Covid 19 has accelerated some trends in church culture that had been simmering, and now leaders are struggling to adapt. Horizons Stewardship suggests eight obstacles to fully funding your ministry — and how to handle them.
Go with year-round stewardship for 2022!
To do stewardship well, churches have to focus on it more than just a couple weeks in the fall. The United Methodist Church offers a comprehensive 12-month strategy from Herb Mather. Check it out and start planning! (Photo by Grublee, via Bigstockphoto.com)
Four immune-boosting strategies to help you stay healthier
Winter is the time we always worry about colds and flu, but this year we have the omicron variant to complicate things! But there are some commonsense steps you can take to boost your immune system to optimize health, Harvard Medical School reports.
‘Human composting’ offers a green alternative to burial
“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust” is the Biblical order for our human bodies, but modern burials blocks that with embalming chemicals that are bad for the environment. Now comes “human composting.” The Guardian explains. (Photo: Waldopepper, Creative Commons)
‘On the Theology of Money’ tackles economic idolatry
Here is a resource for a weighty conversation about the idolatrous role that money occupies in our lives and culture. The United Church of Canada’s 33-page booklet offers good information and guides for study and group discussion. (Photo: 401(K) 2012, Creative Commons)
Spiritual gifts and the party that will never end
RCL Reflection, Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C.
January 16, 2022
The lessons appointed for this Sunday are an invitation to come to God’s party and bring our spiritual gifts with us. All have something to bring to the table, providing a feast of words and images to inspire, equip, and feed disciples who are hungry for a good Word.
God, debt, money, tyranny: God and the Demonic in Martin Luther’s theology
Luther approached the matter of money, capital, and debt as the arena of an apocalyptic struggle between God and the Devil, a struggle marked by a misplaced and distorted “trust and faith.” A thoughtful article by Guillermo Hansen in Journal of Lutheran Ethics.
Other revenue sources beyond the offering plate
More and more congregations are seeing that relying on just the money received in weekly donations from members to live into the mission God has called them into is no longer enough. Grace Duddy Pomroy of Luther Seminary explores some alternatives.
Explore: ‘What is my relationship to my stuff?’
Do we own our stuff? Or does our stuff own us? And what does God own? These key questions need careful consideration for anyone looking to grow as a follower of Jesus. This article can help you clarify the issues. From Taylor University, which has a number of excellent stewardship resources.
How to talk climate change to hardcore skeptics
We often think that facts and scientific argumentation alone can change the minds of climate-change deniers, but that’s often not true case — and may even prove counterproductive. In this brief video, climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe suggests approaches that can help build common ground and understanding.
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