According to the 1992 U.S. Bishops’ Pastoral Letter, Stewardship:
A Disciple's Response, a steward is defined as a disciple of Jesus
who "Receives God's gifts gratefully, cultivates them responsibly,
shares them lovingly in justice with others and returns them with
increase to the Lord." Stewardship is a way of life and is best understood
within the context of conversion and evangelization. The disciple is
motivated to share his/her time, talent, treasure, and assets with the
Church and other worthy causes from a deep sense of gratitude and in a
planned, proportionate and sacrificial manner..
Stewardship - A Way of Life...
Stewardship is a way of living out our faith as individuals, as a faith community,
indeed in the actions of our daily lives.
First, as individuals, we strive to become Christian Stewards as defined
in the U.S. Bishops’ Pastoral Letter “Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response.
” The Bishops state: “A Christian steward is one who receives God’s gifts
gratefully, cherishes and tends them in a responsible and accountable manner,
shares them in justice and love with others and returns them with increase
to the Lord.” Or, in other words, stewardship is making a choice to live a
Christ-centered life. It means realizing that all we have and all that
we are able to do are gifts from God, and that everything that we choose
to do with those gifts is in a sense our gift back to God in gratitude.
This is the way we fulfill our baptismal promise to love and serve the Lord.
Stewardship is our way of responding to God’s call with a life of gratitude.
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Quote on Stewardship From Pope Benedict
"The promotion of the practice of stewardship is important for the mission
of the Church and for the spiritual well-being of each individual Christian.
Everyone benefits from the sacrificial gift one makes of his time, talent and
treasure. Therefore, please accept my encouragement for your efforts and my
prayers that your upcoming conference will be a stimulus to the practice of
stewardship in the Church."
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According to the 1992 U.S. Bishops’ Pastoral Letter, Stewardship:
A Disciple's Response, a steward is defined as a disciple of Jesus
who "Receives God's gifts gratefully, cultivates them responsibly,
shares them lovingly in justice with others and returns them with
increase to the Lord." Stewardship is a way of life and is best understood
within the context of conversion and evangelization. The disciple is
motivated to share his/her time, talent, treasure, and assets with the
Church and other worthy causes from a deep sense of gratitude and in a
planned, proportionate and sacrificial manner..
Stewardship is a way of living out our faith as individuals, as a faith community,
indeed in the actions of our daily lives.
"The promotion of the practice of stewardship is important for the mission
of the Church and for the spiritual well-being of each individual Christian.
Everyone benefits from the sacrificial gift one makes of his time, talent and
treasure. Therefore, please accept my encouragement for your efforts and my
prayers that your upcoming conference will be a stimulus to the practice of
stewardship in the Church."