Grateful Caretakers of God's Many Gifts : A Parish Manual to Foster the Sharing of Time, Talent, and Treasure

by Champlin, Joseph M.

• ISBN13: 9780814629048
• ISBN10: 0814629040
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Liturgical Pr

Summary

In Grateful Caretakers of God's Many Gifts Father Champlin explains how a parish may begin a program of grateful giving to support its ministry and programs. He provides the biblical history of people tithing of their income in order to support the work of God as well as a step-by-step program for initiating such a program. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Fr. Joseph M. Champlin, a priest of the Diocese of Syracuse, is the rector of Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Syracuse. During the past forty years he has lectured extensively on pastoral ministry across and beyond the United States. He has written over forty books

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
A Theology of Grateful Sacrificial Giving and Responsible Caretaking	1	(8)
Biblical Bases for Grateful Caretaking and Sacrificial Giving	9	(6)
Sharing Time and Talent	15	(8)
Sharing Treasure	23	(10)
Evaluating and Introducing Sacrificial Giving	33	(10)
Communicating the Stewardship Message	43	(14)
Preaching and Celebrating Grateful Caretaking	57	(6)
Renewals, Accountability, Training Our Youth, Direct Deposit, Planned Giving, and Parish Stewardship Councils	63	(18)
Appendix 1 Supportive Materials	81	(20)
Appendix 2 Success Stories	101