STEWARDSHIP - GOD FIRST
Stewardship Ministries focuses on putting God first in all areas of our lives. While our ministry may focus on giving, there are also many ways to give. Here are some sites that may help the steward apply biblical stewardship principles in all areas of life and ministry.
Vision: For every member to establish the habit of putting God First in every area of life.
Mission: To help leaders and members develop habits necessary for spiritual growth and faithful stewardship.
Focus: Recognizing that Christian Stewardship is a very broad and important concept that reaches into all aspects of a life dedicated to Christ—from family relations and giving patterns to health habits, from time management to the care of the environment; Recognizing that to promote commitment and faithfulness in all those areas would be too great a task for only one department; Recognizing that, differently from many other denominations, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has assigned other departments to deal with almost each one of those aspects of Stewardship (for example, Health Ministries, Youth Ministries, Sabbath School & Personal Ministries and Family Ministries);
The Stewardship Ministries department will therefore work mainly, but not exclusively, on the task of promoting [1] trust in the Lord, [2] faithfulness and [3] a missionary mindset through financial stewardship, using these approaches
GROWING SPIRITUALLY
To facilitate 50% of church members to renew their commitment through the God First Commitment Card, at any time but especially as officially part of the Stewardship Sabbath.
Developing spiritual habits, personal, family and communal worship. How to develop personal prayer and Bible study habits (using “Revived by His Word” and “Believe His Prophets”), family worship and church attendance
End each stewardship educational event with a commitment call, using the Commitment Card (See the “Promise Card”).
GROWING IN NURTURE
To grow the number of regular tithers by 30%
Pursue a visitation program where pastors and church elders will carry out their spiritual responsibility and encourage members who have yet to experience the blessings of putting God first.
Holy Convocation events will be held to teach and motivate, pastors, elders to engage in a regular purposeful visitation program. ii) To visit all church members with the “Visitation Agenda,” beginning with those who for some reason are not tithing. (See https://stewardship.adventist.org/holy-convocation-resources.)
GROWING IN KNOWLEDGE
To see that the average level of liberality of each church member reaches ten percent (10%) of the member’s income (Promise) in offerings by December 2020.
Teaching concepts of trusting in the Lord, faithfulness and generosity, with a focus on regular and systematic (percentage-based) offerings (Promise1.).
Sermons by local pastors, Family Finance Seminars, Stewardship Conventions, Stewardship Certifications.
