Presbyterian Mission Agency stewardship Archives

World mission and the stewardship of opportunity

Posted June 25th, 2024

Stewardship is only about money, we say. Or, we say defensively, stewardship is about much more than money.

World mission and the stewardship of opportunity

Posted May 9th, 2024

“Stewardship” is one of those strange church-y words that we rarely use outside church and that can carry with it obtuse meanings.

Mission Engagement and Support Senior Director Rosemary C. Mitchell announces retirement

Posted May 31st, 2022

As the Rev. Rosemary C. Mitchell looks forward to celebrating 45 years of ordained ministry later this year, she remembers if not exactly the “good old days,” then at least a simpler time.

A new year, a new goal

Posted January 19th, 2022

A month-by-month guide on how churches can practice stewardship throughout the year as a spiritual discipline.

Putting the fun back into fundraising

Posted September 7th, 2021

The PC(USA) suggests some creative ways to boost charitable giving and build fun and engagement.

Is it time to crowdsource the stewardship campaign?

Posted August 12th, 2021

Crowdsourcing existed long before the internet. Of course, we didn’t call it that. In some instances, we called it a miracle. Consider this: What was, for you, the miracle of the Feeding of the 5,000? Was it that Jesus single-handedly fed 5,000 people with two fish and five loaves? Or was the miracle that the message of Jesus inspired an unexpected outpouring of generosity, the likes of which no one had ever seen? A level of generosity that was miraculous?

Every hymn in ‘Glory to God’ is worth singing sometime

Posted July 22nd, 2021

One of the high points so far in my ministry within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been participation in the development of “Glory to God: The Presbyterian Hymnal.” Although I came on board near the end of the hymn selection process, I had the honor of being involved in the preparation and introduction of this major resource of congregational song for the church.

Raising faithful stewards: A Mother’s Day tribute to my children

Posted April 29th, 2021

“Mama do.” For at least a year, if my memory can be trusted, that singular refrain punctuated our daughter’s every sentence. “Mama do.” Once, during a rare visit to our North Carolina home from my family in New York, the precocious toddler’s words even coaxed a laugh from my usually stern father, who wondered aloud how I ever managed to get anything done.

Rethinking stewardship approaches

Posted March 18th, 2021

I am not usually a fan of a pastor or someone in my position using themselves as a good example. If pastors tell a story from their lives in a sermon, I think it should be a story about how they learned something about their faith because of a failing or a shortcoming, or a story about something funny that happened to them. I also think pastors should never use their children as examples, especially if the child is in worship. The last thing preachers’ kids need is to have more attention drawn to them.

Introducing your community to stewardship

Posted March 4th, 2021

The secret to successful fundraising for nonprofits — including the Church — is that our work is never about funds development per se, but rather about people development. A church fundraiser’s goal is not just to generate funds, but also to help in the formation of generous disciples who give out of gratitude to God because they have first received.