- Definition of Stewardship
- Pastoral Letter on Stewardship
- Four Quadrants of Stewardship
- Stewardship Q & A
- Stewardship Prayer
- Biblical References to Stewardship
- Parables Relating to Stewardship
- Seven Habits of A Highly Successful Stewardship Parish
- ICSC Stewardship Parish Recognition
- Stewardship Manual
"Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, yours are the eyes through which He is go about doing good, yours are the hands with which He is to bless people now…"
-St. Teresa of Avila
Stewardship is a lifestyle, a life of total accountability and responsibility. It is the acknowledging of God as the Creator and Owner of all. Christian Stewards see themselves as the caretakers of all God's gifts. Gratitude for these many gifts is expressed in prayer, worship, offering and action. Stewardship is a way of life. It is a way of thanking God for all our blessings by returning to God a portion of the many gifts that we have been given. It involves the intentional, planned and proportionate giving of all we have.
Stewardship encourages everyone to participate in the task of building the Kingdom of God. He has given each of us certain things, and we are responsible for caring for them and accountable for what we do with them. Stewardship rejects the notion that we must "have it all" and instead demonstrates the value of giving in love, in service and in justice. Good stewards have an "attitude of gratitude."
