Course curriculum

  • 1

    Course Introduction and Overview

  • 2

    Why Develop A Healthy Stewardship Ministry

    • Defining Key Terms

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    • Understanding Stewardship

    • Develop A Stewardship Ministry To Help Your People

    • Helping Your People

    • Develop A Stewardship Ministry To Grow Your People

    • Financial Discipleship

    • Develop A Stewardship Ministry To Strengthen Your Church

    • Your Church Giving

    • Improving Your Church Giving

    • Crucial Questions for Church Leaders

    • The Seed - Mark 4:18-20

    • The Money Relationship
  • 3

    The Theology of Stewardship

    • The Basics

    • Question for Reflection

    • Stewardship Theme - Money Reveals Our Priorities

    • Understanding Generosity

    • Understanding Generosity

    • Stewardship Theme - Money Intended to do Good in God's Kingdom

    • Doing Good

    • Equipping people to do good

    • Stewardship Theme - Our Desire for Money is a Test of Our Desire for Christ

    • Money Test

    • Stewardship Theme - Stewardship is About Our Heart...Not Supporting Causes

    • Acts of Giving

    • Stewardship Theme - The Tithe- An Acknowledgement of a Higher Spiritual Authority

    • Being Under Authority

    • Stewardship Theme - The Danger of Wealth to Entice and Cause Us to Ignore God

    • Futility of Wealth

    • Acts of Love

    • Culture of Generosity

    • Lukewarm

    • Ministry Focus

    • Owner or Steward?

    • Stewards Mindset

    • Two Responses

    • Obedience or Love
  • 4

    Empowering Generosity

    • Money Affects Everything

    • Emotional Side of Money

    • The Three Circles

    • Think, Action, Results

    • Critical Definitions

    • Communicating Generosity

    • The Journey of Financial Discipleship

    • Ministry Requirements

    • Theology of Generosity

    • True Generosity
  • 5

    Critical Success Factors

    • Culture and Leadership

    • Elements of Success

    • Necessary Foundational Components

    • What A Stewardship Ministry Is Not

    • Before You Go!