What is behind Christian stewardship? What does God expect? Why should we give? Questions like these arise all the time in the life of congregations that struggle for money, although the answers is hardly obscure. The Bible gives clear teaching on issues of financial giving and discipleship, as this concise article from biblestudytools.com makes clear. […]
You know the drill: Summer vacations and relaxations mean that attendance will drop — and so will regular giving! This year encourage your congregants to keep up their giving through the summer, and empower them with ideas and ways to do it. (Maybe it’s time finally to put in that electronic giving option you’ve been thinking about!) Here are some things to think about. This article is written so you can cut and paste it into your congregational newsletter, bulletin or website.
Our faith communities are continually concerned about how to raise income or offset expenses especially during the summer months when attendance is lower. One approach to supplementing income in the church is to establish a Wish-List — needed items that your members can sign up to donate. It’s the approach that churches often use when there’s […]
This is a great all-in-one resource for your congregation’s monthly stewardship communications. You’ll find “cut-and-paste” short “Stewardship Snippets” tied to the RCL readings for every Sunday’s bulletin, articles for your monthly newsletter or website. Not only that, you’ll find links for resources to “Teach,” “Preach,” “Lead,” “Think’, and “Do” stewardship. Prepared by SOLI web editor […]
This is a GREAT all-in-one resource for your congregation’s monthly stewardship communications. You’ll find “cut-and-paste” short “Stewardship Snippets” tied to the RCL readings for every Sunday’s bulletin, articles for your monthly newsletter or website. Not only that, you’ll find links for resources to “Tithe,” “Teach,” “Preach,” “Lead,” “Think’, and “Do” stewardship. Prepared by SOLI web […]
In your church, is the word “stewardship” synonymous with a multiweek fall campaign? What if stewardship were more than a campaign? What if it were a mindset? And what if stewardship were incorporated in every season? Here are five keys to consider. (Photo: The Original Muddog, Creative Commons)
Through the discipline of generosity we engage in the subversive kingdom ways of Jesus. The kingdom of God is more than just a simple reform of a flawed system. Jesus is calling us to move beyond mere improvements to existing structures. The kingdom of God is an entirely new way to live. It is altogether […]
Lent is a perfect time to embrace spiritual disciplines that will sharpen our awareness, clear our mind, strengthen our self-control and help bring us closer to God. This year, instead of the usual painless disciplines of giving up chocolate or swearing for Lent, consider a discipline that will challenge your will and make a big difference — financial giving.
Here’s a great way to lift up stewardship in your congregation during Lent. Check out 40acts 2017 “Romans 12 – A Living Sacrifice” and examine what it means to give your best: when it’s hard, when it hurts, with excellence. You’ll find Bible studies, small group resources, prayers, worship ideas, resources for youth, and more.
“Human generosity, far from being a thin veneer of cultural conditioning atop a Machiavellian core, may turn out to be a bedrock feature of human nature,” concluded UC-Santa Barbara psychologists in a recent study. Writing in Scientific American, author Maria Konnikova cites research supporting that it is more blessed to give than to receive. (Photo: Asenat29, Creative Commons)
