{"id":2902,"date":"2024-02-05T13:49:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T13:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsview.us\/1stlutheranchurch\/?p=2902"},"modified":"2024-02-09T18:01:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T18:01:32","slug":"stewardship-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsview.us\/1stlutheranchurch\/stewardship-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Stewardship 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2902\" data-postid=\"2902\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2902 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_qwk7278 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_wo4r278 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5w0d278   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>A Cheerful Giver<\/h1><p>I\u2019ve heard it said so many times, \u201cAll that church does is ask for money!\u201d I saw a cartoon once with two men stranded on a tiny little island, with sharks swimming around it. One said, \u201cNobody will ever find us.\u201d To which the other replies, \u201cDon\u2019t worry. I pledged $100,000 to my church; my pastor will find us.\u201d Many are turned off by the mere suggestion of stewardship, as a sour and depressing subject. Yet the Bible sees it differently. For Paul the thought of giving money for ministry is a cheerful subject which gives rise to gratitude, inspiration and, well, joy! Yes! Stewardship! When I think of how far my money goes when I give my offering, I get sorta giddy. My money goes to support our local ministry but much farther. My offering goes around the world. We support Young Adults in Global Mission, sending 24 young adults (18-35) to nine countries as \u201cmissionaries\u201d around the world. What a happy thought! We also have 131 missionary families serving in 45 countries! Oh joy!<\/p><p>At home your gifts have given scholarships to 1000+ students in their seminary training to become ELCA pastors through the Fund for Leaders program. You are helping support the development of 340 ELCA new-start ministries in the United States and the Caribbean, as well as numerous ethnic-specific ministries, such as indigenous, Hispanic, and African American ministries.<\/p><p>We all support hundreds of social ministry agencies (such as Lutheran Social Services and others in our area). One person in 50 throughout the United States are being served by Lutheran agencies. I see what Paul is saying: This all makes me glad and happy and very proud. And it makes me very cheerful when I give to this world-wide ministry of love in Christ.<\/p><p>Pastor Chris<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Cheerful Giver I\u2019ve heard it said so many times, \u201cAll that church does is ask for money!\u201d I saw a cartoon once with two men stranded on a tiny little island, with sharks swimming around it. One said, \u201cNobody will ever find us.\u201d To which the other replies, \u201cDon\u2019t worry. 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