The Stewardship Resource Database
Fish this well-stocked pool for books, videos, articles,
web links, stories, sermons, quotations, and much more! Most of these resources are free to copy or download from this
site; some you can send away for, or ask permission from the
publisher to use.
Recently Added Resources
We are always looking for your input and ideas. We are happy to share these recent additions to our site:
The Necessity of Mentors
An article especially for new pastors to have a good pastoral mentor.
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 Article 
Author: The Reverend Dr. William H. Willimon has been a Bishop of The United Methodist Church in North Alabama since 2004.
Posted: 11/19/2009
Theme: Stewardship Leadership
© Will Willamon
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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.
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Article 
Author: Bishop Will Willimon of the northalabamaumc.org [North Alabama Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church]
Posted: 11/19/2009
Theme: Stewardship Leadership
© wwillimon@northalabamaumc.org [ Bishop Will Willimon ]
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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.
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Article
Author: Bishop Will Willimon of the North Alabama Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
Posted: 11/19/2009
Theme: Stewardship Leadership
© Bishop Will Willimon
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Open Your Hands
Texts: Deuteronomy 15:7-11, Psalm 145:16
A sermon in which the preacher invites people to consider their hands as an expression of discipleship. The listener is invited to consider the difference between hands which are open to help, heal, share, and bless as Jesus does and hands that are closed, hard, and tight-fisted.
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 Sermon
Author: Douglas Scalise is pastor of http://brewsterbaptistchurch.org/ [Brewster Baptist Church], Brewster, Massachusetts
Posted: 11/19/2009
Theme: Communicating the Message
© dscalise@brewsterbaptistchurch.org [Douglas Scalise]
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Extravagant Generosity
Text: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Perspectives:
- Generosity has much more to do with a person's heart and values than what is in his or her bank account.
- God is extravagantly generous.
- When I keep what I am at liberty to give, part of me dies.
God has blessed us for one reason so that we can be generous for God's sake.
- The spiritually wise person has always known that frivolous consumption corrupts the soul
- Ultimately how we handle our money and our life hinges on where we place our trust.
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Author: Douglas Scalise is pastor of Brewster Baptist Church Brewster, Massachusetts
Posted: 11/18/2009
Theme: Communicating the Message
© dscalise@brewsterbaptistchurch.org [Douglas Scalise]
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