First published on this website in August 2004 and last updated in August 2010
Synopsis
This article seeks to trace the recent history of stewardship thinking within the Church and to consider some biblical principles and issues to help us understand the subject today. It is designed as background material for any church considering the mobilisation of their resources and for any Christian leader wishing to teach on possessions and on giving.
Christian stewardship pre-1990
A short history from the 1960s
Christian stewardship in the 1990s
Developing thinking on a fuller meaning
Christian stewardship today
Contrasts between today and earlier thinking
new material added in August 2010 to bring the article right up to date
Biblical concepts
Biblical terms for steward – principles of giving
Two issues to consider
Creation and redemption, revenue and capital
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Monday 20 February 2012 10:03:10 am
John Truscott