For leaders at the Center for Faith and Giving, stewardship is about far more than raising money to pay the bills or develop a project. “It’s about living the vision,” says Rev. Bruce Barkhauer, minister for faith and giving. Since 2010, Barkhauer has worked to engage our Church in conversations about transformative generosity and stewardship. […]
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The Governance and Mission Finance committees of the General Board reported some progress to the Administrative Committee of the General Board at its regularly scheduled fall meeting. The two committees of the General Board were tasked at the April board meeting to present reports to the fall meeting. The Governance Committee has organized into five […]
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By Bruce A. Barkhauer, Minister for Faith and Giving, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) This article is not about stewardship success. The title is intentional because stewardship is about more than your annual campaign. If you don’t realize that fact, it may be one of the reasons you are not succeeding at the level of potential […]
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The Center For Faith and Giving is happy to announce that the Reverend Linda McKiernan-Allen has joined the team of contributing partners at CFG. Linda will begin writing the very popular lectionary-based worship resources that have become favorites for congregations within, and beyond, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). “It’s the number one landing spot on […]
Read morePATHWAYS TO GENEROSITY: SIGNS OF HOPE April 3-5, 2018 Dallas, Texas King of Glory Lutheran Church In partnership with the Ecumenical Stewardship Center a landmark stewardship event feature Katie Hays, Aimee Laramore, Eric Law, and Pedro Suarez. Workshops will feature nationally recognized stewardship leaders. Registration closes March 11. The total registration cost is $275 and […]
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In nearly every corner of the world, Disciples are making a difference. Congregations, groups, and individuals all across the U.S. and Canada, and their mission partners around the globe, are bringing wholeness to their communities. We serve meals to local homeless populations, tutor students after school, and speak out on issues impacting our neighborhoods. We […]
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Stewardship is a key spiritual practice that impacts every area of our living faithfully in response to the generosity of God. Understanding this discipline as it relates to caring for creation, observing Sabbath, tending to the care for ourselves, sharing the good news of the gospel, and managing our resources is one pathway to individual […]
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by Bruce Barkhauer, Center for Faith and Giving Vince Lombardi, former head coach of the Green Bay Packers, is reported to have famously said: “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing!” For professional sports teams, winning drives every decision from strategy to personnel. We might paraphrase that for the Church. Vision isn’t everything, it is […]
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by Rev. Bruce Barkhauer, Minister for Faith and Giving What, exactly, does it mean that the General Assembly unanimously voted to accept the Stewardship Study Document (GA-1732)? Actually, that depends on you. The document itself becomes a historical marker for how we Disciples (those voting in the Assembly) think biblically and theologically about stewardship and […]
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By Bruce Barkhauer, Center for Faith and Giving There is no time like the present to be thinking about your fall annual campaign! The typical campaign takes six weeks to organize and prepare – with extra time needed if you are going to employ tools such as narrative style budgets for interpreting your mission or […]
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