of a phras... Read more.
Stewardship in the Valley of Dry Bones
Our “Stewardship this Lent” series continues this week with Dr. Benjamin Stewart, a worship professor at The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Perhaps... Read more.
The Arc of Stewardship in an Age of Abundance and Debt
I don’t know about you, but Lent often calls me to assess where I’ve been. Not where in a geographical sense, but where in terms of my relationship with God... Read more.
Water of Life
Week two of our Stewardship this Lent series takes us to Exodus 17, the story of the Water from the Rock. Cameron Howard, assistant professor of Old Testament, ... Read more.
Stewardship this Lent
For the season of Lent, we’re launching a new series, “Stewardship this Lent,” in which seminary faculty will reflect on the resonances between, well, ste... Read more.
Rethinking Mission Giving
One of the recurring congregational stewardship questions concerns the best way to deal with what’s often called “mission giving,” or the part of a congre... Read more.
Doing Your Homework
Remember that old game called “telephone”? You gather with a group in a big circle and you whisper a message to the person beside you, who quietly passes th... Read more.
Stewardship Marathon: Top Ten Takeaways
For a project to be revealed later (how’s that for suspense?), Alex Benson has recently read through hundreds of past stewardship newsletters. I thought that ... Read more.
Subversive Generosity
I recently came across a stewardship angle totally new to me. That’s a bit strange, though, because it’s in quite an old book. Back in 1954, Jacques Ellul w... Read more.
From Generation to Generation
At my last place of work, the college administration organized an informal mentorship program for all new faculty. I don’t remember all the details, but I do ... Read more.
Desperately Seeking Stewardship
One of my favorite leadership principles goes something like this: systems are organized to achieve exactly the type of results they ultimately achieve. In othe... Read more.
New Stewardship Book by Walter Brueggemann
The church leader looking for books on stewardship faces a rich supply of options. Recent publications tend to emphasize themes of year-round stewardship, embra... Read more.
Transforming Stewardship for Climate Action
Many things strike me about today’s post by Kyle Meyaard-Schaap of Young Evangelicals for Climate Action. First, I appreciate the urgency and theology. I’m ... Read more.
Stewardship Resolutions
Well, we’re three days into 2017. How are your New Year’s Resolutions going? My gym is bustling with new members, but come late February … well, if last y... Read more.
A Gift
How’s your Christmas shopping going? My list is still longer than I’d prefer. Today’s writer tells the story of an unexpected gift in her life... Read more.
What does the Reformation have to do with Stewardship?
I don’t know about you, but I rarely venture far without my smartphone. A few weeks back, I stopped to think how much I appreciated the power, capabilitie... Read more.
Simplicity and Service
What will your Advent consist of this year? Despite what our faith teaches, the season can easily become a time of busyness and over spending. This year, I&rsqu... Read more.
Pancakes
What do pancakes have to do with stewardship? Nothing necessarily, but our writer Timothy Siburg this week explains how pancakes are actually an integral aspect... Read more.
Abundance and Fear
“We don’t even have a budget!” This was the complaint of a recent graduate. She had taken Luther’s Money & Mission of the Church class, and was read... Read more.
Three Thoughts on Stewardship
A forward-thinking editor would have organized an article for this Election Day that somehow connected stewardship and politics. Whoops! I have a sneaking suspi... Read more.
They Don’t Know What They Don’t Know
Assumptions do not serve the church well. I once filled-in as a guest preacher in a congregation, and after the children’s sermon indicated to the kids th... Read more.