\ urturing a God-First lifestyle is a wholistic approach to
stewardship and involves the areas of personal spiritual
growth, well-being, giving, and involvement in accom-
plishing God's final mission for earth. An integrated approach to
stewardship facilitates the adoption of the God-first lifestyle by
our members. In this regard, the GC Stewardship Ministries and
GC Treasury have developed a six-point document describing
the areas of partnership in nurturing the financial domain of a
God-First lifestyle. Recently, it was shared for discussion during a
GC and Division Treasury Leadership Summit. It is still an evolv-
ing proposal, but it can help to initiate some fruitful conversa-
tions at all levels of the church organization.
RATIONAL FOR PARTNERSHIP
This proposal rests on the concept of integrated action to
improve effectiveness in growing a God-First culture. A God-
first culture does not happen in a vacuum, and a single church
department is insufficient to lead the church membership to
adopt the God-First Commitment. This initiative represents a
concrete action to move away from the silo mentality. The ef-
fectiveness of the integrated strategy could be observed in the
initiative of disseminating stewardship education through the
Sabbath School quarterly. Results obtained in 2019 and early
outcome for the 1st Quarter Lesson of 2023 are quite conclu-
sive. Unfortunately, or fortunately, we cant have a quarterly on
stewardship every quarter. However, we can partner with other
church ministries, departments, and initiatives to effectively ve-
hicle the God-principle to all segments of the church.
GC, STEWARDSHIP MINISTRIES
APRIL-JUNE 2023
AREA OF PARTNERSHIP
#1 Provide a clearer understanding of the connection between
personal spiritual growth, giving, and involvement in accom-
plishing God’s final mission for earth.
#2 Promote trust and confidence of church members by com-
municating how resources are administered by the various
levels of our church entities.
#3 Promote financial literacy, particularly from a biblical perspective,
to enhance the daily walk of church members with God and their
ability to serve others.
#4 Populate a metric that shows the trend of how church
members grow in trust and relationship with God through
obedient participation in tithes and regular and systematic
offerings.
#5 Prepare inspiring stewardship resources in formats and
on platforms that are user-friendly to the generational
and geographic profiles of church members.
#6 Assess the impact and effectiveness of Extraordinary Tithe
allocation earmarked for full-time stewardship directors at the
division level.
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