From West Coast to East Coast, ELCA congregations are establishing green ministries and making changes to reduce their carbon footprints and become better stewards of God’s creation. This article in Living Lutheran shares their stories. What approaches might work for your congregation?(Photo: Michael Coghlan, Creative Commons)
Covid-19 has upended every aspect of church, including finances. How can forward-thinking finance leaders prepare for a transformational future? In this webinar Episcopal Church Foundation explore finance and planning practices to help prepare congregations for the new and unexpected. (Photo: Mimi_K, Creative Commons)
We want God’s people to be generous hearted and give to God’s ministry — not just money, but their hearts and minds as well. But how can we help people to become more generous-hearted? Chris Willard this issue in an insightful three-part resource in LeaderNet. (Photo: Gayle Nicholson, Creative Commons)
To sing or not to sing … that is the question facing many congregations. But there is little question from the medical community, which warns that singing spread Covid-19 virus even when folks are wearing a mask. This 13-minute video from the Mennonite Music Foundation makes the case for no singing. (Photo: Osseous, Creative Commons)
For many people, the answer to unpaid bills and maxed-out credit cards is more money. Funny, but more money generally means only more bills. Living within your means is a longer-term solution and one that can provide peace and satisfaction. Learn this for yourself and teach others! Frugality Magazine explains the principles. (Photo: Varkle69, Creative […]
What’s the “common good” mean in our “me first culture”? Stewarding the Common Good is the theme of this month’s free Stewardship Toolkit from Rob Blezard, web editor for the Stewardship of Life Institute. It explores the theme in a newsletter article, Sunday bulletin snippets and links to web resources.
During the Sunday offering, are you asking your congregation to “give money” or are you inviting them to participate in what God is doing in the world? Sadly, most stewardship efforts fail to inspire generosity, but United Methodist Church has suggestions on how to change that. (Photo: Gayle Nicholson, Creative Commons)
Plastic is already a big problem in the world’s oceans, but it will triple in 20 years unless we take drastic action. That’s the conclusion of a study by the Pew Charitable Trust, which estimates 11 million metric tons of plastic is dumped into the oceans yearly. They spell out what we need to do. […]
When the pandemic hit several months ago, church leaders were immediately thrust in the position of being both generosity and digital experts overnight. How have churches responded? In lots of different ways, although some interesting patterns have emerged, says this article from LifeWay. (Photo: Eugene Zemlyanskiy, Creative Commons.)
Theory is great, but putting it into practice is even better. Here are eight steps you and your leadership team can follow to develop a written theology of stewardship to guide and grow your church’s culture of generosity. By Horizons Stewardship’s Joel Mikell, via Vanco. (Photo: Photo (c) Keren Tan, ShareAlike License)
