"stewardship"
By Charles LaFond
Stewardship campaign chairpersons may perceive themselves as congregational “nagger” or “scolder.” Might we suggest a self-perception of “coach” or “cheerleader?”
By Angela Emerson
In being good stewards, we advocate giving of our time, talent, and treasure continuously throughout the year. Are pledge cards distracting us from our efforts to practice good stewardship? What alternatives might we use instead of making a financial pledge once a year and calling it a day?
By Dick Kurth
¿Quién puede estar en desacuerdo que hablar auténtica y honestamente sobre dinero es una de las tareas más difíciles de las juntas parroquiales?
By Miguel Escobar
By Celeste Ventura
That idea of legacy as the way we live, not simply the things we leave, is fundamental to our Christian understanding of generosity. What are the practices you are living forward and what do you understand about practice, generosity and legacy by looking back? Is your legacy, as reflected in your financial plans and action, congruent with, and integrally a part of, the wholeness of God’s image...
By Greg Syler
Stewardship is about life, the whole of life. It’s living the life of God, in fact – living more generously, more boldly, and more faithfully. Stewardship is everything. This is why we don’t have a stewardship drive at St. George’s in Valley Lee, Maryland, the dynamic and growing congregation I serve. Instead, we have an annual pledge drive: An appeal for people’s financial generosity.
By Lisa Meeder Turnbull
In the European tradition, we say, “the end” as if the story has no life outside of that moment. Cinderella and Prince Charming live happily ever after. The end. There’s nothing more to say.
But in African storytelling, we say, “Cosi, Cosi Iyaphela—Here I rest my story.” It is the story that has life. The speaker merely picks it up for a while, holds it, and shapes it for a time.
By Jeremiah Sierra
By Nancy Davidge
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