STEWARDSHIP IS . . . ALL that we do, with ALL that we have, ALL the time . . .
In the church, we are stewards of the Good News of God’s love for us in Jesus Christ. We are called to share that good news with new generations. But we live in a world where sharing that news is becoming ever more challenging. In order to share the good news, we need financial and other resources.
Our worries about stewardship tend to focus on money. But stewardship is about mission. Convince people that the church is doing God’s mission and that it will truly transform our lives and our communities . . . and each of us is an integral part of that mission . . . heart, mind, and body . . . and the money will follow.
Stewardship is . . .
- SHARING in God’s mission with a glad, generous, and grateful heart
- TRANSFORMING lives in our community
- PRAYERFULLY responding to God’s call
- A DEEPLY spiritual matter
- SOMETHING that blesses the giver more than the receiver
God calls us to share in God’s mission of caring for the world, using all the gifts God has given us. We are stewards, caretakers of God’s gifts. Everything we have was a gift from God, and God asks us to use it all for God’s purposes. Generosity flows naturally out of our gratitude for the gift of love, family, and life itself.