Stewardship / November 2009, Cover Stories

An Exercise in Growing Stewards

At Oak Hill Lutheran Brethren Church in Bloomington, Minnesota, the mission of our stewardship ministry is to “Grow Stewards in our Congregation.” As the makeup of our church body trends younger, we feel it is God’s calling for us to show our people that stewardship is an action of the heart, not one of the wallet. It’s our commitment to grow generous givers as a faith response to God, and therefore we want to recognize generous gifts of time and talents, as well as treasure.