Stewardship at Grace and Glory

What is Stewardship?

Stewardship is an integral part of every Christian's life. It is founded in the belief that all that we have, all that we receive, comes from God. We are stewards or caretakers of what God has given to us.

The Bible assigns great importance to the roll of a steward. A steward is not the owner, but one who cares for that which belongs to another. It is a position of great responsibility, since the steward is to use the owner's possessions wisely and well.

Our Stewardship Goal

The goal of Grace and Glory's stewardship ministry is to help our members grow in their relationship with Christ through the use of their time, talents and finances that God has entrusted to them.

Our Stewardship Beliefs

Each of us is a steward - we have all received special gifts from God and each of us is unique in some ways. Each of us has something to offer, to contribute to the ministry of Grace and Glory in carrying out the work of God's church in this place. Through our use of what he has first given us, we strive to become more deeply committed disciples of the Body of Christ.

In response to God's generosity and love, as stewards, we also gratefully return to Him a portion of what we received as an act of worship and faith. We give freely out of our "first fruits".

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Stewardship Theme - 2009

In the fall of each year we make a commitment of our time, talents and treasure for the following year. For 2009 the theme is from Deuteronomy 26:11 - "Celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord, your God, has given to you."

The program highlights the word "BOUNTY" as follows:

B   Blessings, God's grace
O   Opportunities - response to God's grace - to be disciples
U   Understanding what is stewardship?
N   Not ours, but God's - it all belongs to God - we are caretakers
T   Time, talents, treasure - all that we have - to be used wisely
Y   You and me - what is our response - what will we give back to God for the ministry of
      Grace and Glory?

Other Stewardship Activities

Stewardship isn't a once a year event, but ongoing during the year. Other programs during 2009 include the following:

	Lenten Program - "A Round Tuit" - centered around the theme of urging our members to "get a round tuit" in regard to specific Lenten themes. Members received round paper "TUITS" with the following explanation and requests.
	A Round Tuit This is a Round Tuit. Guard it with you life. Tuits are hard to come by, especially the round ones. It will help you to become a much more efficient worker. For years you've heard people say they'll do it when they get a Round Tuit. So now that you have one you can accomplish all those things you put aside until you got A Round Tuit!
	5 Weeks of Lenten "Tuits" Love One another - March 1 Pray for One Another - March 8 Bear One Another's Burdens - March 15 Encourage One Another - March 22 Submit to One Another - March 29 Building the Body of Christ with Our Bounty from God.
	Earth Day - April 22 - Stewardship of the earth is the theme. A program will be held at the church office that evening featuring a dessert hour -- "make your own Sundae" and a guest speaker. The committee will also mark the occasion by planting two shrubs by the church sign on our property on Route 53.
	Missionary Support - St. Andrews Mission - The committee is exploring ways of generating financial support for a project at St. Andrews in Egypt and to build an ongoing relationship with a missionary there.