September 2014
Sharing Our Gifts
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Actitud de Gratitud
By Demi Prentiss
A medida que transcendemos la interpretación limitada de la mayordomía como un ejercicio anual de recaudación de fondos – o como solía llamarlo el fallecido Terry Parsons (http://www.tens.org/resources/blog/remembering-terry-parsons/), la “campaña anual de ruegos” – Dios empieza a dar nueva forma al significado de “donativo” y de “dar.”
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An Experiment: Year Round Stewardship
By Ken Howard
St. Nicholas' has been trying an experiment to implement year-round stewardship. Ken Howard shares the process they went through and the resources they developed.
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Attitude of Gratitude
By Demi Prentiss
As we grow beyond the narrow understanding of stewardship as an annual fundraising exercise – or as the late Terry Parsons (http://www.tens.org/resources/blog/remembering-terry-parsons/) used to call it, the “annual beg-a-thon” – God begins to reshape our concept of what “gift” and “giving” actually mean.
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Become What You Receive
By Greg Syler
“…What you see is simply bread and a cup. But your faith demands far subtler insight: the bread is Christ's body, the cup is Christ's blood. My friends, these realities are called sacraments because in them one thing is seen, while another is grasped. It is your own mystery that is placed on the Lord's table. It is your own mystery that you are receiving. You are saying ‘Amen’ to what you are. Be what you see; receive what you are.”
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Conviértase En Lo Que Recibe: El Cuerpo De Cristo
By Greg Syler
La teología, en su base, no es sólo el lenguaje que usamos para hablar sobre Dios, sino que es el lenguaje de Dios. Por lo tanto, pensar teológicamente escuchar a Dios y, según sea necesario, traducir la presencia de Dios a los que todavía están obsesionados con la ausencia de Dios.
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Do Not Give Money to God!
By Sandra Swan
Why give money to God? What is God going to do with it? God doesn't have a bank account, a savings account, or a 401k. God doesn't have a mortgage to pay, kids in college, or elderly parents to care for. So do not give your money to God.
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From Outreach to Relationship
By Peggy Dahlberg
Anyone can be spread too thin. Even a congregation.
For many years, our outreach efforts at Christ Church Cranbrook (CCC) were very widespread.
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God’s Economy
By Jamie Coats
Stewardship is an opportunity to deepen our relationships with God. Thinking about how we live in two economies can make conversations in stewardship season easier and more fun.
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La Economía de Dios
By Jamie Coats
Vivimos en un mundo con dos economías: la economía de las transacciones y la economía de los donativos, la economía de César y la economía de Dios.
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Lessons from Fundraising Volunteers
By Erin Weber-Johnson
Fundraising is so much more than the accomplishment of a monetary goal, here are 5 of the top lessons from working with volunteers throughout the Church.
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Sopa de Piedra
By Karen Hunter
Hay un viejo cuento que todo el mundo conoce. Es sobre un viajero “pobre” que llega a un pueblo y con mucho floreo empieza a hervir una olla de agua a la que ceremoniosamente añade una piedra. Poco después, por supuesto, la curiosidad vence y los habitantes del lugar se acercan para preguntar. “Bienvenidos”, dice el viajero, “¡la sopa de piedra es mucho más sabrosa con amigos!”. Intrigada, la gente lo escucha describir la sopa que está haciendo y al poco tiempo todos empiezan a aportar cosas. Finalmente la gente del barrio se sienta junta, con pan del panadero y vino del bodeguero, para compartir un verdadero banquete.
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Stone Soup
By Karen Hunter
Using this familiar folktale, Grace Church shares how declining resources can be a gift as well as a challenge in forming a vision.