Stewardship:
God gives abilities and assets to each person and calls us to grow in faith as we serve as stewards of these gifts. The Stewardship team helps us to identify these gifts and assets needed for the church’s mission and ministry (such as a building, equipment, time and talent information, and finances).
10 Stewardship Principles
1 Respond Gratefully
• Respond gratefully to what God has first given us. All that we do is a response to God’s amazing grace.
• Everything we are, have, and use comes from God.
2 Obey responsibly
• Obey responsibly to glorify God as a faithful proclamation of God’s word.
• This takes courage. It involves our life-long obedience, including the ways we treat our families, others & ourselves.
3 Sacrifice proportionately
• Sacrifice proportionately as Christ sacrificed for us.
• We are called to sacrifice so others may share in God’s word & blessings.
4 Give willingly
• Give willingly as moved by the Holy Spirit.
• We have been prepared to give of ourselves. We give our time, talents, and resources freely.
5 Share abundantly
• Share abundantly as we have received.
• We give to build up the body of Christ.
6 Give proportionately
• Give proportionately is our way of giving in relation to our abundance.
• We are to give according to our “means”.
7 Commit intentionally
• Commit intentionally means making a statement about your intent and following through.
• As members in the body of Christ, we are asked to make a commitment as a statement of support for God’s work.
8 Contribute regularly
• Contribute regularly means practicing our stewardship on a daily basis.
9 Live genuinely
• Live genuinely means putting your faith into action.
• This is the tangible demonstration of what is sincerely on our hearts.
10 Accept a challenge
• Accept a challenge means recognizing the dynamic nature of our faith.
• As our faith grows so will our blessings, and our responsibilities.