September 2013
Wholehearted Stewardship
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Crazy Wisdom
By Dan Edwards
Dan Edwards shares stories, from biblical times to the present, of people who have walked in faith, giving away what they have and finding that they still have enough.
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Diezmo de Calabacines
By Nancy Moore
En las Iglesias Episcopales del Condado de Piscataquis, Maine, la mayordomía se entiende como un hábito que orienta nuestras decisiones sobre cómo usamos todas las bendiciones que hemos recibido de Dios.
An English version of this article is available here.
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Doing More with Less
By Eric H.F. Law
The dynamics of passing the “leftover” around generating a spirit of appreciation and affirmation did so much more than fighting over the last piece of meat, as a fear-of-scarcity-minded group would do.
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God Had a Hand in This
By Luke Blount
Luke Blount shares the story of strangers brought together by a shared vision.
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Honest Sharing
By Angela Emerson
For many people, talking about money is difficult – even with family. In “Honest Sharing” Angela Emerson offers a glimpse into the private struggle many of us experience as we wrestle with our feelings related to giving, not only of our treasure but our time.
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Liberating Stewardship
By Demi Prentiss
The Christian vocation of proclaiming and responding to God’s prodigious generosity is a year-round calling.
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Mayordomía Incondicional
By Erin Weber-Johnson
Mi club de lectura acaba de ver la TED Talk de Brené Brown titulada “The Power of Vulnerability (el Poder de la Vulnerabilidad)” . (Sí, éramos un club de lectura mirando un TED Talk; fue un mes difícil). Y no podría haber estado más agradecida. Después de cuatro años en la Fundación de la Iglesia Episcopal y cuatro años de enseñar recaudación de fondos y pensar en la mayordomía… un video de 20 minutos cambió mi manera de encarar las campañas anuales de donativos.
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Sabiduría Loca
By Dan Edwards
Dios está diciendo algo completamente contraintuitivo. Dios está diciendo que cuando uno sienta que no tiene lo suficiente, que tome lo que tenga y lo regale. La pobreza brinda una oportunidad de ser generoso.
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Spiritual Vitality
By Bill Nesbit
If spiritual vitality of a congregation were measured, where along a continuum would the members in your church be?
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Squash Tithe
By Nancy Moore
Our lives are often touched by simple acts of kindness. "Squash Tithe” by Nancy Moore shares how the gift of a summer squash from one parishioner to another in 2012, lives on in an unexpected way.
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Wholehearted Stewardship
By Erin Weber-Johnson
Your annual giving campaign can be an opportunity for growth and excitement. What have you done that has reached out to different generations in your parish?
