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Stewardship best practices

Why make mistakes when you can learn from the trials and tribulations of others? ELCA Stewardship Resources has compiled this list of best practices for your congregation to use and prosper. (Photo © kbuntu – Fotolia.com)

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Stewarding Your Personal Mission Statement

Your church has one. Your company probably has one. Your favorite charity has one, too. So why are you still without a personal mission statement to help steer your life in the direction you want to go?  Here are some simple steps in a process of forming your personal mission statement.

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First Lutheran Church, Maquoketa, Iowa, Recipient of ‘Good Steward Award’

 ”Each of us has our own faith stories and our own financial stories,” Rev. Gerald E Gjerde told the ELCA Lutheran News Service ”We have to challenge ourselves, be open to the Spirit and seek guidance in terms of what we will do for how we will offer.” Click here for the full story.