Tag Archives: Stewardship

What Have We Done to This Word?
(A message specifically to pastors)

If word-abuse was a crime, many pastors/ministers would be in jail over how they have abused one of our most important, biblical terms – the word stewardship. If you were to poll your congregation and ask them what the word stewardship means, I suspect that if your church is like most, the overwhelming majority of [...]

The Defining Characteristics of a Good and Faithful Steward

Tragic as it is, the concept of stewardship is so poorly taught and so poorly practiced among followers of Jesus that it is necessary to provide a clear description of how a good and faithful steward should live. The life of an obedient steward possesses three dominant life-characteristics. As we consider each of these characteristics, [...]

Our Ultimate Stewardship Priority

Of all that God has entrusted to us, what do you think should be our ultimate stewardship priority – our money, our time, our talents, our families, our careers, our bodies? What would God put at the top of His list? May I suggest that none of these, as important as they all are, would [...]

Double Trouble

When we were first married, my wife and I went on a weekend camping trip with my best friend, Tom, and his wife at a local lake.  We decided to rent canoes for the afternoon.  As our leisurely canoe ride ended, my wife and I rowed up to the dock and stepped out of our [...]