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Reviving Stewardship Transforming Stewards

Reviving Stewardship Transforming Stewards. Erika F Puni, PhD Stewardship Ministries Director General Conference. Stewardship Today. Biblical stewardship is misunderstood by many of our church members to mean “ tithe and offerings ” only. This misconception, and

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Reviving Stewardship Transforming Stewards

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  1. Reviving Stewardship Transforming Stewards Erika F Puni, PhD Stewardship Ministries Director General Conference

  2. Stewardship Today Biblical stewardship is misunderstood by many of our church members to mean “tithe and offerings” only. This misconception, and our constant focus on “giving” (calendar of offerings) has created the following problems: • Mistrust of church leaders and systems • Diversion of tithe and offerings by members to other persons & groups • Project giving replacing systematic giving • Resistance to stewardship by pastors and church members

  3. “Stewardship is ALL of me in response to ALL of God” NARROW VIEW BROAD VIEW Tithes & Offerings Lordship of Christ Church Member God as Creator Behavior Values Pocket and Wallet Heart Program Lifestyle

  4. Total and Full Commitment “Love the Lord your God with ALL your heart and with ALL your soul and with ALL your mind and with ALL your strength.”Mark 12:30 (NIV) “You shall have no other gods before me.” Exodus 20:3 (NIV)

  5. JESUS IS LORD OF ALL

  6. Human Life in Two Levels Surface Level Expressive Behavior Temporary Views Activities & Products Deep Level Peoples Worldview Core Beliefs Values and Principles S E E N N O T S E E N

  7. Jesus and the Two Levels “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.”Matthew 23:27,28 (NIV)

  8. Stewardship In Two Levels Surface levelExpressive behavior Temporary views Programs & Products Deep level Peoples Worldview Core Beliefs Values and Principles

  9. Values Inform Behavior Surface Level Expressive Behavior Temporary Views Activities & Products Deep Level Peoples Worldview Core Beliefs Values and Principles Returning of Tithe and Giving of Offerings S E E N Lordship, Relationship, Worship, and Lifestyle N O T S E E N

  10. Life Without Jesus Christ Surface Level Expressive Behavior Temporary Views Activities & Products Deep Level Peoples Worldview Core Beliefs Values and Principles S E E N Hoarding, Greed N O T S E E N Self (I/Me/You)

  11. Value Transformation “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”Galatians 2:20 (NIV) “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God-through Jesus Christ our Lord!” Romans 7:24,25 (NIV)

  12. Life With Jesus Christ Surface Level Expressive Behavior Temporary Views Activities & Products Deep Level Peoples Worldview Core Beliefs Values and Principles S E E N Faithfulness, Sacrifice N O T S E E N Jesus Christ: Savior and Lord

  13. Competing Values Self Jesus Christ Self-serving Service Self-indulgence Simplicity Self-gratification Sacrifice Self-seeking Surrender Self-centeredness Submission

  14. The Relational Link 1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 4Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.”John 15:1,4 (NIV)

  15. Stewardship Values • Lordship of Jesus Christ • Lifestyle of daily submission • Living the will of God • Life time partnership with God • Personal relationship with Jesus • Servant leadership in community • Commitment to spirituality • Care and service to the poor • Devotion and worship of God • Involvement in discipleship

  16. What are your values? SECULAR SPIRITUAL Perishable Infinite Self-centered Christ-centered Body Spirit Short-term Long-term Self-control Spirit-controlled

  17. Transforming Stewardship 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies [total self] as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 . . . be transformed by the renewing of your mind [heart]. Romans12:1-2 (NIV)

  18. Gospel Behaviour Values Stewardship is the breaking in of the rule of Jesus Christ into the deep level of our human culture and experience, and transforming our belief systems into His kingdom values

  19. Department Contact Larry Evans - Associate Director Email: EvansL@gc.adventist.org Mario Nino - Associate Director Email: NinoM@gc.adventist.org Erika Puni - Director Email: PuniE@gc.adventist.org Website: www.adventiststewardship.com

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