Stewards of the Gospel
Ronald E ValletPaperback 2011-07-22
For many in the church today, the word stewardship seems stale and mildly unpleasant - limited in its scope to euphemistic conversations about financial giving. Yet, as Ronald Vallet points out, when the apostle Paul refers to "stewards of the mysteries of God" (1 Cor. 4:1), he's talking about something much deeper and richer than fund-raising.??In Stewards of the Gospel Vallet endeavors to recover a more adequate understanding of Christian stewardship, faithful to the gospel yet tailored to the needs of the modern world and to the special challenges facing the church today - challenges to justice, to the environment, and even to faith itself. He then applies his reinvigorated concept of stewardship in practical ways to congregations, to their pastors and leaders, and, especially, to the seminaries and denominational structures that mold and support those leaders.??Before offering his final reflections, Vallet presents responses and further insights contributed by several theological educators: Daniel Aleshire, Bruce C. Birch, David L. Bartlett, Terry Parsons, Eugene F. Roop, and L. E. Siverns.??"The invitation of this volume is not to a set of glibly offered prescriptions for the church's future, but to the joining of the conversation on what it means to be God's stewards that is as old as the creation itself and as pertinent to the present as the raging debate over use of resources that occupies both front pages and church agendas. No conversation could be more important for us as creatures of God and those called to be the faithful people of God."
?- Bruce C. Burch (from foreword)
-Publisher.
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As Ronald Vallet points out, stewardship has to do with much more than just fund-raising. In this work, Vallet recovers a more adequate understanding of Christian stewardship in light of both the New Testament and a modern church dealing with challenges to justice, to the environment, and to faith itself.
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For many in the church today, the word stewardship seems stale and mildly unpleasant - limited in its scope to euphemistic conversations about financial giving. Yet, as Ronald Vallet points out, when the apostle Paul refers to "stewards of the mysteries of God" (1 Cor. 4:1), he's talking about something much deeper and richer than fund-raising.??In Stewards of the Gospel Vallet endeavors to recover a more adequate understanding of Christian stewardship, faithful to the gospel yet tailored to the needs of the modern world and to the special challenges facing the church today - challenges to justice, to the environment, and even to faith itself. He then applies his reinvigorated concept of stewardship in practical ways to congregations, to their pastors and leaders, and, especially, to the seminaries and denominational structures that mold and support those leaders.??Before offering his final reflections, Vallet presents responses and further insights contributed by several theological educators: Daniel Aleshire, Bruce C. Birch, David L. Bartlett, Terry Parsons, Eugene F. Roop, and L. E. Siverns.??"The invitation of this volume is not to a set of glibly offered prescriptions for the church's future, but to the joining of the conversation on what it means to be God's stewards that is as old as the creation itself and as pertinent to the present as the raging debate over use of resources that occupies both front pages and church agendas. No conversation could be more important for us as creatures of God and those called to be the faithful people of God."
?- Bruce C. Burch (from foreword)
-Publisher.
Publisher Description
As Ronald Vallet points out, stewardship has to do with much more than just fund-raising. In this work, Vallet recovers a more adequate understanding of Christian stewardship in light of both the New Testament and a modern church dealing with challenges to justice, to the environment, and to faith itself.