Stewardship
ASK, THANK, TELL
AN EXCELLENT PRIMER ON
CONGREGATIONAL STEWARDSHIP MINISTY
with Pastor Chick Lane, Stewardship Key Leader
Saturday, September 11, 9AM-noon: First, Findlay
Sunday, September 12, 2-5PM: Zion, Waterville
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ELCA Stories to Tell and Gifts to Share
http://www.elca.org/stewardship, ELCA/Augsburg-Fortress
The Living Stewardship Program
http://www.thelsp.com,The Living Stewardship Program
FINK Generations in Faith Together (G.I.F.T.)
http://www.faithink.com/Inkubators/gift.asp, Faith Inkubators
Generous Giving Guides:
A Stewardship Resource for Congregations Generous Giving Guides, established in 2006, are laypersons from the Northwestern Ohio Synod who have received extensive training in congregational and personal stewardship. The purpose of the Guides is to provide assistance to congregations in 
matters related to Bible-based stewardship. The Guides’ goal is not to tell congregations how to practice stewardship; rather, the goal is to assist individual congregations in the discovery of what the best stewardship practices are for them. Examples of the services offered include: Consult with pastors and other congregational leaders; Assisting with Consecration Sunday and other stewardship programs; Building a list of stewardship contacts in congregations of each conference; Offering workshops for congregational leaders and/or stewardship committees. Stewardship is what we do after we say, we believe. One dictionary definition of stewardship is “the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care.” And we are stewards of God’s world—everything in that world is His. Our responsibility is to give our time, talent, and treasure in the careful and responsible management of God’s world. Stewardship is not only about money—it is about three things: (1) our relationship to God’s world; (2) our relationship with Jesus Christ; (3) and about ministry done through our generous use of what God gives us—our time,
talent, and treasure. Think of all the ministry done through Christ’s Church and ask yourself, Does God not want us to give of ourselves and of our treasure in support of the many ministries carried out through the Church? The appropriate focus is on our need to praise God through our personal and financial support of those ministries.
The words of Christ, from Matthew 6: 20 ”…store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,…for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Pastors and lay leaders are encouraged to reference the Generous Giving Guide available in the appropriate conference.
| Eastern Conference Barb Moellman 419-862-2869 namlleon@aol.com |
Central Conference Judy Hofmann 419-937-1053 hofjnr@bright.net |
North Central Conference Bob Haaf 419-475-0374 rahaaf@aol.com Ed Mauntler 419-843-2203 elm@toast.net |
| Southeast Conference Wanda Straub 740-387-1747 richnwanda@aol.com |
Southwest Conference Jacqueline Fritz 419-692-6646 fritz@wcoil.com |
| Toledo Area Conference Bob Haaf 419-475-0374 rahaaf@aol.com |
Toledo Area Conference Ed Mauntler 419-843-2203 elm@toast.net |
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Church of the Master Community of Christ Faith (Toledo) Faith (Metamora) Faith (Swanton) First Saint Mark (Oregon) Hope Martin Luther Messiah Providence (Holland) |
Redeemer Saint Paul (Toledo) Saint Paul (Maumee) Saint Mark Saint James Saint Peter Saint Lucas Saint John Zoar
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Advent All Saints Ascension Augsburg Bethany Bethlehem Epiphany First Saint John Glenwood
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Grace Holy Trinity Memorial Olivet Our Savior Reformation Saint Petri Salem Zion (Waterville)
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