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Faithfulness

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  • Jay Adams

Stewardship is essential to the Christian life. According to Matthew 25:21-29 there is one thing required of a steward: faithfulness.

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Christian Stewardship

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  • Cornelis Pronk

Stewardship is a calling of every Christian. This article explains the exercise of stewardship in relation to material possessions, spending, enjoyment, affluence, tithing and giving. 

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This Is My Father's World The Case for Christian Treehugging

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  • Pete Scholtens

How should Christians think about the environment? This article explains that caring for creation is based on two principles; God as creator and the call of man to exercise stewardship. What implications does this have on environmental care? 

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What Is God’s Will Regarding Personal Finance? – Stewardship

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  • A. T. Vergunst

Has God anything to say regarding your personal finance? To answer this question the article discusses biblical teaching about money, biblical warnings about money. The call to stewardship and the place of tithing. 

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The Danger of an Atheistic Ministry

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  • Casey McCall

It is only when the gospel ministry is saturated by a sense of stewardship that the minister is freed from being an exploiter. This article shows what a ministry that depends on God looks like.

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Stewardship

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  • Roy Mohon

The fact that God owns everything makes man a steward. After defining what stewardship is, this article explains the character of stewardship, the example of stewardship and the exercise of stewardship. 

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Cycle of Doom?

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  • Roy Mohon

It is only the exercise of biblical stewardship and the application of the golden rule that will save us from the culture of debt and consumerism? 

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Charity And Its Roots

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  • John D. Van Meerbeke

This article shows how the roots of giving rest in loving God and loving others, and how loving God and loving others is the heart of practicing true stewardship. 

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All Our Heart, All Our Soul, All Our Might

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  • David J. Robbins

This article shows how true stewardship flows from true love for God, how true love for God is a response to God's love for you, and how knowing God's love demands you to give your all to Him. 

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The Joy of Generosity: Service Plans for a Three-Week Series on Stewardship

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  • Robert Heerspink

This article offers resources for the preparation of a series of worship services with a focus on stewardship.

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Five Principles of Gospel Stewardship for Christmas and Beyond

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  • Michael Craig

This article considers what the Bible says about stewardship of the resources God has given us. It explains that everything is God's, unequal distribution of resources is part of God's design, gifts are given for his glory and the good of others, faithfulness is key, and what we do with our resources here will echo for eternity.

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Just Managing Christian Leaders are Stewards – with a Higher Model and Standard

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  • Wayne Richards

What does it mean to manage Christianly? This article explains that stewardship is what sets the goal for Christian management: the glory of God.

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Financial Stewardship: God's Resources for God's Glory

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  • Waldean Wall

This article discusses what financial stewardship is all about, according to Scripture. It ends off with addressing some questions about stewardship.

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Stewardship as a Point of Departure

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  • John Boersema

This article reviews the scriptural foundation for both the cultural mandate and stewardship, concepts the author considers merely starting points for political economic reflection. He then raises several additional biblical concepts that need to be used in developing Christian economic policies.

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Leadership as Stewardship (Part One)

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Convictional Christian leadership is defined by one's faith. And so if one's beliefs about God are not true, everything else will be warped by that false knowledge—and this is a huge problem in our culture when it then comes to leadership. A proper understanding of the sovereignty of God will help one see that Christian leadership is an act of stewardship.

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Should the Stewards Object? A Biblical Approach to Gambling

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  • Michael Hill

This article evaluates gambling from a biblical perspective. The direction in which the article goes is that the very nature of gambling violates the principles of love and stewardship.

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How Basic Economics and Effective Church Leadership Go Together

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  • Eric McKiddie

Is there a relationship between economics and church leadership? If you see economics as stewardship, then there are some lessons to take from economics. An economically wise church leadership requires that out of all the ministry opportunities before you, allocate your limited resources to the most effective ministry opportunities.

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The Ethics of Contraception: A Theological Assessment

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  • Dennis P. Hollinger

How should the use of contraceptives as instruments of family planning be viewed from a theological perspective? The arrival of the Pill in 1960 caused a major shift in thinking about this topic. Hollinger considers the theological argument against contraception that has too often been missing in ethical considerations in Protestant circles.

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I Wish I Was Rich

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  • Tim Challies

What would you do if you were rich? This article argues that the better question is what you are doing with what you have now. Are you exercising stewardship? Generosity isn’t about how much you have, but what you do with the bit you do have.

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Nature in the New Creation: New Testament Eschatology and the Environment

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  • Douglas J. Moo

Is it fair to say that environmental degradation is the product of Christianity,? What are the ideological roots of the environmental crisis? Moo suggests that the attitude of an “either/or” when it comes to evangelism and environmental concern is a false dilemma.

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Ecological "Blind Spots" in the Structure and Content of Recent Evangelical Systematic Theologies

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  • John Jefferson Davis

How important should matters of environmental stewardship and ecology be for Christians? Davis argues in this article that deficiencies in the doctrine of creation and the doctrine of the atonement in some recent evangelical systematic theology textbooks have contributed to a lack of Christian stewardship in the area of environmental matters.

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Work Matters – Created to Work

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  • Tom Nelson

The author wants to portray work and employment as a God-given calling. Work is not a punishment, but rather a gift from God to exercise a meaningful contribution in God’s creation. Man is called to work with a stewardship posture.

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How We Exercise Stewardship

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  • Mark Kelderman

Stewardship can only be exercised by a clear conviction that everything belongs to God. Thus, man as steward of God is to have a proper view of God and his gifts, and how they influence how we live.

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Here Come the Greens!

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  • Cornelis Pronk

While arguing that Christian stewardship encourages care for the environment, this article shows that it is different from the call made by the environmentalists. These are two different belief systems with different practical results.

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Ownership and Property in the Old Testament Economy

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  • Walter C. Kaiser Jr

Does the Old Testament teach anything on economic matters like ownership and property? Kaiser examines the case some have made for a duality of the material and spiritual world. He then examines themes related to property, theft, land, and Jubilee. The stewardship responsibilities attributed to human beings are noted.

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Entrepreneurship within a Biblical Worldview

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  • Brian Baugus

Entrepreneurs are basically agents of change. This article shows that entrepreneurship is rooted in the model of creation and the call to be creative in using what God has given us. Therefore, entrepreneurship is a form of stewardship. Let the article explain.

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Whole-Life Stewardship: The Call to Greatness

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  • Anne Bradley

Stewardship has to do with every choice you make. This is what the article calls whole-life stewardship.

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Pulling the Bull Out of the Pit Reflections on a Career in the Veterinary Profession

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  • Bernie Vaatstra

What does it mean to be a Christian veterinarian? For the Christian, the veterinary profession is motivated by a sense of stewardship. Here the author discusses modern challenges to this profession, such as animal euthanasia, animal welfare, and evolution theory.

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The Green Christian?

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  • David Waldron

How should Christians think about this earth and the environment? This article highlights reasons for Christians to get involved in protecting God's creation. Christians must exercise stewardship of this world, recognizing that creation is here for God's glory.

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Money Matters

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  • David Waldron

Money matters because of what it represents. This article discusses the good and bad aspects of money. The author points to biblical ways of earning and spending, and the need for stewardship.

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Christian Stewardship

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  • Lawrence W. Bilkes

This article gives the biblical foundation and principles for stewardship. The author shows how being a steward encompasses the whole life of the Christian.

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Money (1): God's Purpose for Wealth

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Why do you have money? This article on Matthew 25:14-30 shows that all money belongs to God. God entrusts it to us so that we can exercise faithful stewardship, while knowing that we are accountable to Him for it.

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The Christian and Material Possessions

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  • W. H. Velema

The Christian's attitude towards material possessions is guided by the call to stewardship, a love for God and neighbour, and the understanding of how sin has affected our relationship with God and others. Our attitude toward possessions should be directed by a life of pilgrimage, thankfulness, and sharing, with an eye to the coming of the Lord.

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Weighty Matters

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  • Peter H. Holtvluwer

This article gives a Christian perspective on the struggle of weight, eating habits and health. This is not only a physical struggle, but also a spiritual one. Healthy weight loss or gain should be motivated by stewardship of the body.

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Training Our Children to be Best Stewards of Christ

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  • Shari Bosveld

How can parents best train their children to be stewards of Christ? Parents should first confess that all we have is from God. They should also acknowledge that personal sin and the materialism of this world hinder Christian stewardship. Working from this, parents should train their children to be stewards of their money, time, abilities and opportunities.

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The Congregation’s Support of Her Diaconate (4): The Implications for Our Daily Life

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  • Douglas J. Kuiper

The church of Jesus Christ must supply her deacons with that which they need to do their work. This call has implications for the daily life of the believer. First of all, the believer must work as a means to generate a living so that support from deacons is not needed. The beliver is also called to share from this income with the poor. Secondly, this call affects one’s stewardship.

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1 Corinthians 4:2 - Faithful Stewards

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  • John Blankespoor

This article on 1 Corinthians 4:2 is about stewardship and what it means to be a reliable and trustworthy steward.

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Acts 4:33-35 - The Social Power of the Resurrection Witness

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  • Peter Y. De Jong

This article on Acts 4:33-35 is about the power of the resurrection to restore a healthy community and stewardship.

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Thankful Stewardship of Creation's Resources

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  • C. B. DeWitt

This article discusses the topics of stewardship and thankfulness, stewardship and fruitfulness, and creation and thankfulness.

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Proverbs 3:1-10 – Priorities, Loyalty, and Faithfulness

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  • H. J. J. Feenstra

This is a Bible study on Proverbs 3:1-10. Loyalty, faithfulness, health, money and stewardship are discussed.

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Stewards of the Gospel

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  • Everett C. De Velde

This article is about stewardship and mission.

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Exercising Stewardship What Prevents Me from Exercising Enough?

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  • Peter H. Holtvluwer

This article is about good health and exercise as stewardship of what the Lord has given us.

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A Christian Perspective on Economics

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  • J. M. Boersema

This article gives a Christian perspective on economics. It offers some biblical principles on matters like stewardship, material wealth, and neighbourly love. It sets out to apply such principles to economic problems that we can face.

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Biblical Stewardship

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  • James G. Slaa

In this article, the basics of biblical stewardship is discussed. First it shows the origins, distortion and restoration of stewardship, and then it goes on to discuss a few of its basic principles.

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Reconstructing a Biblical Model for Giving

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  • Andreas J. Köstenberger, David A. Croteau

In a previous article all relevant references to tithing in Scripture were discussed and it was concluded that the continuation of a tithing requirement can not be adequately supported by the exegesis of individual texts. In the present essay the authors assess the applicability of tithing in light of pertinent systematic issues.

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