Resources for ministry

A good year-round stewardship program requires a wide variety of educational, interpretation and commitment opportunities.

The bulletin inserts, sermons, skits, exercises and sundry other offerings below complement, supplement, broaden and enhance your own stewardship and discipleship ministry.

Sermons

Meant to educate, enlighten and inspire, these sermons were provided by our church leaders in a variety of areas. Please share yours with us as well.

Timothy Hart-Andersen
Back to the Garden
Recovery of Gratitude
Sustainability & Stewardship

Doug Oldenburg
Pulled Between Two Stories, Culture & Gospel I
Pulled Between Two Stories, Culture & Gospel II
Pulled Between Two Stories, Culture & Gospel III

Jennifer Scott
It's Not Taught, It's Caught

Whit Malone
Competing Claims

Bulletin Inserts

Download these bulletin inserts to use for Stewardship Sunday or any other time you want to talk about stewardship with your congregation.

Checkbook Theology: How Do You Spend Your Money?
Do you ever think about how your checkbook reflects your beliefs? What would someone looking at our check registers and credit card receipts assume were our priorities?

Envision Generosity: A Lifetime Giving Plan
Have you given much thought to becoming a philanthropist? You may say that you don’t have enough money to give away, let alone to become a sizeable giver who tries to make a difference in your lifetime or after your death. But if you, like most middle income people, have disposable income, the possibility of more to come with investments that are doing well, you can be a sizeable charitable giver.

Faith Reflection: How Much is Enough?
How do the people of God define "the good life" and compare it to our dominant culture's definition? How much is enough for each of us so that all inhabitants of this good earth may share in the abundance God offers?

Lifestyle

Need a skit or warm-up exercise for your class or small group? These exercises are meant to spark thought and conversation.

Quotables
Use one, a few, or all of the paragraphs. Quotation of short excerpts for class use is considered to be "fair use" under the copyright law. Use all or part of this document to spark conversation in large or small groups.

People Non-Bingo
A game you may wish to use as people are gathering for a class or workshop.

Giving

• Why Presbyterians Give
• Things to Think About When You Think About Money
• Sample Year-End Letter
• Periodic Statements to Givers
• How to Choose the Right Approach for your Annual Commitment Campaign
• Your Mission Dollars at Work

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