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Christian Stewardship District Stewardship Leaders’ Conference February 2011

Christian Stewardship District Stewardship Leaders’ Conference February 2011. Rev. Wayne J. Knolhoff Director of Stewardship Ministry The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Genesis 1. Genesis 2. Genesis 3. 2006 Barna Research.

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Christian Stewardship District Stewardship Leaders’ Conference February 2011

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  1. Christian StewardshipDistrict Stewardship Leaders’ ConferenceFebruary 2011 Rev. Wayne J. Knolhoff Director of Stewardship Ministry The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

  2. Genesis 1

  3. Genesis 2

  4. Genesis 3

  5. 2006 Barna Research • On average Protestant pastors contend that 70% of the adults in their church consider their personal faith in God to transcend all their other priorities. • Asked the same question, only 23% of Protestant church goers named their faith in God as their top priority in life.

  6. Barna “When pastors described their notion of significant, faith-driven life change, the vast majority (80%) focused on salvation but ignored issues related to lifestyle or spiritual maturity. The fact that the lifestyle of most churched adults is essentially indistinguishable from that of unchurched people is not a concern for most churches.”

  7. Michael Horton “Gallup and Barna hand us survey after survey demonstrating that evangelical Christians are as likely to embrace lifestyles every bit as hedonistic, materialistic, self-centered, and sexually immoral as the world in general.”

  8. Christian Scharen One of the most pressing needs of pastoral ministry is to develop, sustain, and legitimize reflection on Christian faith not simply as a set of propositions to believe, commandments to obey, or rituals to perform, but as an orienting force that impacts every aspect of daily life.

  9. We have a crisis in Christian Stewardship in our churches.

  10. Meeting the Crisis • Must be built on a sound theological base. • Must start with a reeducated and transformed leadership at all levels. • Must return the concept of the godly steward to the daily vocabulary of Christian life and worship. • Must recognize that the Christian life is to stand out in the world. • Must change what we have been doing.

  11. Theological Base • Gospel • Law • Passive Righteousness • Active Righteousness

  12. Leadership • Define reality • Build trust • Provide direction • Offer hope

  13. Leadership for Change Technical changes are the kinds of changes we make on the outside. They are intended to “fix” something quickly. Technical challenges require technical solutions. Adaptive changes are the internal changes in our attitudes, beliefs, habits, and loyalties. Adaptive challenges require adaptive solutions.

  14. Keys to AL • The most common cause of failure in leadership is produced by treating adaptive challenges as if they were technical problems. • Adaptive leadership requires continuous learning. • Shared language is important in leading adaptive change. • Change the conversation to change the culture.

  15. Adaptive Leadership • Leadership for change demands inspiration and perspiration. • You must care about the issue deeply. • Four essential practices of AL • Diagnose Self • Take Action/Self • Diagnose System • Take Action/System

  16. Three Key Activities • Observing events and patterns around you • Interpreting what you are observing (developing multiple hypotheses about what is really going on) • Designing interventions based on the observations and interpretations to address the adaptive challenges you have identified.

  17. Steward • Godly Steward • Faithful Steward • Identity as Steward

  18. My Life • What kind of a steward am I? • Where have I allowed the world to color my attitudes and behavior? • How do I steward relationships? • With God • With Others • With Myself • With Creation • How does my life stand out in the world?

  19. Time to Talk • What have you done in whole life stewardship education in your district? • What are you doing to address Resolution 4-01 in your district now? • What are your plans (goals and objectives) for stewardship education in your district.

  20. Time To Share

  21. stewardship@lcms.org Rev. Wayne J. Knolhoff Director of Stewardship Ministry The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

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