Welcome back to our series exploring the 5 components of Biblical stewardship. The first stewardship component we will consider together is ‘Ownership.’ We must start here because without fully grasping ownership’s significance, we will struggle in anything we attempt to steward. Ownership is at the centre of stewardship. I have mentioned in other posts on […]
Welcome to this brief series of articles examining stewardship components. Over the next five posts I examine five distinct components that form Biblical stewardship. Each post looks at what the component is, and what it means in the context of stewardship. There are additional articles on the way that look at the Dangers and Responsibilities […]
It is essential to define Biblical stewardship. It is important that we understand it, as our understanding will directly impact our activity as stewards. A quick recap I have mentioned in previous articles that while we often do not use ‘stewardship’ as a label today, the activity still occurs frequently. In its simplest form it […]
Stewards were present in the time of Jesus. He uses the stewardship relationship as the context for two parables in Luke 19:11-27, and Matthew 25:14-30. Take some time to read these two parables, and as you do, see if you can observe something that is absent that you may expect to be included. Something was […]
In my last article I wrote how I believe Christians need to take stewardship seriously. It is easy to assume that we know exactly what is meant when we encounter the word stewardship but often these assumptions present more barriers than aids to our understanding. In this article we will examine a common hurdle you […]
Stewardship. Often misunderstood. Frequently applied incorrectly. But still a Biblical principle essential to a Christian’s life, and one we must take seriously. Did you assume? Reading the title to this post, I would venture to guess that a number of assumptions crossed your mind. They may have been assumptions about my topic, my point, or […]