What if… everyone in your congregation was free of consumer debt? everyone in your congregation was living within an appropriate budget for their income? the individuals and couples in your congregation didn’t feel stress over finances? each family in your congregation didn’t feel like they had to “keep up” with […]

Is it me or is anyone else noticing how often personal financial management is in the media these days? From newspaper articles to television shows, there is a lot of space and time being dedicated to personal finances.  It’s not just the church that is concerned about how people are

What else is there? We’ve covered finances, time, talents, health, the environment. These are the things we most often think of in terms of our role as stewards. But really, we are stewards of everything in our lives. James 1:17 says “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming

“Our relationship to God’s gifts can be one ofentitlement, ignorance, and gluttony or one of praise, thanks, and temperance.”J. Michael Sleeth from his book “Serve God, Save The Planet – A Christian Call to Action” Our love of God, love for our neighbours and our role as a steward each

Health Stewardship Prayer Rev. Thomas Soltis ‘Lord God, heavenly Father, I did not create myself. My body is your gift to me. Enable me to be a good steward of it by pursuing the essentials of good health. May good health enable me to use myself to your glory, for

You were created by God and have been uniquely gifted by Him. No one else possesses the combination of gifts that you have. And what is even more interesting to me is that throughout your life, God may provide you with new gifts in order to accomplish all that He

There is a time for everything,and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die,a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal,a time to tear down and a time to build, a

Stewardship. We most often hear this word related to finances. But stewardship goes far beyond how we manage – earn, save, spend – our money. Personal stewardship is fundamentally based in our understanding that heaven, not earth is our home. If we truly believe this and live as though heaven

Sometimes I think the word “missional” should be a verb. By that I mean for me the essence of living a missional life means to act. It means taking my thoughts and feelings about how God wants me to live and putting them into action. For instance, I know from

Stewardship it’s not just about money, or time, or talent. It’s really about faith. It’s about deepening our faith in God. It’s about a heart change, a mind change, a whole life change. It’s about transformation – whole life transformation that is so awesome, it even surprises us. It’s about