Reviving Stewardship Transforming Stewards

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Reviving Stewardship Transforming Stewards
Erika F Puni, PhD Stewardship Ministries
Director General Conference
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Stewardship is ALL of me in response to ALL of
God
BROAD VIEW
NARROW VIEW
Tithe Offerings
Lordship of Christ
Church Member
God as Creator
Values
Behavior
Heart
Pocket and Wallet
Program
Lifestyle
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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 1230 (NIV)
You shall have no other gods before me. Exodus
203 (NIV)
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JESUS IS LORD OF ALL
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Human Life in Two Levels
Surface Level
Expressive Behavior Temporary Views
Activities Products Deep Level
Peoples
Worldview Core Beliefs
Values and Principles
S E E N
N O T S E E N
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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 mens 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 2327,28 (NIV)
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Stewardship In Two Levels
Surface level Expressive
behavior Temporary views Programs
Products Deep level
Peoples Worldview Core Beliefs
Values and Principles
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Values Inform Behavior
Surface Level
Expressive Behavior Temporary Views
Activities Products Deep Level
Peoples
Worldview Core Beliefs
Values and Principles
Returning of Tithe and Giving of Offerings
S E E N
Lordship, Relationship, Worship, and Lifestyle
N O T S E E N
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Life Without Jesus Christ
Surface Level
Expressive Behavior Temporary Views
Activities Products Deep Level
Peoples
Worldview Core Beliefs
Values and Principles
S E E N Hoarding, Greed
N O T S E E N Self (I/Me/You)
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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 220 (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 724,25 (NIV)
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Life With Jesus Christ
Surface Level
Expressive Behavior Temporary Views
Activities Products Deep Level
Peoples
Worldview Core Beliefs
Values and Principles
S E E N Faithfulness, Sacrifice
N O T S E E N Jesus Christ Savior and Lord
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Competing Values
Jesus Christ
Self

Service
Self-serving

Simplicity
Self-indulgence

Sacrifice
Self-gratification

Surrender
Self-seeking

Submission
Self-centeredness
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The Relational Link
The Missing Piece
The key to sustainable stewardship is
experiencing the life of Jesus in us its
called relationship!
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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 151,4
(NIV)
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The Relational Link
The Missing Piece
The key to sustainable stewardship is
experiencing the life of Jesus in us its
called relationship!
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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

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What are your values?
SECULAR
SPIRITUAL
Perishable
Infinite
Self-centered
Christ-centered
Spirit
Body
Long-term
Short-term
Self-control
Spirit-controlled
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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 Godthis is your true and proper
worship. 2 . . . be transformed by the renewing
of your mind heart. Romans121-2 (NIV)
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Gospel
Behaviour
Values
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
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Department Contact

• Larry Evans - Associate Director
• Email EvansL_at_gc.adventist.org
• Mario Nino - Associate Director
• Email NinoM_at_gc.adventist.org
• Erika Puni - Director
• Email PuniE_at_gc.adventist.org
• Website www.adventiststewardship.com