Christian Stewardship and the Expectant Heart

The school where I work has an end-of-the-year "mini" campaign to raise the balance of the Annual Fund.

In organizing this work, we enlisted a parent to chair the campaign and thirteen Class Captains to pray for each class and to follow up to encourage 100% participation from the other parents.

I don't know what the Lord will do with our specific financial goals, but even now I can see some of the marvelous work He has begun:

1. Several parents have expressed their confidence in what the Lord will do for the school and are praying
2. A parent visited me this morning and told me she thinks she will will write a "missionary letter" to her congregation and ask them to support this school that ministers to unbelievers
3. A set of grandparents who are willing to tell their story so that other grandparents will be motivated to give to the campaign
4. Another meeting this morning with a Classroom Captain who said that our conversation helped her enlarge her vision for the school. She said she will urge her husband to do more than they first thought.

That's the role of the stewardship officer. We are to be seed planters, vision casters, gift revealers, and faith encouragers. In doing this work, we trust the Holy Spirit to do the "heavy lifting" of moving in hearts so that His people desire to release generously into the Kingdom role He has for us.

Eph. 3:20-21

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.