The Stewardship Resource Database

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he Mind of the Steward - A Partnership with God A core perspective of a steward is an understanding that we are God's partners. Mark 4:26-29 This devotional uses agricultural references serve as a parallel to our relationship with our growing faith.	Article   Author: A Salt Seasoning Contributor Posted: 11/4/2009 Theme: Resources © Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Any part of Salt Seasonings can be reproduced with attribution.
Money and Mission Core Leadership Skill:Motivate a faith community's stewardship journey through mission interpretation and gratitude for partnership. The one absolutely most important factor in why people give is mission: People want to make the world a better place to live. They want to believe that they can truly make a difference for the better. There is embedded in us, it seems, a desire to finish out our work on this earth with a sense that we amounted to something. To sum it up, people want to be a part of something that changes lives.	Article   Author: Bishop Will Willamon of the North Alabama Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church Posted: 11/4/2009 Theme: Stewardship Leadership © Bishop Will Willamon
The Definition of Happiness A core leadership skill is to motivate a faith community's stewardship journey. The following short article reflects on faith, money and happiness. It urges adults to teach children the joy of giving.	Article   Author: From stewardship website of Corpus Christi Catholic Church>, Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083 Posted: 11/3/2009 Theme: Stewardship Leadership © http://www.corpuschristicc.org/StewardShip.htm/StewardShip.htm [Corpus Christi Catholic Church>], Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
National Debt A Core Perspective of a competent steward is to engage and critique culture The following article is one that states that the federal debt is misunderstood. Gary Moore states: Most everyone knows the federal debt is now twelve trillion dollars. As a percentage of our national income (GDP), that is about half what it was at the end of World War Two. And it is projected to rise to that level again during my expected lifetime, assuming our wars and spending on retired boomers continue as is. Yet when we as individuals consider whether our mortgage is burdensome or not, we usually relate that debt to the value of our home, not simply our income. And I've never found one American Christian during twenty years of asking who knows the value of our American home. Yet that number is estimated each year by the same folks who estimate our debt. It simply isn't the bad news favored by our media and politicians.	Article   Author: Gary Moore is founder of Financial Seminary, an investment advisor and author. Posted: 11/3/2009 Theme: Resources © garmoco@hotmail.com [Gary Moore]
Pastoral Leadership in Stewardship A Core Practice: Transparency with self and others regarding their relationship with money. The following article summarizes a study of a Methodist Conference regarding the relationship between pastoral leadership and apportionment giving in a congregation. This study illustrates that pastoral leadership is the key factor.	Article   Author: Bishop Will Willamon of the northalabamaumc.org  [North Alabama Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church] Posted: 11/3/2009 Theme: Stewardship Leadership © wwillimon@northalabamaumc.org [ Bishop Will Willamon]

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