The Price of Faith

by Cross, Marie T.

• ISBN13: 9780664502164
• ISBN10: 0664502164
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Geneva Pr

Summary

Although stewardship itself is a word often heard in the church, money is rarely discussed in terms of the ethical decisions and daily lifestyle choices we make.The Price of Faithpresents a holistic definition of stewardship and examines what money and wealth mean for us in our participation in the life of the church and in our personal expressions of faith. This book includes ten session plans that will help move adults to a new understanding of stewardship.

Author Biography

Marie T. Cross is an ordained Presbyterian minister, writer, and teacher. She has taught at Hanover College and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and was editor of Horizons, the magazine for Presbyterian Women

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Part One: Faith and Money
Why Talk about Faith and Money?
An Introduction	3	(1)
Educational Opportunities in the Church	4	(1)
More about this Book and the Session Plans	5	(3)
Faith and Money---A Challenge for the Church	8	(9)
Defining Stewardship	9	(1)
Stewardship Talk in the Chruch	10	(1)
We Need to Talk	11	(6)
Part Two: Foundations for Study
Beginning with the Bible	17	(4)
Bible-Based Stewardship	19	(2)
Creator and Creation	21	(8)
The Offering	25	(4)
Trust and Hope	29	(8)
Where Your Treasure Is	30	(7)
Managing Money	37	(10)
An Autobiography about Money	38	(6)
Faith and Money	44	(3)
Giving and Asking	47	(11)
Spare Change	48	(1)
Charity Begins at Home	49	(2)
The Mission Front	51	(5)
The Sunday Morning Offering	56	(2)
The Household of God	58	(10)
Where Do You Stand?	60	(5)
Part Three: Stewardship Study
Session Plans for Stewardship Study
Introduction	65	(3)
Bible-Based Stewardship	68	(5)
Reading the Bible from a Stewardship Perspective
The Offering	73	(5)
A Lesson about the Meaning of the Offering in Worship
Where Your Treasure Is	78	(4)
A Bible Study about Priorities in Daily Living Based on Matthew 6:19-24
An Autobiography about Money	82	(4)
A Personal History of Practices and Attitudes
Faith and Money	86	(4)
A Bible Study about Work, Earnings, and Stewardship Based on James 2:14-18
Spare Change	90	(4)
An Exercise in Asking and Giving
Charity Begins at Home	94	(7)
A Case Study about Attitudes and Relationships between Givers and Recipients
The Mission Front	101	(7)
A Case Study about Budget Decisions of a Church Session
The Sunday Morning Offering	108	(6)
A History and Study of the Place of the Offering in Worship
Where Do You Stand?	114	(5)
An Exercise Comparing Ideas and Attitudes about Stewardship
A Final Word	119