Stewardship Ministry Archives

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – August 2020 bulletin blurbs and newsletter article

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Stewardship Ministry creates bulletin blurbs and newsletter articles each month to use in church publications.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – July 2020 bulletin blurbs and newsletter article

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Stewardship Ministry creates bulletin blurbs and newsletter articles each month to use in church publications.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – June 2020 newsletter

LCMS Stewardship Ministry addresses the future of passing the offering plate during worship services. This tradition certainly will be one of many short-term casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Has the Offering Plate Been Passed By?

So what are we to do if the passing of the plate becomes a long-term casualty of COVID-19? The key is formation.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – May 2020 newsletter

LCMS Stewardship Ministry addresses how stewarding the Gospel after COVID-19 will be different than it was before. Going back to the way things have always been done really isn’t possible.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – June 2020 bulletin blurbs and newsletter article

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Stewardship Ministry creates bulletin blurbs and newsletter articles each month to use in church publications.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – April 2020 newsletter

LCMS Stewardship Ministry addresses the fact that stewardship always relates to the trust we have in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – May 2020 bulletin blurbs and newsletter article

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Stewardship Ministry creates bulletin blurbs and newsletter articles each month to use in church publications.

Finding our stewardship voice

The church has not been called to sit silently during these days of challenge. The church proclaims what it has always proclaimed: the Word of God.

Set aside an offering ‘as God hath prospered’ you

What percentage of my income (including this stimulus check) should be directed to the Lord’s work in my congregation? How is the Lord calling me to be generous in this situation?

Financial concerns for churches in the coronavirus crisis

Those who have been blessed materially have been blessed by the Lord to be a blessing, especially in a time of crisis such as the coronavirus pandemic.

What your church can do right now in response to COVID-19

Especially during the coronavirus pandemic, congregations should demonstrate good stewardship of the gifts the Lord has given them.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – April 2020 bulletin blurbs and newsletter article

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Stewardship Ministry creates bulletin blurbs and newsletter articles each month to use in church publications.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – March 2020 newsletter

LCMS Stewardship Ministry addresses the recurring question of the theology of electronic giving. It can certainly be used for God’s glory, but it also can be abused.

LCMS Stewardship Ministry – February 2020 newsletter

LCMS Stewardship Ministry offers a reminder that the Lord uses every gift that He has entrusted to His stewards and knits them together into a beautiful tapestry of Gospel ministry.