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Stewardship Study: The Apostles' Creed Unit 3
Professor Haemig provides a study on stewardship using the apostle's Creed. Using Luther's meaning of the Creed, Professor Haemig then begins to engage the person in understanding how Stewardship can be lived out within one's daily life. This is a three part series in which each of the three articles of the Apostle's Creed will be examined.
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 Bible Study
Author: Professor Mary Jane Haemig is Associate Professor of Church History at Luther Seminary and Director of the Thrivent Reformation Research Program.
Posted: 9/30/2009
Theme: Resources
© Professor Mary Jane Haemig
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The Circle of Generous Life
2 Corinthians 9:11-13
Jonathan Reitz writes this Bible Study to give the reader a large overview of how Generiousity is apart of a person's life. Reitz then relates how generiousity is displayed within the reader's life. Allowing the person to take on the ideas and concepts within their life.
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Bible Study
Author: Jonathan Reitz is CEO at CoachNet North America.
Posted: 9/3/2009
Theme: Becoming a Steward
© Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Any part of Salt Seasonings can be reproduced with attribution. All Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (NRSV).
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Living in Abundance: Jesus, Money and Faith (Session 2 of 3)
A three-part series of Bible lessons about stewardship. The second session looks at how Jesus talks about money and faith.
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Arland J. Hultgren is a professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary.
Posted: 7/23/2009
Theme: Resources
© Arland J. Hultgren
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Rust or Wear
1 Corinthians 15:1
2 Thessalonians 3:7
Isaiah 65:23
This Bible Study allows the reader to be mindful of the resources and gifts that God has given to them. "Stewardship calls us to go beyond mere efficiency in using our gifts for what they are intended. Mature stewards know the joy of wearing new grooves into our gifts from proper use."
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Bible Study
Author: Salt 2004
Posted: 7/17/2009
Theme: Communicating the Message
© Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Any part of Salt Seasonings can be reproduced with attribution. All Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (NRSV).
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Be Intentional - Set Aside
1 Corinthians 16:1-4
This Bible Study has the reader look at intentially setting things in life aside for giving to others. The understanding of the impact that the gift has upon others who receive that offering is the motivator and purpose of giving. By being intential of setting things aside, more of an impact can be felt.
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Bible Study
Author: Salt 2005
Posted: 7/17/2009
Theme: Communicating the Message
© Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Any part of Salt Seasonings can be reproduced with attribution. All Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (NRSV).
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The Stewardship of Life
2 Corinthians 11:3
Mark Quade shares this Bible Study to allow the reader to reflect and embrace stewardship as giving ones life. The focus of 2 Corinthians provides great connection to a person's life.
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Bible Study
Author: Salt 2004
Mark Quade is an ELCA stewardship specialist and serving ELCA congregations.
Posted: 7/17/2009
Theme: Communicating the Message
© Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Any part of Salt Seasonings can be reproduced with attribution. All Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (NRSV).
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Devotion: Teachers
Luke 11:1-54
Communication between people and for one self is the goal a teacher. This devotion displays that Christ also did this for his disciples.
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Bible Study
Author: Salt 2005
Posted: 7/17/2009
Theme: Resources
© Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Any part of Salt Seasonings can be reproduced with attribution. All Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (NRSV).
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Devotion: David and Jonathan 1 Samuel 18:1-4
This devotion reminds us that we are all connected and there are people that are brought into a covenant. These people share a special connection. We are also reminded that we are people who are apart of a special covenant with Christ and thus chosen to be stewards within this world through relationships with others.
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Bible Study
Author: Salt, 2005
Posted: 6/30/2009
Theme: Resources
© Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Any part of Salt Seasonings can be reproduced with attribution. All Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (NRSV).
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Devotion: Who Are These Guys Revelation 7:9
This devotion looks at the book of Revelation and we are reminded that it is God is on the throne. For God is the one who determines the gifts of people and the bestowal of salvation to people. That it is not just the people that we see but the multitude of the nations that are saved by God and entrusted to be stewards of the Creation.
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Bible Study
Author: Salt, 2005
Posted: 6/30/2009
Theme: Communicating the Message
© Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Any part of Salt Seasonings can be reproduced with attribution. All Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (NRSV).
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Stewardship Study: The Apostles' Creed Unit 2
Professor Haemig provides a study on stewardship using the apostle's Creed. Using Luther's meaning of the Creed, Professor Haemig then begins to engage the person in understanding how Stewardship can be lived out within one's daily life. This is a three part series in which each of the three articles of the Apostle's Creed will be examined.
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Bible Study
Author: Professor Mary Jane Haemig is Associate Professor of Church History at Luther Seminary and Director of the Thrivent Reformation Research Program.
Posted: 3/29/2009
Theme: Resources
© Professor Mary Jane Haemig
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Stewardship Study – The Apostles' Creed Unit 1
Professor Haemig provides a study on stewardship using the apostle's Creed. Using Luther's meaning of the Creed, Professor Haemig then begins to engage the person in understanding how Stewardship can be lived out within one's daily life. This is a three part series in which each of the three articles of the Apostle's Creed will be examined.
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Bible Study
Author: Professor Mary Jane Haemig is Associate Professor of Church History at Luther Seminary and Director of the Thrivent Reformation Research Program.
Posted: 3/29/2009
Theme: Resources
© Professor Mary Jane Haemig
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Pennies for God
Mark 12: 41-44
This lesson uses pennies, the story of the Widow's Mite or Offering and the Story about Stone Soup to show how even a small gift when added to the gifts of others can provide abundantly for all. Participants will be asked to bring canned food for the local food shelf and to bring as many pennies as they can. A speaker or information about a local food shelf would work well with this lesson.
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Diane E. Shallue is Director of Christian Education at University Lutheran Church of Hope in Minneapolis, MN.
Posted: 2/27/2009
Theme: Communicating the Message
© dianes@ulch.org [Dr. Diane E. Shallue]
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Being a Cheerful Giver
2 Corinthians 9: 6-8
Luke 6:38
This lesson combines discussion about generous people with thinking about having a big heart by watching the animated movie, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." It connects the biblical foundation in 2 Corinthians 9: 6-8 to how people act when they are generous cheerful givers.
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Diane E. Shallue is the Director of Christian Education at University Lutheran Church of Hope in Minneapolis, MN.
Posted: 2/27/2009
Theme: Communicating the Message
© Dr. Diane E. Shallue
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Stewardship Lesson Overview by Dr. Diane E. Shallue
This is an overview and guide for This is a series of three lessons on generosity of about 50-60 minutes. Each is created for mixed age groups containing adults, children and youth.
Lesson: Calculating the Cost
Lesson: Being a Cheerful Giver
Lesson: Pennies For God
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Diane E. Shallue is Director of Christian Education at University Lutheran Church of Hope in Minneapolis, MN.
Posted: 2/27/2009
Theme: Communicating the Message
© dianes@ulch.org [Dr. Diane E. Shallue]
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Calculating the Cost
Luke 19: 1-10
This lesson uses the story of Zacchaeus to look at giving a percentage of income to the poor. It will encourage participants to pledge giving a percentage of their allowance or income to the poor. It also teaches briefly about the terms, "tithe" and "benevolence." The main idea of this lesson is to encourage participants to think in terms of percentage rather than a fixed amount. This emphasizes equal sacrifice, rather than equal giving.
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Diane E. Shallue is Director of Christian Education at University Lutheran Church of Hope in Minneapolis, MN.
Posted: 2/27/2009
Theme: Communicating the Message
© dianes@ulch.org [Dr. Diane E. Shallue]
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Living in God's Abundance: A Bible Study for Church Leaders Who Hate to Ask for Money
This bible study is the first of three prepared by Dr. Sundberg for adult studies in a variety of congregational settings. Each lesson includes a presentation that may be reproduced and distributed among participants.
Dr. Sundberg writes: "From the beginning of the church, the necessity, the reality of raising funds for mission has been a difficult, controversial, fellowship-threatening matter, as divisive as doctrinal controversies, but even more insidious. We need to know and take comfort in the fact if a stewardship campaign becomes a messy business in our congregations we are in the best of company."
Click on the following links for the other sessions:
Session two: In Search of the Cheerful Giver
Session three: Upbuilding the Saints: An Address on Stewardship to the Members of First Lutheran
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Walter Sundberg,
Professor of Church History, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
Posted: 8/27/2008
Theme: Stewardship Leadership
© Joint Project: Centered Life Learning and Stewardship in the 21st Century, Luther Seminary, St.Paul, Minn.
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Hymns of Stewardship
Lesson Two: Vocation
Luther's understanding of vocation as expressed in hymns:
God Who Made Earth and Heaven
A Morning Hour
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Bible Study
Author: Gracia M. Grindal is professor of Rhetoric at Luther Seminary.
Posted: 8/19/2008
Theme: Resources
© Center for Stewardship Leaders
Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
Gracia M. Grindal
All Rights Reserved
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Hymns of Stewardship
Lesson Three: Giving
As we learn to steward our lives and the gifts we receive from a gracious God whose giving knows no ending, we come to the conclusion that we must also share our treasures with others.
Hymns:
Create in me a Clean Heart
With the Lord Begin your Task
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Bible Study
Author: Gracia M. Grindal is professor of Rhetoric at Luther Seminary.
Posted: 8/19/2008
Theme: Resources
© Center for Stewardship Leaders
Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
Gracia M. Grindal
All Rights Reserved
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Hymns of Stewardship
Lesson One: First Commandment
Life is best when we follow the first commandment: "You are to have no other gods before me."
Hymns:
Evening and Morning
When Earth Turns Round
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Bible Study
Author: Gracia M. Grindal is professor of Rhetoric at Luther Seminary.
Posted: 8/19/2008
Theme: Resources
© Center for Stewardship Leaders
Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN
Gracia M. Grindal
All Rights Reserved
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Living in Abundance: Perspectives from Classic Texts in Scripture (Session 1 of 3)
A three-part series of Bible lessons about stewardship. The first session looks at how Genesis uses words like "image of God" and "dominion" to talk about stewardship.
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Bible Study
Author: Arland J. Hultgren is a professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary.
Posted: 7/30/2008
Theme: Resources
© Arland J. Hultgren
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The Lyrics of Abundance: The Abundance of God's Love (Lesson 2 of 3)
Bible study prepared for Normandale Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Bible Study
Author: Joanna Swanson is an associate in ministry at Normandale Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minn.
Posted: 7/28/2008
Theme: Happenings in Congregations
© Joanna Swanson
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The Lyrics of Abundance: The Abundance of God in Creation (Lesson 1 of 3)
Bible study prepared for Normandale Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Bible Study
Author: Joanna Swanson is an associate in ministry at Normandale Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minn.
Posted: 7/28/2008
Theme: Happenings in Congregations
© Joanna Swanson
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Grumbling: The Myth of Scarcity
I came up with this series of biblical ideas related to the theme of abundance and scarcity. I found the idea of grumbling a curious starting point for a breakthrough from the Lord. It is a step toward growth in the generosity of our God that we who live out of scarcity have to have our vision of God challenged by our own responses of "grumbling."
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Bible Study
Author: Pastor Johan Hinderlie
Posted: 7/11/2008
Theme: Communicating the Message
© Pastor Johann Hinderlie
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With Joy and Thanksgiving
This Bible study builds on the liturgical offertory prayer:
Merciful Father, we offer with joy and thanksgiving what you have first given us - ourselves, our time and our possessions, signs of your gracious love. Receive them for the same of him who offered himself for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Session 1 - I Count Others First - Philippians 2:1-11
Session 2 - Happiness and Sacrifice - Philippians 4:11-17
Session 3 - Wants and Needs - Philippians 4:4-6
Session 4 - Rejoice - Philippians 4:7-10
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Bible Study
Author: Pastor Judith Mattison is a pastor at Elim Lutheran Church in Robbinsdale, Minn.
Posted: 7/11/2008
Theme: Communicating the Message
© Copyright 1988. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Published by the commission for Financial Support in cooperation with the Lutheran Laity Movement for Stewardship. Used By Permission
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Bible Study: The Best of the Old Testament
Stewardship Malachi 3:10
Pastor Markquart suggests that biblical stewardship is like learning how to button a shirt correctly. if you start with the wrong button in the wrong hole, to get it right, you will have to start all over until you get the first button in the right hole.
Button number one on the shirt: Everything in heaven and earth belongs to God.
Button number two: our hearts are to be filled with praise and thanksgiving.
Button number three: we are the caretakers or stewards of God's good earth.
Button number four: we are to give thank offerings to God in appreciation for God's abundant generosity.
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Bible Study
Author: Pastor Edward F. Markquart has been the pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Des Moines, Washington since l973.
Posted: 6/24/2008
Theme: Communicating the Message
© From website: SERMONS FROM SEATTLE
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Bible Study of 2 Corinthians 8:1-15; 9:6-11
This is a sermon on what the Bible teaches about stewardship in the classic passage from 2 Corinthians 8-9.
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Bible Study
Author: Edward F. Markquart has been the pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Wash., since 1973.
Posted: 6/24/2008
Theme: Communicating the Message
© Edward F. Markquart
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The Lyrics of Abundance: God's Abundance in the New Testament (Lesson 3 of 3)
Bible study prepared for Normandale Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Bible Study
Author: Joanna Swanson is an Associate in Ministry at Normandale Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minn.
Posted: 6/24/2008
Theme: Happenings in Congregations
© Joanna Swanson
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LIVING IN GOD'S ABUNDANCE:
IN SEARCH OF A CHEERFUL GIVER
This Bible Study is the second of three prepared by Dr. Sundberg for adult studies in a variety settings in congregations. Each lesson includes a presentation that may be reproduced and distributed among participants or used as a presentation by a leader. There are discussion questions for each presentation.
In Session Two: Dr. Sundberg identifies in II Corinthians 8:1-9:15, four key biblical rules for a stewardship campaign:
1) To trust the example of God's people;
2) To obey the commands of Jesus Christ;
3) To encourage the mutual upbuilding of the saints;
4) To seek the cheerful giver.
Click on following for other presentations:
Session One: A BIBLE STUDY FOR CHURCH LEADERS WHO HATE TO ASK FOR MONEY
Session Three: UPBUILDING THE SAINTS: AN ADDRESS ON STEWARDSHIP TO THE MEMBERS OF "FIRST LUTHERAN"
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Walter Sundberg,
Professor of Church History, Luther Seminary
Posted: 6/17/2008
Theme: Stewardship Leadership
© Joint Project: Centered Life Learning and Stewardship in the 21st Century, Luther Seminary, St.Paul, MN
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Living in God's Abundance
Upbuilding the Saints: An Address on Stewardship to the Members of "First Lutheran" (Session 3 of 3)
This Bible study is the third of three prepared by Dr. Sundberg for adult studies in a variety settings in congregations. Each lesson includes a presentation that may be reproduced and distributed among participants or used as a presentation by a leader. There are discussion questions for each presentation.
In this session, Dr. Sundberg gives an intriguing exploration of the historical experience of stewardship in the United States. "There is a vibrant, homegrown practice that seeks to fulfill God's command to be good stewards of the manifold grace of God."
Click on the following for the other presentations:
A Bible Study for Church Leaders Who Hate to Ask for Money (Session 1 of 3)
In Search of the Cheerful Giver (Session 2 of 3)
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Walter Sundberg,
Professor of Church History, Luther Seminary
Posted: 6/17/2008
Theme: Stewardship Leadership
© A joint project of the Center for Lifelong Learning and Stewardship in the 21st Century, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
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The Potter's Wheel
A Bible study on Jeremiah 18:1-6
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Bible Study
Author: SALT April, 2004
Posted: 6/9/2008
Theme: Resources
© Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Any part of Salt Seasonings can be reproduced with attribution. All Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (NRSV).
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Living in Abundance: Faith Working through Love (Session 3 of 3)
A three-part series of Bible lessons about stewardship. The second session looks at the distinction between faith and works as they relate to stewardship.
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Arland J. Hultgren is a professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary.
Posted: 4/2/2008
Theme: Resources
© Arland J. Hultgren
Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Professor of New Testament
Luther Seminary
St. Paul, Minnesota
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Living In God's Abundant Grace: Sabbath as a Source for an Abundant Life, Session 1
This session is grounded in texts selected from Exodus.
The key themes in this session are:
"God's work through the Sabbath is consistent with how God normally works, coming to us from outside of ourselves, intruding graciously into our bondage.
"Sabbath worship is something that God does for us, not something that we do for God. God regularized the intrusion of the Sabbath in order to have a regular worship time in which to work on us."
– Rolf Jacobson
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Bible Study
Author: Rev. Dr. Rolf Jacobson is associate professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary. To learn more click on PROFILE.
Posted: 3/27/2008
Theme: Stewardship Leadership
© A joint project of the Center for Lifelong Learning and Stewardship in the 21st Century, Luther Seminary, St.Paul, Minn.
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The Whys and Hows of Money Leadership: A curriculum for those who want to work toward deeper understanding
This seven-lesson curriculum offers a new starting point, suggesting that neither method nor resource will make a difference until you begin with your own relationship and beliefs about money, connecting money with faith. The curriculum expands to include congregational economics, connecting the congregation's mission, vision and goals with funding. It provides sound principles for congregational money management.
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Bible Study
Author: Mark Vincent is the Lead Partner, Design for Ministry
Posted: 2/22/2008
Theme: Resources
© THE Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Alban Institute funded by Lilly Endowment Inc.
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Living in God's Abundant Grace: Sabbath as a Source for an Abundant Life, Session 3
Sabbath: God's Sufficiency and Our Generosity
Dr. Jacobson further expands the participants awareness that keeping the sabbath entails being generous. He writes:
"God invites us ... not to live in fear, but in trust ... God intrudes into our fear and offers us another way to live – in trust of God's abundance. A way that trusts this word from God: Enough.
"Generosity is a part of all of the Sabbath laws ... observing Sabbath means opening our hands to help our neighbors .... God ... intrudes into the bondage of our lives ... We ... are most in bondage to our stuff. A friend's grandmother used to say, "Possessions are their own punishment."
– Rolf Jacobson
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Bible Study
Author: Rev. Dr. Rolf Jacobson is an assistant professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary. To learn more click on Profile.
Posted: 8/7/2006
Theme: Stewardship Leadership
© A joint project by the Center for Lifelong Learning and Stewardship in the 21st Century, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
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Joy at Work
(Bible Study)
This is a 10-session Bible study that explores the "purpose and role of human beings on Earth, particularly as it pertains to our work." It encourages participants to look at their work as a place where God calls them to live out the mission of creation.
The study is based on the book Joy at Work
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Raymond Bakke is a professor. William Hendricks serves as an organizational president. Brad Smith has pastored an urban church.
Posted: 7/28/2006
Theme: Becoming a Steward
© Dennis Bakke
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Three Models of Stewardship from the Book of Ruth: Introduction to the Book and to Ruth, the Moabite (Session 1 of 3)
Each of us is called to establish a pattern in our lives, enabling us to steward our living fruitfully and joyfully in ways that God would have us live. This calling is not a call to drudgery and sacrifice, but rather is a call to live a life that frees us to enjoy to the fullest the abundance of God's good gifts. Such a life not only tends to the needs of the other but rewards us abundantly as well. Our driving question in this Bible study is this: What does stewardship look like in the life of an individual? The biblical book that will aid us on this quest is the book of Ruth.
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Diane Jacobson is Professor of Old Testament and Associate Dean of the MA/MSM programs at Luther Seminary. Click here for more info.
Posted: 7/26/2006
Theme: Becoming a Steward
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Three Models of Stewardship from the Book of Ruth: Boaz, the Farmer of Worth (Session 2 of 3)
Each of us is called to establish a pattern in our lives, enabling us to steward our living fruitfully and joyfully in ways that God would have us live. This calling is not a call to drudgery and sacrifice, but rather is a call to live a life that frees us to enjoy to the fullest the abundance of God's good gifts. Such a life not only tends to the needs of the other but rewards us abundantly as well. Our driving question in this Bible study is this: What does stewardship look like in the life of an individual? The biblical book that will aid us on this quest is the book of Ruth.
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Diane Jacobson is Professor of Old Testament and Associate Dean of the MA/MSM programs at Luther Seminary. Click here for more info.
Posted: 7/26/2006
Theme: Becoming a Steward
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Biblical and Theological Foundations of Stewardship: The Book of Ruth - A Focus on Ruth (Part 5 of 6)
Ruth, the poor foreign widow, is indeed a remarkable model of stewardship. She chooses to follow and commit her life to her foreign mother-in-law, chooses hard work, shares her meager takings and then risks everything on the possiblity that she can convince the patriarch of a foreign clan that family and tribe extend far beyond the boundaries typically thought to define reality.
Please note: This material was presented at a 2003 gathering of the Southwest Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The presentation originally included art work and Hebrew quotations that cannot be reproduced on this site. Please contact Dr. Jacobson at djacobso@luthersem.edu if you are interested in having these resources.
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Diane Jacobson is Professor of Old Testament and Associate Dean of the MA/MSM programs at Luther Seminary. Click here for more info.
Posted: 7/26/2006
Theme: Communicating the Message
© 2003 Dr. Diane Jacobson
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Biblical and Theological Foundations of Stewardship: The Book of Ruth - A Focus on Boaz (Part 4 of 6)
Boaz shows himself to be a remarkable model of good stewardship of the wealthy. In his blessing, his sharing of both food and harvest and his protection of and openness to the stranger in his midst, Boaz shows himself to be a man of true value, a man of true worth.
Please note: This material was presented at a 2003 gathering of the Southwest Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The presentation originally included art work and Hebrew quotations that cannot be reproduced on this site. Please contact Dr. Jacobson at djacobso@luthersem.edu if you are interested in having these resources.
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Diane Jacobson is Professor of Old Testament and Associate Dean of the MA/MSM programs at Luther Seminary. Click here for more info.
Posted: 7/26/2006
Theme: Communicating the Message
© 2003 Dr. Diane Jacobson
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Biblical and Theological Foundations of Stewardship: The Stewardship of Time (Part 3 of 6)
Each of us are called to establish pattern in our lives so we might steward our living fruitfully and joyfully in ways that God would have us live.
Please note: This material was presented at a 2003 gathering of the Southwest Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The presentation originally included art work and Hebrew quotations that cannot be reproduced on this site. Please contact Dr. Jacobson at djacobso@luthersem.edu if you are interested in having these resources.
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Diane Jacobson is Professor of Old Testament and Associate Dean of the MA/MSM programs at Luther Seminary. Click here for more info.
Posted: 7/26/2006
Theme: Communicating the Message
© 2003 Dr. Diane Jacobson
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Biblical and Theological Foundations of Stewardship: The Stewardship of Creation (Part 2 of 6)
All humanity are kings and queens, and thus all humanity acts as royal caretakers of God's property, the earth and all that fills it. We are all, therefore, royal stewards.
Please note: This material was presented at a 2003 gathering of the Southwest Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The presentation originally included art work and Hebrew quotations that cannot be reproduced on this site. Please contact Dr. Jacobson at djacobso@luthersem.edu if you are interested in having these resources.
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Diane Jacobson is Professor of Old Testament and Associate Dean of the MA/MSM programs at Luther Seminary. Click here for more info.
Posted: 7/26/2006
Theme: Communicating the Message
© 2003 Dr. Diane Jacobson
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Biblical and Theological Foundations of Stewardship: The Book of Ruth - A Focus on Naomi (Part 6 of 6)
Naomi models a stewarding of life away from loss and bitterness toward the capacity to see the activity of God in her life, to see her connectedness to those around her, and to see her own role in furthering the work of the kingdom. And Naomi, like both Boaz and Ruth before her, finds that in seeing God's hand at work and helping others find security, she also discovers her own joy and fulfillment.
Please note: This material was presented at a 2003 gathering of the Southwest Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The presentation originally included art work and Hebrew quotations that cannot be reproduced on this site. Please contact Dr. Jacobson at djacobso@luthersem.edu if you are interested in having these resources.
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Diane Jacobson is Professor of Old Testament and Associate Dean of the MA/MSM programs at Luther Seminary. Click here for more info.
Posted: 7/26/2006
Theme: Communicating the Message
© 2003 Dr. Diane Jacobson
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Biblical and Theological Foundations of Stewardship: The Stewardship of Vocation (Part 1 of 6)
In the invitation to a stewardship of vocation, we are invited both to a certain attitude towards our work – all our work is properly serving and watching over God's world. And we are also invited to adopt a certain attitude toward the world. All the world is God's garden which is God's temple.
Please note: This material was presented at a 2003 gathering of the Southwest Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The presentation originally included art work and Hebrew quotations that cannot be reproduced on this site. Please contact Dr. Jacobson at djacobso@luthersem.edu if you are interested in having these resources.
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Diane Jacobson is Professor of Old Testament and Associate Dean of the MA/MSM programs at Luther Seminary. Click here for more info.
Posted: 7/26/2006
Theme: Communicating the Message
© 2003 Dr. Diane Jacobson
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Three Models of Stewardship From the Book of Ruth
Session Three: Naomi to Mara and Back Again
Dr. Jacobson summarizes these three sessions from the book of Ruth when she wrote, "Living lives of blessings leads to blessings multiplied. Those who steward their lives in the light of the blessing of God set the stage for that blessing to grow toward God's love incarnate in the world. The harvest is bounteous, life is overflowing. What begins as the study of three individuals who steward their lives in remarkable yet quite homey ways ends with riches beyond measure.
Three Models of Stewardship From the Book of Ruth
For the previous two sessions, go to:
Session One: Introduction to the Book and to Ruth, the Moabite *
Session Two: Boaz, the Farmer of Worth *
*Whatever is underlined is a link. Just place your cursor on it and click.
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Bible Study
Author: Dr. Diane L. Jacobson is a professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary. She currently serves as associate dean of MA/MSM programs.
Posted: 7/26/2006
Theme: Becoming a Steward
© A joint project by Center for Lifelong Learning and Stewardship in the 21st Century, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
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Living in God's Abundant Grace: Sabbath as a Source for an Abundant Life, Session 2
Sabbath: God's Gracious Intrusion and the Principle of Justice
This session is grounded in selected texts from Exodus and Deuteronomy.
Key themes in this study are:
- "The Sabbath is more than just a day a week, it is a principle and it is about justice."
- "The sabbatical principle includes God's intrusion into the bondage of life on earth."
- "The sabbatical principle is about who God is: God is a liberator, one who frees us and blesses us."
– Rolf Jacobson
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Bible Study
Author: Rev. Dr. Rolf Jacobson is assistant professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary. To learn more click on Profile.
Posted: 6/23/2006
Theme: Stewardship Leadership
© A joint project by Center for Lifelong Learning and Stewardship in the 21st Century, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.
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Living on Purpose – What the Bible Says About God's Purposes
These are Bible verses that reflect God's purposes.
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Bible Study
Author: Biblical
Posted: 5/24/2006
Theme: Happenings in Congregations
© Compiled by St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church, 17205 County Road 6, Plymouth, MN 55447 - 763-475-7128
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EXPLORING STEWARDSHIP WITH ADULTS: A Bible Study
A Bible study which explores the meaning of Stewardship.
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Bible Study
Author: Patricia Bays is a theological educator and author and lives in Ottawa, Canada.
Posted: 1/25/2005
Theme: Stewardship Leadership
© Logos Productions, 1-800-328-0200.
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Living Stewardship: A Lifelong Journey - Part 2
God as Creator, Owner and Perfect Gift-giver
Basic to understanding Christian stewardship is acceptance of the truths that God is the creator of everything, owner of everything, and the perfect gift giver. We begin by examining God as creator of everything. In Genesis, we see God as creator of everything worldly and heavenly, tangible and intangible.
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Bible Study
Author: Bradley O. Reiners, JD, CFRE, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota, E-mail: breiners@luthersem.edu
Posted: 3/3/2004
Theme: Becoming a Steward
© Copyright © Bradley O. Reiners. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission. Write to: Bradley O. Reiners, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, 2481 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55109.
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Living Stewardship: A Lifelong Journey - Part 4
Wealth and Stewardship
What's wrong with being wealthy? Nothing. Wealth, too, is a gift given by God. When used properly, wealth not only provides security for us and our family, but is also shared with those in need. Paul cautions us not to become too possessive of wealth. Rather, we need to realize that "We brought nothing into the world, so ... we can take nothing out of it." (1 Timothy 6:7).
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Bible Study
Author: Bradley O. Reiners, JD, CFRE, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota, E-mail: breiners@luthersem.edu
Posted: 3/3/2004
Theme: Becoming a Steward
© Copyright © Bradley O. Reiners. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission. Write to: Bradley O. Reiners, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, 2481 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55109.
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Living Stewardship: A Lifelong Journey - Part 1
Definitions and Christian Truths
What is Christian stewardship? For that matter, what is a steward? Does God or the church really need our money? How much is enough? Is stewardship relevant in the "real" world? Isn't stewardship when the pastor gives the annual "money sermon"? Isn't stewardship really about fund-raising? Why does "stewardship" evoke such a generally negative response from clergy and parishioners alike? To find satisfying answers to these and other questions, we need to understand what is meant by "steward" and "stewardship."
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Bible Study
Author: Bradley O. Reiners, JD, CFRE, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota, E-mail: breiners@luthersem.edu
Posted: 3/3/2004
Theme: Becoming a Steward
© Copyright © Bradley O. Reiners. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission. Write to: Bradley O. Reiners, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, 2481 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55109.
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Living Stewardship: A Lifelong Journey - Part 3
Responding to God's Generosity
Our stewardship response begins when we realize and accept God's unconditional love for us. We reflect God's love and demonstrate our thankfulness for God's gifts when we respond generously to the needs of others--giving freely of what has been freely given to us. Romans 12:6-8 exhorts us to use what has been given to us for God's glory.
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Bible Study
Author: Bradley O. Reiners, JD, CFRE, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota, E-mail: breiners@luthersem.edu
Posted: 3/3/2004
Theme: Becoming a Steward
© Copyright © Bradley O. Reiners. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission. Write to: Bradley O. Reiners, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, 2481 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55109.
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Living Stewardship: A Lifelong Journey - Part 5
Walking the Talk in Daily Life
God's promise of eternal life through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is adequate motivation for anyone calling himself or herself a Christian. At times we are moved to give but too often we are unmoved and disconnected.
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Bible Study
Author: Bradley O. Reiners, JD, CFRE, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota, E-mail: breiners@luthersem.edu
Posted: 3/3/2004
Theme: Becoming a Steward
© Copyright © Bradley O. Reiners. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission. Write to: Bradley O. Reiners, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, 2481 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55109.
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Living Stewardship: A Lifelong Journey - Part 6
Concluding Thoughts:
God Frees, Empowers and Challenges Us.
God has given us all that we have (as well as all that we will have), including the freedom to decide (free will) how we will respond to this generosity. Will we operate from a theology of scarcity or abundance? Will we hoard or share? We will be burdened by these gifts or freed and empowered by them?
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Bible Study
Author: Bradley O. Reiners, JD, CFRE, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota, E-mail: breiners@luthersem.edu
Posted: 3/3/2004
Theme: Becoming a Steward
© Copyright © Bradley O. Reiners. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission. Write to: Bradley O. Reiners, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, 2481 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55109.
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Living Stewardship: A Lifelong Journey - Index
Index of Scripture References
Resources
Appendix
-Personal Stewardship Journey
-Three Stewardship Stories:
The Extra Share
Five Tithes for the Lord
A Joyful Heart and a Child-like Faith
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Bible Study
Author: Bradley O. Reiners, JD, CFRE, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota, E-mail: breiners@luthersem.edu
Posted: 3/3/2004
Theme: Becoming a Steward
© Copyright © Bradley O. Reiners. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission. Write to: Bradley O. Reiners, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, 2481 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55109.
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Living Stewardship: A Lifelong Journey - Introduction
Stewardship is often likened to a three-legged stool, with the three legs being time, talents, and treasures. However, I would add three more legs: body, mind, and spirit. Gifts of treasures are arguably the easiest to give—-simply write a check or drop a bill into the collection plate. It is often much harder to give of ourselves—-time, talent, body, mind, and spirit. However, unless we give freely of all six elements, can we really claim to understand Christian stewardship?
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Bible Study
Author: Bradley O. Reiners, JD, CFRE, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota, E-mail: breiners@luthersem.edu
Posted: 3/2/2004
Theme: Becoming a Steward
© Copyright © Bradley O. Reiners. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission. Write to: Bradley O. Reiners, Associate Vice President for Planned Giving, Luther Seminary, 2481 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55109.
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