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Rethinking Stewardship
Treasures New and Old
Welcome, Introductions, Thanksgivings, & Opening Devotions
Mission Support TableKim Krogstad (Chair)
Andy Taylor, Darin Johnson, Derek Fossey, Greg Shepherd, John
Knudson, Cheryl Corneliussen, Hitoshi Adachi, Murray Finck
Opening Devotions
Matthew 13:44-52
The kingdom of heaven is like……a treasure hidden in a field…a merchant in search of fine pearls…a net thrown into the sea
the treasure in the field
…the finder sells all to buy the field
the one pearl of great value
…the merchant sells all he has to buy it
the caught fish of every kind
…the fishermen separated the good fish from the bad and threw away the bad
at the end of the age
…the angels will separate the righteous from the evil
And Jesus said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."
Matthew 13:52
the master (steward) of the household…
…brings out of his treasures what is new and what is old
VideoDr. (Professor) Mary Sue Dreier Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN
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Memory“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses…”
Small Group ConversationThink of a particularly memorable stewardship time, event, or milestone in your congregation’s history. +Who made it possible? +Who are the heroes in your congregation, those whose faith was/is evident in their actions? +What can we learn from these witnesses to the goodness and grace of God?
Weight & Sin“…let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely…”
Small Group Conversation +What “old” practices in your congregation no longer facilitate the race, but are actually wearing down your congregation’s stewardship enthusiasm? +What sins weigh down your congregation – in other words, how have such things as covetousness, self-righteousness or fear affected the ways your congregation talks about stewardship? On a continuum of survival/guilt-producing/financing the budget/faith-based/thriving, where do you see your congregation?
SurvivalGuilt-producingFinancing the
budgetFaith-based
Thriving
Small Group Conversation +What “old” practices in your congregation no longer facilitate the race, but are actually wearing down your congregation’s stewardship enthusiasm? +What sins weigh down your congregation – in other words, how have such things as covetousness, self-righteousness or fear affected the ways your congregation talks about stewardship? On a continuum of survival/guilt-producing/financing the budget/faith-based/thriving, where do you see your congregation?
Salvation“…looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith…”
Small Group Conversation +In what ways is your congregation generous …with another … with the greater church … with your community … with the world? +How do you celebrate that generosity? +How do you share the stories of your generosity to encourage the generosity of others? +How does knowing Christ generously gave himself for you help you to be generous with what you have received?
Freedom“…let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us…”
Small Group Conversation +What are your congregation’s stories? +How do they fuel your present stewardship “run”? +What is God’s vision for your life and for your community of faith (to what are you running?)
Now what?.
Two essentials for running a
race…
.
…getting off the couch, putting on your shoes, and “just doing it”
…knowing where you will find the finish line
Small Group Conversation +What are you aiming for, not just in terms of dollar amounts, but also in terms of thinking about the role of stewardship in the lives of individuals and the congregation? +What further tools and resources do you need to get you from start to finish? +How might a transformed stewardship emphasis influence and flavor other ministries of your congregation?
Challenge
Dr. Mary Sue Dreier’s Points for
Consideration
+Consider a large and
generous vision of what God is about in the
world
+Consider listening deeply
to what motivates and what
prevents people from being generous
+Consider if your stewardship
culture is one of paying the bills or one of living the
vision
+Consider what are you really trying to do – fix current stewardship
practices or are you open to a more transformative
change in one’s whole life that will release
stewardship from being a thing of the law to being a
thing of the gospel.
Small Group Conversation +How does what you’ve discussed affect your planning for your stewardship emphasis this fall and year-round? +What further tools and resources do you need to get you from start to finish? +What are your next steps? Timeline?
Other opportunities
within Pacifica
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A Threefold CordShared Ministry with and Support
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Campus Ministry
Ministry to the Poor
A Threefold Cord supports……A NEW MISSION congregation in South Central Orange County…LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY at San Diego State…CENTRAL CITY LUTHERAN MISSION in San Bernardino…ONE POT, ONE HOPE in Hawaii
Closing, Thanksgiving, and Sending