Many stewardship campaigns start by quoting Jesus' famous words from Matthew's gospel:
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matthew 6.21)
These words come on the heels of Jesus teaching his disciples about prayer (Matthew 6:9-15) and fasting (Matthew 6:16-18).
Taken together, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are all equally expressions of faith in and faithfulness to the God of Creation we continue to meet in Jesus.
Even so, we sometimes struggle to teach about, preach on, or to engage conversation about generosity, money, and service in our congregations. Each member's access to and relationship with money is different, leaving this area of discipleship feeling complicated, even overwhelming at times.
And yet, stewardship is about more than responding to a pledge campaign so that we can keep the lights on. Ultimately, stewardship is about the way we invest our time, our talent, and our treasure in our journey with Jesus to co-create a world where all experience and share the transforming power of God's love.
If you need stewardship resources in your congregation, take a look at the three recommended (and free!) resources below.
Free Stewardship Resources
Giving Our Thanks & Praise is a giving program for parish leadership in the Anglican Church of Canada. This resource aims to shift the conversation from funding budgets (which may be serving something other than the mission of God) to focusing on how we inspire people to the life of faith and invite them to participate meaningfully in God’s mission, and to acknowledge and thank them for being part of this Jesus movement.
I Intend … is a discipleship program for congregations and individuals. This resource and accompanying Workbook for participants offers an opportunity for individuals, groups or a whole parish to grow in their capacity to be disciples and followers of Jesus. It helps people make practical choices in five areas of their lives to help them live generously, faithfully and intentionally.
We Intend... extends the work started in "I Intend..." in ways that help us to move from Individual Discipleship to congregational action.
Additional Stewardship Resources
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