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Teaching Stewardship - Booklet Resources For Every Member Of The Parish
Spirituality and Money: 7 Questions That Saved My Spiritual Life by
Bruce A. Rockwell. At last! Here in booklet form is the story requested by so many attendees at conferences, retreats and workshops, as well as those sitting in the pews, who have heard Bruce Rockwell share his own spiritual awakening to a life of stewardship. Spirituality and Money: 7 Questions That Saved My Spiritual Life relates to his life-changing experience which began with The Rev. Tom Carson’s sermon based on Jesus’ parable of the Rich Fool (Luke 12:13-34). While this booklet stands alone as excellent meditative reading, the booklet includes an outline to guide Bible study and discussion, making it an outstanding tool for group study and sharing. A few of the possible uses for the booklet are adult church school classes and study groups, retreats, and training sessions for vestries, stewardship committees and other leadership groups. Whether you mail this resource to everyone in your congregation or use it for small group study, it will promote meaningful self-examination and lively discussions.
To order a sample copy at no charge, contact TENS 1-800-699-2669.
Barnabas A Model for Holistic Stewardship by The Rev. C. K. Robertson,
Ph.D. The life of Barnabas provides a model for all of us: give generously, welcome graciously, seek out other workers, seek God’s direction, take a supporting role, challenge the status quo, and err on the side of mercy. This study/reflection helps us understand how these principals can be applied to our lives. Bookmarks as well as the individual study guides are available. This conveniently-sized resource (3-3/4" x 8-1/2") can be easily mailed to all parish households in standard #10 envelopes.
From Scarcity to Abundance by The Rev. Mark Beckwith. An outstanding
resource for teaching stewardship in your annual pledge drive for the entire congregation – or for assistance in bringing new vestry or stewardship team members on board with a sound theology of Christian Stewardship! Utilizing the insight gained by over twenty years as a parish priest, Mark Beckwith gives a reflection on the miracle of Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand. The author gives us a gift of deeper understanding of the relationship between scarcity and abundance, and of the realization that abundance truly opens us up to mystery and freedom. This conveniently-sized resource (3-3/4" x 8-1/2") can be easily mailed to all parish households in standard #10 envelopes.
Stewardship: The Challenge of The Prodigal Son by The Rev. Mark
Beckwith. A twelve-page booklet produced in a user-friendly, easy-to-mail format, this booklet lends itself well as a tract, take-home handout for conference or workshop participants, or an enclosure as a gift for a parish mailing. It is also a matchless resource for an Adult Church School Class, Forum or Study Group, or for the foundation of Stewardship Leadership Team formation or training. The author uses Jesus’ well-known parable to illustrate the stewardship journey as a path that leads from lust to compassion. As Beckwith describes the familiar characters of the father and his two sons, we cannot help but connect their story to the reality of our own lives as stewards. This conveniently-sized resource (3-3/4" x 8-1/2") can be easily mailed to all parish households in standard #10 envelopes.
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