One way we prepare for the New Year is through our stewardship campaign. It is helpful for each of us to reflect on the impact we each can make here at St. Mark’s, in our community and beyond. What do we sense God is calling us individually and collectively to become in the future? As we prayerfully reflect upon how God is directing us to make a commitment to the ministry we share and provide through the church we care about, consider becoming Renewed in Spirit.
Food for Thought:
11/22/2009
Stewardship is everything -- a call, a gift, a lifestyle. We, the women and men of today, are stewards of God's ongoing creation. -- Rosemary Williams, Giving Magazine #1
11/15/2009
Stewardship is the giving of ourselves and our resources to our church and the world so that we will know the joy of being used by God.
11/8/2009
"The question is not how much of what is mine do I give to others. The question is: How much of what is God's do I reserve for myself. The answer we give is a faith issue, a stewardship issue." -- William Avery
11/1/2009
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead.
10/18/2009
"More" by John Ortberg
More. These 4 letters constitute one of the most powerful words in the English language. Very smart people stay up at night trying to figure out ways to convince us that we are discontent, and that we would experience true satisfaction if we just had more. All day long we are bombarded by the prophets of more. "Use me, buy me, drive me, wear me, try me, put me in your hair." Serving the more monster can never satisfy our souls. Yet in the short run, saying no to more can be difficult and frightening. What does it take to tame the monster? What does it take to transform the heart from greed to generosity? ...It will not come simply by acquiring more knowledge, applying more will power, or evenby studying more...We need a way of training...a tanigible and routine way to say "Sorry, more, you are not on the throne. You will not be the god of my life today." What we need God has provided. It is called giving. (in Giving magazine, 2005)