At the end of February pledging fell behind  We are now $2,039 behind!  Please bring your pledge up to date.

Pledge in February  - $20, 203

Received in February - $18,164

Non-pledge income $1,013

Loose offering - $497

February Total Income - $19,674

2010 Stewardship Resolutions

Everyone makes new year’s resolutions, but how many of you do it for stewardship?  Here are some resolutions to consider:

• Make my 2010 pledge.

• Increase my pledge.

• Keep my pledge up to date throughout the year.

• Support CLC with all of my “other” envelopes.

• Pledge at least one new talent & time this year.

• Join a church commission.

• Make a tithe (10% of my Income for God).

The stewardship committee has been meeting with Pastor John Vaught every other Monday evening and one of the first things learned was the definition of stewardship. The Biblical term "steward" comes from the Greek text:

oikonomos is translated to "steward" in our texts

oikos means "house"

nomos means "manage"

The term "steward" then means "house-manager" in the Bible (NT). In Biblical terms the house manager or steward may be a slave or an employee. The critical fact is that what the steward manages does not belong to the steward. The steward is obliged to carry out the owner’s rules or plan. For the Christian steward this means carrying out God’s plan.

The opposite of oikonomos is autonomos which means self-manage or carrying out of our own plan under our own rules. We all know that we have been entrusted by God to be good stewards of the world he has blessed us with. We each have a responsibility to manage the world according to his plan.

So what kind of stewards are we? Oikonomos or autonomos?

 - Steven McDermott