Recently added articles from Currents in Theology and Mission:
Contemporary perspectives on stewardship and tithing.
Oct 01, 2009; Billman, Kathleen D. ... The October issue of Currents in Theology and Mission emerges from a fruitful partnership between Currents in Theology and Mission and the Tithing and Stewardship Foundation and is dedicated to the memory of the Rev. Robert J. Furreboe and the Rev. Dr. Connie M. Kleingartner. ...
Best practices in the teaching of stewardship: the need for comprehensive and effective strategies.
Oct 01, 2009; Nessan, Craig L. ... How do pastors and other church leaders learn what they know about stewardship? What are seminaries teaching students about the meaning and practice of stewardship? Which are the "best practices" in the teaching of stewardship from which others may learn? The Tithing and Stewardship ...
Stewardship in the Old Testament.(Critical essay)
Oct 01, 2009; Klein, Ralph W. ... Stewardship in the Bible is about generosity and hospitality--God's generosity and hospitality first, and therefore also ours. When Sarah and Abraham showed generosity and hospitality to three strangers, who dropped by their house one day, it resulted not only in the reassurance that Sarah ...
Stewardship of creation.(Essay)
Oct 01, 2009; Rhoads, David M. ... Steward is a biblical term that refers to a manager who is responsible for the goods and property of another. A steward is not therefore an owner, but one who has a responsibility to an owner to treat property with care and respect. Stewardship is a term that refers to the responsibility ...
Liturgy and stewardship.(Essay)
Oct 01, 2009; Bangert, Mark P. ... Eucharistic Economy Attention to terminology gets us going in the right direction. While it's common currently to reach for the word "worship" to describe what Christians do when they assemble on Sundays, the word suffers from being one-sided in favor of humans as the ...
Stewardship and preaching.(Essay)
Oct 01, 2009; Satterlee, Craig A. ... What do we mean by preaching stewardship? Today, stewardship is such a churchy term that many who listen to sermons may not know what preachers are talking about when they use the word. In fact, even preachers and congregational leaders have different ideas of what it means to preach ...
Music and stewardship: an economy of breath.(Critical essay)
Oct 01, 2009; Bangert, Mark P. ... Often the words "music" and "stewardship" are thrown together when religious communities are trying to decide whether or not to purchase a musical instrument. "To spend $500,000 on a pipe organ is simply not good stewardship," the business-minded congregant warns, hoping that others too ...
A money autobiography.(Essay)
Oct 01, 2009; Anderson-Larson, Ginger ... Consider the following scenarios. There is a disaster in your community and opportunities for giving donations abound. What is your response? You receive a cash gift of $50.00 for your birthday. What do you do with it? The offering plates are being passed through the congregation. What is ...
The Congregational Money Profile: the stories behind the numbers.(Essay)
Oct 01, 2009; Kleingartner, Connie M. ... Editors' Note Connie Kleingartner intended this congregational resource to appear in an easy-to-distribute pamphlet. She ended the essay with a footnote inviting church leaders to contact her to share their experiences of using the Congregational Money Profile tool and to make ...
Money, Possessions, and Eternity.(Book review)
Oct 01, 2009; Neubauer, Angela K. ... Money, Possessions, and Eternity. By Randy Alcorn. Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2002. 502 pages. $15.99. Randy Alcorn, an evangelical pastor for 14 years, now serves as the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries. His book is divided into four ...
A Tither's Meditation on the Psalms: Were the Psalmists Tithers?(Book review)
Oct 01, 2009; Ballan, Joseph N. ... A Tither's Meditation on the Psalms: Were the Psalmists Tithers? By Paul V. Berggren. Chicago: The Tithing Foundation, 1998. $5.00. The author, Paul V. Berggren, is a Lutheran pastor who has served several congregations in the Chicago area. More recently he has served ...
On the Pilgrim's Way: Christian Stewardship and the Tithe.(Book review)
Oct 01, 2009; Wimmer, Linda R. ... On the Pilgrim's Way: Christian Stewardship and the Tithe. By John K. Brackett. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 1996. 109 pages. $10.99. At the time the author wrote this book, John K. Brackett was serving as rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida ....
The World's Easiest Guide to Finances.(Book review)
Oct 01, 2009; Ballan, Joseph N. ... The World's Easiest Guide to Finances. By Larry Burkett. Chicago: Northfield Publishing, 2000. 409 pages. $19.99. Larry Burkett was founder of Christian Financial Concepts, which later merged to become Crown Financial Ministries. He authored over seventy books and was host of ...
Money Matters for Teens.(Book review)
Oct 01, 2009; Kleingartner, Connie M. ... Money Matters for Teens. By Larry Burkett with Marnie Wooding. Chicago: Moody Press, 2000. 158 pages. $9.99. Larry Burkett is a Christian business and personal finance consultant. He is also the founder and president of Christian Financial Concepts, which later merged to become ...
Holy $moke! Whatever Happened to Tithing?(Book review)
Oct 01, 2009; Wimmer, Linda R. ... Holy $moke! Whatever Happened to Tithing? By J. Clif Christopher, and Herb Mather. Nashville, TN: Discipleship Resources, 1999; reprint 2002. 112 pages. $9.99. J. Clif Christopher is a church growth consultant and an elder in the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist ...
Your Money Matters.(Book review)
Oct 01, 2009; Kleingartner, Connie M. ... Your Money Matters. By Malcolm MacGregor, and Stanley G. Baldwin. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, rev. 1987. 176 pages. $10.00. Malcolm MacGregor is a C.P.A. who leads the "Your Money Matters" speaking and consulting agency based in Gresham, Oregon. Stanley Baldwin is a ...
The God I Don't Understand: Reflections on Tough Questions of Faith.(Book review)
Oct 01, 2009; Michener, Ronald T. ... The God I Don't Understand: Reflections on Tough Questions of Faith. By Christopher J.H. Wright. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. 224 pages. Cloth, $19.99. The "Tough Questions" that Christopher Wright's book addresses are as old as the hills. But his clear, honest approach and ...
On the Scope and Truth of Theology: Theology as Symbolic Engagement.(Book review)
Oct 01, 2009; Mattes, Mark ... On the Scope and Truth of Theology: Theology as Symbolic Engagement. By Robert Cummings Neville. New York: T & T Clark, 2006. 240 pages. $29.95. This book is the first installment of an ambitious four volume systematic theology done by distinguished Methodist theologian Robert ...
Reformation Christianity: A People's History of Christianity Volume 5.(Book review)
Oct 01, 2009; Tsakiridis, George ... Reformation Christianity: A People's History of Christianity, Volume 5. Edited by Peter Matheson. General Editor Denis R. Jans. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2007. xviii + 306 pages. Hardcover. $35.00. Within Protestant circles, much is known and discussed regarding the ...
In the last divine office: Henry VIII and the dissolution of the monasteries.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)(Book review)
Oct 01, 2009; Krentz, Edgar ... In The Last Divine Office: Henry VIII and the Dissolution of the Monasteries Geoffrey Moorhouse details Henry VIII's ruthless dismantling of the British monasteries in the sixteenth century by describing the last days of the Benedictine Priory in Durham, England. Henry enriched his ...
