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Steward-Raising Sustainability through a Biblically Bold Approach
A Work in Progress!
A new paradigmA steward-raising approach discipling
Christians to be rich toward God
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Why – our valuesWhat – our view of success
How to implement this approach
A new paradigm in communication
purpose and process
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• God and possessions• God and giving• God and asking
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Jesus Feeds 5,000
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God owns all Highest title There are two Kingdoms
Earth Heaven
Vital link between earthly possessions and eternal soul
We will be held eternally accountable God cares about how we use our
possessions
Presuppositions
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Possessions in Scripture
• 3 times more than love• 7 times more than prayer• 8 times more than belief
Possessions Belief
Prayer
Love
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Possessions in parables
• In 17 of 38 parables, Christ deals with possessions
Possessions
Other topics
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Why does God spend so much time teaching on possessions?
Stuffocation
• People, however, became convinced they owned it all.
• They surrounded themselves with possessions and became stuffocated.
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Hiding
They didn’t want to hear about it in sermons, so the pastors didn’t preach it, and seminaries stopped teaching
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GodGodSelf
Self
The Self came to replace God as the center of all things
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The center was moved
GodGodChurch
Church
“In short, in society and in the Church the consumer is now in the driver’s seat.” - David Wells, Above All Earthly Pow’rs
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The Church moved God from the center in favor of cultural relevance
• A steward requires an owner to serve
• Without God in the center, there is only self
• The steward relationship disappears
Without God (the owner) of all, there can be no stewardship relationship
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Per capita giving is low
• General population < 1 %• Roman Catholics 1.5 %• Mainline Protestants 2.8 %• Evangelicals 4 %
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It is broken from both a secular and spiritual perspective
The system the Creator-King had established was broken.
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Difference in Giving: Rich vs. Poor
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Wealt
h
Giving as % of Income
Statistically, the wealthier an individual, the less they will give in proportion to their income
Possible reasons• The poor are closer to social
problems, therefore identify with the issues personally
• Money is part of how the rich identify themselves, therefore are less likely to part with it
Craig Blomberg, in Revolution in Generosity raises the core question: why is it that “Christian ministries raising money do not stress the central biblical truths that giving is a part of whole-life transformation, that stewardship and sanctification go together as signs of Christian obedience and maturity, and that God will call us to account for what we do with 100 percent of the possessions He has loaned us.” (2008)
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Steward Raising as a priority
Crisis in culture and church
Our culture is increasingly materialistic, and generous giving has diminished.
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Few Americans reach “maximum faith” in their lifetimes
5%
6%
33%
56%
Church programming
is NOT Transformati
onal
3. Aware of sin & concerned 2. Aware of sin1. Born unaware of sin
5. Born again + active 4. Born again
6. Struggle “doesn’t get better than this?”
10. Profound intimacy w God/others9. Profound intimacy w God8. Real surrender to His agenda, 7. See our brokenness; rid self
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New Paradigm
• Developing followers of Christ • Aligned
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What – our view of success
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What is being a good steward?
Make the budget• Protective, non-risky• Efficient + effective• Well-honed methods
and calculations
Trust in God’s abundance• Open to God’s possibilities • Listen + step out in faith;
bigger?• Be “the case” example
Our controlGod limited
Downward trend
His controlGod unleashed Exponential potential
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Being where God wants us to beLetting go and letting God
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1. Becoming broken
2. Understanding scripture; growing in new ways
3. Evaluating life; stepping out in new ways
4. Growing to a life of abundance in Him
Make me Rich toward God
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Lord, what do You want me to do with
MY money?
Lord, what do you want me to do with YOUR money?
transformational steward journey
MY
Time
MY
Tale
nt
YOURTalen
t
YOUR
Time
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Faith and Stewardship Maturity Stages: A choice of Two Kingdoms
Man’s Scarcity
OrgView
God’s Abundance
Kingdom View
1) Imitator
2) Modeler
3) Conformer
4) Individual
5) Generous Giver
6) Mature Steward
sustained joy
stuff, entitled
resources inputs output
soutcom
esgoal
Secular economy = we make ourselves responsible for it ALL
God’s economy = we’re only responsible for our part
God’s economy = He takes responsibility for Kingdom Impact
What we’re responsible for?
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Then, what we’re not responsible for?
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WHO prays, volunteers, gives
HOW MUCH they pray, serve, give
HOW OFTEN they pray, serve, give
WHAT they pray for, capacity stewarded, give to
Let’s compare focuses
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Man’s Scarcity “Org” View God’s Abundance “Kingdom” View
Mission build a solid brand plant and water; faithfully & regularly
engage, ask, and secure gifts nurture heart growthknown by WHAT we do & give known by WHO we are
Language donor or constituent steward or ministry partner giving giving stewardingrisk, test case faith, l isten, step out
Measure outputs inputs
increased net value sowing actions takenIncreased market share sowing among ministry partners
Competition YES NO
Vision Goal met by the org Godly stewards
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Which metrics are key? Man's Scarcity "Org" View
God's Abundance "Kingdom" View
Short-term financial Individual hearts
CPA, 2nd gift conversion Stewards being discipledNet income Hearts connected / habits changingDonors Satisfaction God's satisfaction
ROI Redefining ROI?
Long-term financial Communites of love
Retention rate Hearts where Jesus wants; fullyLTV Talents alongside our hearts; sower
Being ALL-IN the circle; together
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Man’s Scarcity “Org” View God’s Abundance “Kingdom” View
Outcomes informed topic/offer/ask approachto fund & expand a ministry engine
authentic discipling+ heart & org & peer connecting to unleash a community of love
Success/failure depends on the asker
Success/failure according to God's calling
Constituent meets org needKeep & grow ministry budget efficiently & effectively
Giver conforms to Christ's image; generousityGod is unleashed in steward &in "communities of love"
KingdomGoal
TO help sustain/grow organd its minstry purpose
TO maximize overall Kingdom impact & sustainability
And what is each view’s end?
Christian Nonprofits
Secular Nonprofits
Steward-raising
Approach
Resource-raising approach
Most fundraising agencies play here
Why not here?
Where should our approach map?
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Person
Ministry org
Historical resourcing-raisingsupport
s donate
s
Transformational steward-raising
Ministry org
disciples
facilitates
partners
Person
Org agend
a $
TimeTalent
$$$His
agenda
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How our model changes the process?
A transformation of the whole community
PersonGod
Org
A “community of love” each on God’s agenda givers and receivers all-in together; collaborating all peers in God’s economy inviting, not asking
The beauty of love the power of sincere relationships discovering beauty and sustaining joy transformation & genuine stewardship giving
Other persons
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His story. Our stories.
Participation > Engagement > OwnershipRadical generosity – freedom from money Multiplication -- radical community loving & building
Getting there: The road to becoming rich toward God
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How to implement this approach
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The Road to Becoming Rich Toward God
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Four Shifts Christian Leaders can make to encourage grace-filled, Spirit-led generosity (Gary Hoag)
Law • “have to”
• reactive / compulsion
Percentage• tithe
• limited
Obligation• planned
Earthly• self
• scarcity
Love• “get to”
• proactive
Participation• spirit-filled generosity
• limitless
Opportunity• gratitude, Christ-like care
• step out, counter-culture
Eternal• God
• abundance
• caring at every opportunity
STEP 2 – Common Message
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Two-Way Communicat
ion StewardOrg
Step 3:
Step 4:
1) Imitator
2) Modeler
3) Conformer
4) Individual
5) Generous Giver
6) Mature Steward
Organization
Conversations, new actions &
Stories
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Discipling stewards where
they are
Steward Maturity Stages
Step 5
Ministry
Ministry acts as a conduit between stewards to facilitate their development.
Steward Steward
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MinistrySteward Steward
Step 5
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Step 6
Stewards are able to connect and share the stories and experiences God has blessed them with through Giving.
Steward Steward
Stories
Experiences
Partnering
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Channels
Learning Styles
Readers:Newsletter
sEmailBlogs
Visual: Auditory:Podcasts
Converser:
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Steward Development Facilitation (SDF)
1) WHAT we are trying to accomplish by helping stewards see where they are and where they want to journey?
2) WHO is being partnered and communicated with (the stewards)?
3) HOW to converse by building a community of stewards among and within organizations, as well as individuals.
A steward-raising approach discipling Christians to be rich toward God
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