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Developing a Theology of Stewardship
Clear thinking and sound assumptions are musts in order to foster a climate of generosity in your congregation. This brief article from the United Methodist Church will help you head down the right road. (Photo by ThrasherDave, used by Creative Commons license. Thanks!)
Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations
Congregations spend a lot of energy on a lot of different efforts, but here are five concepts to focus what your church does in order to make it more productive and faithful. The Five Practices website contains lots of supporting information and ideas to get your congregation moving. It’s the creation of Robert Schnase, Bishop of the Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church. (Photo by AlicePopkorn, used by Creative Commons License. Thanks!)
J. Clif Christopher Stewardship Workshop
Here is a wonderful stewardship workshop that J. Clif Christopher, author of “Not Your Parents’ Offering Plate” and many other books, recently led for the United Methodist Foundation for the Tennessee and Memphis conferences of the United Methodist Church. The whole workshop is posted in four parts for your watching, and there’s an accompanying guidebook for free download. Wow! (Photo © xy – Fotolia.com)
