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July 31, 2007
A working definition of stewardship
I found an interesting definition of Christian stewardship on an Episcopal Web site.
It provides a formal and simple definition. The simple definition, I thought, was well said. "What I do, with all I have, after I say "believe." And using the gifts God has given us, to do the work God is calling us to do."
We spend a great deal of time in church talking about evangelism. And rightly so. It's part of our responsibility. But the Great Comission says "Go and make disciples..." not "Go and make coverts..." Disciples are people who have committed to follow the teachings of Jesus for a lifetime.
Somewhere along the way, we've placed less value on what happens in the life of a believer post-conversion. Stewardship, Christian Stewardship, is a discipleship issue. And first and foremost Christians must acknowledge both the grace of God and the Lordship of Christ.
Our lives are not our own. Perhaps this is the simplest definition of Christian stewardship.
Posted by bstroup at July 31, 2007 8:44 AM
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