These resources will help your congregation delve more deeply into stewardship topics.
Devotions: Simple Gifts
Devotions: Simple Gifts — “Simple Gifts” is a 22-part series of devotions on stewardship. Topics include “Stewards of the gift of peace“ and “Gifts for the generations to come.”
Financial Peace University®
Financial Peace University® — “Preview and Review of Financial Peace® University,” written by Rev. Jonathan Conner, has helpful suggestions for Lutheran pastors and lay leaders who want to use FPU in their congregations.
The Chief Steward
The Chief Steward: A Manual on Pastoral Leadership (1951) by J. E. Herrmann is a call to renewed, courageous pastoral leadership in response to a world in moral, spiritual, and social crisis. The book presents Christian stewardship not merely as financial giving but as the total dedication of life—time, talents, and resources—to Christ and His kingdom, with the pastor serving as the “chief steward” who models and teaches this life of commitment.
Form 6:21
Financial transparency is beneficial for church operations. Form 6:21 was created to provide a simple and clear way for a congregation to communicate its mission, activities, and financial operations to its members.
Tell the Story of the People’s Giving
When people see and hear what their giving is doing in the Kingdom, it gives them encouragement and instills confidence in the church’s faithful administration. All of this helps cultivate cheerful givers.