WHAT HELPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOING YEAR-ROUND STEWARDSHIP?
WEEKLY BULLETIN SENTENCES
On the DCS-Stewardship Ministry Web site (www.lcms.org/stewardship) is a location entitled "Resources for Stewardship." Click on that location and you will find a number of free resources, including every Sunday bulletin sentences based on one of the assigned readings for each Sunday. Users have permission to customize the sentences as they see fit; for example, you may want to include your congregation's name in some of them.
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER ARTICLES
By clicking on "Resources for Stewardship" you can also find monthly newsletter articles which may be customized for local use. Both the bulletin sentences and newsletter articles address the whole-life aspects of Christian stewardship. For example, the most recent newsletter articles touch on the 7 "T's" of Christian stewardship-Time, Talent, Treasure, Testimony, Touch, Tissue and Trash. To get a better understanding of what is meant by these 7 "T's" check out the site. The article for June dealt with the "T" of "Touch." The July article deals with the "T" of Tissue. Articles are normally posted a month ahead to accommodate deadlines for some congregational newsletters.
Newsletter articles are available as far back as 2003. Some of the articles are month-specific; others are not. You can pick and choose from the collection.
STEWARDSHIP EVERY SUNDAY
"Stewardship Every Sunday" is a set of for sale resources that includes a 125-150 word application from one of the assigned Scripture readings for each Sunday of the Church Year. A set is also available for the Annual Series of readings. The applications can be used as minuteman talks, longer bulletin pieces, or sermon starters.
The booklets are available individually or as a set of four. The stock numbers and prices are as follows:
Series A - S21843 $5.25 plus shipping
Series B - S21857 $5.25 plus shipping
Series C - S21835 $5.25 plus shipping
Annual Readings - S21856 $5.25 plus shipping
Set of All Four - S16053 $17.25 plus shipping
