What does it mean to live as faithful stewards of everything God has entrusted to us--money and goods, time and talents, the earth and the environment? These resources will help your congregation to think of stewardship as more than pledging money.

To learn more, click on Approaches to Stewardship. Then, check out the basic and in-depth resources listed below!

SPIRITUALITY : Stewardship 

Generous Saints: Congregations Rethinking Ethics and Money (Book)
James Hudnut-Beumler, Author.  Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 1999.
Author James Hudnut-Beumler immediately shifts notions of parish finance from green eyeshade budget-balancing to perennial religious questions undergirding mission and life.

Giving and Stewardship in an Effective Church: A Guide for Every Member (Book)
Kennon L. Callahan, Author.  San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1997.
Beginning with the premise that “money follows mission,” this book offers some simple, thoughtful ways to revitalize congregational stewardship campaigns and to increase overall church attendance.

Money & Faith: The Search for Enough (Book)
Michael Schut, Editor.  Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing, 2009.
Michael Schut assembles the voices of two dozen writers—including his own and those of Walter Brueggemann and Henri Nouwen—to help us examine our lives and faith through the lens of our relationship with money.

Moving from Fund-raising to Stewardship (Web Resource)
Based on the premise that stewardship is a spiritual experience—a way of life— and fund-raising is a means, Deborah Callard shares her experience developing annual campaign, planned giving, and capital campaign strategies.

Parish Publishing, LLC: Christian Stewardship and Preaching Resources (Organization)
Parish Publishing offers comprehensive educational stewardship materials to church communities of all sizes. Its products include a newsletter, sourcebook, stewardship campaigns, and sermon supports.

Crown Financial Ministries (Organization)
Financial faithfulness is the focus of the study and training programs sponsored by Crown Financial Ministries, an interdenominational organization with operations in more than 100 U.S. cities.

Ecumenical Stewardship Center (Organization)
The Ecumenical Stewardship Center offers books, videos, an annual journal, and a variety of seminars and conferences to assist denominations and other organizations in developing "creative and vital stewardship ministries."

Faith and Money (Web Resource)
Congregational leaders can find it difficult to navigate the terrain between the realms of faith and money. Dan Hotchkiss explores sociological, theological, and spiritual perspectives on this challenging topic. Links to relevant resources are included.

Ministry and Money: A Guide for Clergy and Their Friends (Book)
Dan Hotchkiss, Author.  Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 2002.
After exploring why congregations are often uncomfortable with the topic of money and finances, Dan Hotchkiss suggests ways that congregational leaders can respond and raises financial issues for faith communities to consider.

More Than Money: Portraits of Transformative Stewardship (Book)
Patrick H. McNamara, Author.  Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 1999.
Studying the stewardship programs of eleven American Protestant churches, the author articulates the essentials of a stewardship focus and provides examples of an intentional focus on stewardship over time.

The Price of Faith: Exploring Our Choices about Money and Wealth (Book)
Marie Cross, Author.  Louisville, KY: Geneva Press, 2002.
Marie Cross attempts to broaden our understanding of "stewardship," to challenge the choices we make about money and wealth, and (in the process) to help us grow together in faith.

The Steward Living in Covenant: A New Perspective in Old Testament Stories (Book)
Ronald E. Vallet, Author.  Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2001.
The Steward Living in Covenant takes as its premise that Christians should use the Old Testament as a basis for understanding themselves as stewards in covenant with God.

The Whys and Hows of Money Leadership (Web Resource)
Chicago, IL: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
In this seven-session online curriculum, Mark Vincent invites you to examine your own beliefs about money, as well as congregational economics, money and leadership, and money and faith. Interactive assessment tools are included.