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TimeBank I came across the concept of TimeBank when I was designing a Building Bridges Now dialogue session on Disaster Preparedness. I found a video about how Christ Church, New Zealand, recovered from a disaster with resiliency and effectiveness. People moved immediately to take care of those in need, knowing exactly where, who, and what resources to connect them with. The key to this community’s ability to recover was TimeBank, which they had implemented effectively for a number of years. TimeBank is a model for sharing our currency of time and leadership(talent). There is no money exchange at all. Instead... Continue reading

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Drawing on Holy Currencies Week 16 Pledge Card for Gracious Leadership Welcome to the first pledge card of Drawing on Holy Currencies. Answer the questions on the first page and you will have a better idea of how to complete the pledge card. List the knowledge and abilities that you have: (This can be anything that you are good at.) Name some of the ministries in your church that could benefit from your abilities. Name a person or a group in church who might benefit from learning the skills that you have: Name a person or group outside of church... Continue reading

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Change?! To be a good steward, we are often faced with change: changing the way we think about money and other resources, changing how we deal with our fear of not having enough, stepping outside the traditional understanding of stewardship, exploring what it means to live in abundance, learning how to realize Jubilee, etc. So this week, you are invited to explore how you know you are safe and secure without having to change. More importantly, we invite you to explore in what conditions are you willing and able to consider new ways, new things, crossing old boundaries, exploring new... Continue reading

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You Are Beloved Being a good steward begins from a place of blessedness in each one us. We give and receive not out of guilt, fear, low self-worth, pride, or keeping up with appearances; we give and receive because we know who we are: beloved children of God. Jesus taught us to pray to God as a parent. This makes all of us siblings, not only with each other but also with Jesus. As God affirmed Jesus as Her beloved son at his baptism, God also affirms that we are Her beloved children, with whom She is well pleased. Sometimes,... Continue reading

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Who are you? In order to be an awesome steward, we have to know who we are and who we are not. We ha... Continue reading

Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow Circling through earth so all may grow Vanquishing fear so all may give Widening grace so all may live. The Ven. Dr. Christopher A. Pappas considers these lyrics as the theme song for the stewardship initiative at Holy Trinity Church, Edmonton. He wrote in the church’s October 2018 e-newsletter: What’s great about a song is that it’s easier for us to learn something when we sing it than if we simply try and memorize it. And even better is that this tune in four succinct lines catches the entire essence of our roles... Continue reading

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Drawing on Holy Currencies is a book with 52 weeks of activities to help you become a better steward of God's creation Continue reading

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This article is taken from the Episcopal Diocese of Texas website, which demonstrates the importance of the currency of external relationships as the foundation of any ministries. Mission to Rebuild Based on Community Relationships The roots of this particular mission trip are 20+ years deep. The Rev. Jim Liberatore, rector of St. Andrew’s, Pearland has been planting seeds and tending relationships with people and institutions in the Pearland community for more than two decades and it paid off this summer for Harvey flood victims. Liberatore and his associate, Debbie Allensworth, have ministered together for more than two decades. Three years... Continue reading