Stewardship -- It's a Way of Life...
On September 12th at the Making Disciples Conference in St. Louis, Bishop Wayne Smith spoke on the topic, "God Wants Everything You Have: The Practice of Stewardship." This conference was for clergy and lay members of the diocese. Bishop Smith spoke on the theology of stewardship: creation, incarnation, and trinity. Sound files will be available the week of the 28th.
Making Disciples Conference also featured the graduation Eucharist for the Episcopal School for Ministry. Barbara Robinson preached, and her sermon is available as a pdf file here.
Here are some great resources:
The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS)
Guess what?? You don't have to reinvent the wheel. The TENS staff has many resources ready for you to use. These include bulletin inserts, outlines of pledge campaigns, sermon and Bible study ideas, facts and figures about church giving, programs for children and youth, planned giving information, and much, much more. The Diocese has a limited number of the bi-monthly newsletter available for the asking and you can browse the website for great ideas. Check out the list of upcoming conferences and workshops.
Luther Seminary
The Lutheran Church (ELCA) has been creating and distribution stewardship resources for many years and they are excellent. You can sign up for their email list and receive new ideas on a regular basis or you can just browse their site. There are sermon ideas, book reviews, program outlines, and more.
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