Browsing by Rob Blezard
100 Stewardship Prayers for the Faithful
With this resource you’ll never be stuck for a stewardship component for your weekly prayers of the people. There’s something for virtually every occasion. From the Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice, Florida. (Photo © JcJg Photography – Fotolia.com)
Stewardship 101
This handy four-page PDF outlines the basic concepts involved in stewardship that confront Christians and congregations in North America, including hyper consumerism, idolatry, discipleship and commitment. Good for anyone trying to steer a godly course in our culture.
Secrets of a Giving Church
The Christian Reformed Church is a tiny denomination with just a quarter million members, but their members give in an outsized way — more than twice the national average among Protestant churches. They are doing something right, ChristianityToday reports. (Photo by iqoncept, via bigstockphoto.com)
The Bible Calls For Moral Action on Climate Change
When it comes to climate change, here is the moral narrative. What will your grandchildren’s grandchildren ask about why we, and why you, did not do what was necessary for them? Why were we so selfish and short-sighted? And here is the biblical and spiritual narrative: does care for God’s creation really allow us to exploit the earth and its resources for short term economic self-interest? Is that good stewardship and the humble worship of God? (Photo by Giuliano Maiolini, used by Creative commons license)
Church Treasurer Handbook
Want to know some best practices for handling church finances? How about the three phases of budget planning, as well as different types of church budgets? These and other matters are covered in the “Handbook for Treasurers,” Disciples of Christ congregations, but whose commonsense advice is useful to any congregation. (Photo © Elena Schweitzer – […]
Sunday School Lessons: God’s Earth, Our Home
This guide outlines Sunday school classes about for children, youth and adults about caring for God’s creation and how we can help conserve natural resources through lifestyle changes. Designed by the New Community Project for a broad faith audience, they can be adapted for your context.
Hundreds of Stewardship Sermons
Here is the resource you need to find inspiration on how you can preach about stewardship. SermonCentral offers a trove of sermons on stewardship from pastors of every Christian tradition.
5 Cultural Norms that Threaten the Church
What if the biggest threats to the church weren’t the things we thought they were? We may find that we’ve been blind to more subtle and subversive influences that are having a greater impact on the church than the issues that consume us.Here are just five overlooked cultural norms that are contrary to the Kingdom and are sinful within the Kingdom, unknowingly supported by many of us. ( Photo by Ignorant Walking, used by Creative Commons license)
‘I Have Enough:’ Confessions of a Spiritual Renegade
Among the most revolutionary actions a person could take in a society like ours is really no action at all. Just stop. Don’t buy any more stuff. Don’t even want to buy stuff. Just be content. A Buddhist’s observations in Utne Reader can teach Christians a lot. (Photo by Leland Francisco, used by Creative Commons […]
Free Stewardship Messages
The United Church of Christ offers free monthly messages that can be printed in a bulletin, posted on a website, used in a newsletter — howeer it may be useful for your stewardship ministry. (Photo by Valerie Everett, used by creative commons license)
