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Parish Stewardship & Development

Learn about stewardship and its various aspects, including finances, time, talent, and the responsible management of resources. Discover the role of a steward and the importance of being accountable for the gifts we receive from God.

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Parish Stewardship & Development

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  1. Diocese of Georgetown, Guyana Parish Stewardship & Development

  2. What is Stewardship? ?

  3. What is Stewardship? • Has to do with finances/ money

  4. What is Stewardship? • Time, Talent & Treasure

  5. What is Stewardship?

  6. What is Stewardship?

  7. What is Stewardship? • Responsible planning and management of resources • Can be applied to the environment but also theology • Activity or job of protecting and being responsible • Acts as a surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate etc

  8. Who is a Steward? A STEWARD is a person whose job is to manage the affairs or property of another person - the owner.

  9. Who is a Steward? In the Christian sense… …a STEWARD is the manager of the affairs of GOD on earth.

  10. Who is a Steward? Genesis 1: 26 & 28 God said, 'Let us make man in our own image, in the likeness of ourselves, and let them be masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven, the cattle, all the wild animals and all the creatures that creep along the ground…. God blessed them, saying to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Be masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven and all the living creatures that move on earth.'

  11. What is Stewardship? Antilles Bishops Pastoral Letter: Stewardship and the Revitalization of Parish Life in the Caribbean In the Community, each individual is steward (or caretaker) of all his [her] God-given gifts and talents, entrusted to him [her] to be put “at the service of others” - both within the Household of God and in the wider community.

  12. What is Stewardship? US Bishops Pastoral Letter: A Disciples Response A Christian Steward is one who… Receives God’s gifts gratefully, Cherishes and tends them in a responsible and accountable manner, Shares them in justice and love, and Returns them with increase to the Lord.

  13. What is Stewardship? A Christian Steward is one who… Receives gratefully, Cherishes and tends (nurtures) in a responsible and accountable manner, Shares in justice and love, and Returns with increase to the Lord.

  14. Who is a Steward? As Christian stewards what do we receive from God? Life, time, talents, health, relationships (family), the Gospel, property etc?

  15. Who is a Steward? Do we really acknowledge these as given to us by God? Life, time, talents, health, relationships (family), the Gospel, property etc?

  16. Stewardship of LIFE LIFE is the FIRST and GREATEST gift of all and carries great RESPONSIBILITIES with it. We are the Stewards of our lives and God depends on us to accomplish HIS purposes.

  17. Stewardship of LIFE Do we… ??? ReceiveLIFE gratefully, Cherish and tend (nurture) in a responsible and accountable manner, Share in justice and love, and Return with increase to the Lord??? How do we MANAGE the GIFT of LIFE?

  18. Stewardship of LIFE

  19. Stewardship of TIME TIME When God gives us LIFE, we don’t know how much TIME we have to use it… But whatever time we have is a GIFT FROM GOD, and we must use it WISELY in every activity throughout the day to fulfill God’s plan. Do we plan or budget our time?

  20. Stewardship of TIME TIME Sleep – 8 hrs Work – 8 hrs Travel – 1 hr Mealtime – 2 hrs Bath – ½ - 1 hr Washroom – 10 – 20 mins Recreation, exercise, study, prayer, community building???

  21. Stewardship of TIME Do we… ??? ReceiveTIME gratefully, Cherish and tend (nurture) in a responsible and accountable manner, Share in justice and love, and Return with increase to the Lord??? How do we MANAGE the GIFT of TIME?

  22. Stewardship of TIME

  23. Stewardship of TALENTS

  24. Stewardship of TALENTS

  25. Stewardship of TALENTS

  26. Stewardship of TALENTS TALENT – a group of aptitudes useful for some activity. APTITUDE – a component of a competency to do something; it is not developed knowledge, understanding, learned or acquired abilities. Knowledge, understanding, skills etc are gained through learning…. But we are born with aptitudes.

  27. Stewardship of TALENTS 1 in 33 million

  28. Stewardship of TALENTS I have chosen you before you were born (Jr. 1:4); I have carved your name in the palm of my hand (Is. 49:2); I have given you all that you can and ought to be (Is. 48:17) YOUR FULL POTENTIAL TO BE ALL YOU CAN AND OUGHT TO BE!

  29. Stewardship of TALENTS A “BLUEPRINT” THAT IS UNIQUE TO YOU!

  30. Stewardship of TALENTS • Special set of talents • same set of talents – 1 in 275,000 • same set, in the same order…

  31. Stewardship of TALENTS 1 in 33 million

  32. Achiever … you have a great deal of stamina and work hard. You take great satisfaction from being busy and productive. Others criticize you for being too driven to achieve and call you ‘workaholic’.

  33. Communication … you generally find it easy to put your thoughts into words. You can explain things and make them clear and have the ability to tell captivating stories. Others criticize you for talking too much.

  34. Deliberative … you are best described by the serious care you take in making decisions or choices. You exhaust yourself and others as you make decisions cautiously and slowly. Others will judge you as a pessimist but in fact you are doing some very deep thinking.

  35. Ideation … you are a creative person, fascinated by new ideas and concepts. You like free thinking experiences such as brainstorming and discussion groups. You may seem to get lost in the world of ideas and other may think you are a little “spacey”.

  36. Responsibility … you are dependable, and people know they can count on you. You don’t let people down, and you will work very hard to fulfill all your responsibilities and keep your word. You take psychological ownership of what you say you will do. You often feel overwhelmed and under pressure to perform.

  37. Stewardship of TALENTS “Imagine someone who, before going abroad, summoned his servants to entrust his property to them. He gave five talents of silver to one servant, two talents to another servant, and one talent to a third, to each according to his ability; and he went away…” Matt. 25: 14-30 1 in 33 million

  38. Stewardship of TALENTS Do we… ??? ReceiveTALENTS gratefully, Cherish and tend (nurture) in a responsible and accountable manner, Share in justice and love, and Return with increase to the Lord??? How do we MANAGE the GIFT of TALENTS?

  39. Stewardship of Property/ Treasure Why do you give to the Church? • Because my mother gave me change and now I automatically give when the collection baskets come around. • For the support of the church – pay the bills • To give back something in return • Giving is a symbolic act (associated with the offertory)

  40. Stewardship of Property/ Treasure Why do you give to the Church? Old Testament – Deuteronomy 14:22-29 • Set aside a tithe – a tenth • You and your families to eat in the presence of the Lord and provide for the • Levites • the foreigners • Orphans and widows

  41. Stewardship of Property/ Treasure Why do you give to the Church? Old Testament – Deuteronomy 16:9-10 + 26:1-13 • 16:9-10 – giving a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings received • 26:1-13 – offering of first fruits in thanksgiving and recall how God has saved his ancestors

  42. Stewardship of Property/ Treasure Why do you give to the Church? Deut 26:1-13 – 1. offering of first fruits in thanksgiving and 2. recall how God has saved his ancestors

  43. Stewardship of Property/ Treasure Why do you give to the Church? • Hence the tithe is an act of gratitude – out of an attitude of gratitude! • Given in proportion to the blessing received!

  44. Stewardship of Property/ Treasure Why do you give to the Church? • first fruits and thanksgiving is associated with reaping a crop… • what if there were no crops? • feeding of five thousand

  45. Stewardship of Property/ Treasure Do we… ??? ReceiveTreasure gratefully, Cherish and tend (nurture) in a responsible and accountable manner, Share in justice and love, and Return with increase to the Lord??? How do we MANAGE the GIFT of TREASURE?

  46. Stewardship of LIFE, TIME, TALENT & TREASURE • Practical ways of living a Stewardship way of life • Grounded in who God is to us • What we do with a little is reflective of what we will do with a lot • Life takes on a different meaning when it is shared

  47. Parish Stewardship • Are Catholic Christian parishioners practicing a stewardship way of life in our parishes? • Are Catholic Christians generous in sharing their life/ time, talents and treasure for the building of God’s kingdom?

  48. Parish Stewardship 16% Engaged 49% Not – engaged Actively disengaged 35%

  49. Loyal and have a strong psychological and emotional connection. Spiritually developed and give of themselves. Engaged Not – engaged Part of the crowd who attend regularly. Socially connected, rather than emotionally or spiritually. Actively disengaged • Attend infrequently • CAVE dwellers – Consistently Against Virtually Everything Parish Stewardship 16% 49% 84% 35%

  50. PARISH STEWARDSHIP Propose a process of commitment to the community referred to as ENGAGEMENT

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