Stewardship



Articles on Stewardship

bullet"Freely You Have Received, Freely Give:" Toward a Post-Tithing, Post-Stewardship,  Postmodern Theology of Receiving
by Leonard I. Sweet--excellent (if looong) article
bullet"The "S" Word" An article by Bob Bohls, former moderator of the PC(USA) from Presbyterians Today Online. Stewardship is a spiritual matter not a code word for raising money.
bullet "Pagan Ownership and Christian Civilization" an article on the history of stewardship from a professor at Columbia working on the Material History of American Religion Project
bullet"Healthy Church Stewardship": How to impart a vision for giving to your church. Solid list of points which could be summarized in a presentation from Ministries Online magazine
bullet"Gifts to the Giver": Stewardship, the Gospel and You. Article covering the biblical mandate for stewardship
bullet"Giving and Stewardship in an Effective Church":  Overview of Kennon Callahan's book of the same name, drawing the points out in a succinct way.
bullet"25 Ways to Improve Giving": Sound article from the 7th Day Adventists

Planned Giving

bullet"Building for Ministry and Mission: Providing for the Work of God through the Church":  A very helpful and thorough overview of planned giving--from biblical passages to clear definitions from a consultant to the Anglican Church of Canada
bulletPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation: Discover all the ways the Foundation can help your congregation sort out endowments, planned giving, and the joy of thoughtful stewardship 

Research on Stewardship and Giving Patterns

bulletResearch on U.S. Per Capita Income/Per Member Giving. Highly useful statistics and tables. Up-to-date as of May '99.
bullet"More churches passing the e-plate: Lutherans blazing way as members contribute via electronic funds transfers" By Tom Heinen of the Milwaulkee Journal Sentinel staff

Stewardship Education

bulletStewardship Education Resources from the Presbyterian Church (USA)
bullet"Creative Stewardship Education" by Ed Reid of the Seventh Day Adventist. Short article with some memorable phrases.
bullet"Stewarding the Joy of Nurturing Our Children" article by a pastor on how to bring children into holistic stewardship

Stewardship Resources

bulletStewardship Resources to Order from the PC(USA). Includes Stewadship Theme Materials, Adult Study Resources, Children's and Youth Resources, and Leader Resources
bulletBibliography of Educational Materials on Stewardship with Ordering Information from the Web of Creation

Last Updated: April 01, 2004

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