Reviving Stewardship Transforming Stewards. Erika F Puni, PhD Stewardship Ministries Director General Conference
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1 Reviving Stewardship Transforming Stewards Erika F Puni, PhD Stewardship Ministries Director General Conference
2 Stewardship is ALL of me in response to ALL of God NARROW VIEW BROAD VIEW Tithe & Offerings Lordship of Christ Church Member Behavior Pocket and Wallet Program God as Creator Values Heart Lifestyle
3 Total and Full Commitment Love the Lord your God with ALL your heart and with ALL your soul and with ALL your mind and with ALL your strength. Mark 12:30 (NIV) You shall have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3 (NIV)
4 JESUS IS LORD OF ALL Worship Leadership Relationships Possessions Finances Language
5 Human Life in Two Levels Surface Level Expressive Behavior S E E N Temporary Views Deep Level Activities & Products Peoples Worldview N O T S E E N Core Beliefs Values and Principles
6 Jesus and the Two Levels Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men s bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Matthew 23:27,28 (NIV)
7 Stewardship In Two Levels Surface level Expressive behavior Temporary views Deep level Programs & Products Peoples Worldview Core Beliefs Values and Principles
8 Values Inform Behavior Surface Level Temporary Views Deep Level Returning of Tithe and S E E N Giving of Offerings Expressive Behavior Activities & Products Peoples Worldview Lordship, Relationship, N O T S E E N Worship, and Lifestyle Core Beliefs Values and Principles
9 Life Without Jesus Christ Surface Level Expressive Behavior S E E N Hoarding, Greed Temporary Views Activities & Products Deep Level Peoples Worldview N O T S E E N Self (I/Me/You) Core Beliefs Values and Principles
10 Value Transformation I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 (NIV) What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God-through Jesus Christ our Lord! Romans 7:24,25 (NIV)
11 Life With Jesus Christ Surface Level Expressive Behavior S E E N Faithfulness, Sacrifice Temporary Views Activities & Products Deep Level Peoples Worldview N O T S E E N Jesus Christ: Savior and Lord Core Beliefs Values and Principles
12 Competing Values Self Self-serving Self-indulgence Self-gratification Self-seeking Self-centeredness Jesus Christ Service Simplicity Sacrifice Surrender Submission
13 The Relational Link The Missing Piece Right Information Right Relationship Right Behavior The key to sustainable stewardship is experiencing the life of Jesus in us it s called relationship!
14 The Relational Link 1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. John 15:1,4 (NIV)
15 The Relational Link The Missing Piece Right Information Right Relationship Right Behavior The key to sustainable stewardship is experiencing the life of Jesus in us it s called relationship!
16 Stewardship Values Lordship of Jesus Christ Lifestyle of daily submission Living the will of God Life time partnership with God Personal relationship with Jesus Servant leadership in community Commitment to spirituality Care and service to the poor Devotion and worship of God Involvement in discipleship
17 What are your values? SECULAR Perishable Self-centered Body Short-term Self-control SPIRITUAL Infinite Christ-centered Spirit Long-term Spirit-controlled
18 Transforming Stewardship 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies [total self] as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God this is your true and proper worship be transformed by the renewing of your mind [heart]. Romans12:1-2 (NIV)
19 Gospel Behaviour Worship Leadership Values Relationships Possessions Finances Language Stewardship is the breaking in of the rule of Jesus Christ into the deep level of our human culture and experience, and transforming our belief systems into His kingdom values
20 Department Contact Larry Evans - Associate Director EvansL@gc.adventist.org Mario Nino - Associate Director NinoM@gc.adventist.org Erika Puni - Director PuniE@gc.adventist.org Website:
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