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Tag: Stewardship

Directing God’s Resources as a Homemaker

February 4, 2023

Robin Wolfer

In “Directing God’s Resources as a Homemaker,” Robin Wolfer urges women to see the management of whatever space God has entrusted to them as a divine trust, and gives encouragement for the difficulties that come with…

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Money Modesty and Body Modesty

July 2, 2022

Marlin Sommers

Modesty is a lightning rod word. In “Money Modesty and Body Modesty” Marlin Sommers pulls together some familiar threads and some neglected threads in an attempt at…

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How I Came to Radical Kingdom Economics

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153

April 28, 2022

John Martin

Years ago John taught the book of Luke in a high school classroom. This launched his journey of faith into what he terms “voluntary poverty,” or non-accumulation of wealth. In this episode he shares some practical parts of this journey and…

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How Should We Then Money?

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152

April 21, 2022

Stephen Russell

It is good to work and to be invested in our work. Distributism fits well with traditional Anabaptist values, even though it has largely been articulated by Catholic thinkers. Stephen Russell urges us to “look at distributism and see how it fits…

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Usury, Socialism, and Treasures in Heaven

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150

April 7, 2022

John Martin

Is the kingdom message socialism? What does the New Testament say about interest and lending? What about interest on business loans? And what really is laying up treasures in heaven? John calls us back to the willingness to give and share as…

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Money in the Early Anabaptist Movement

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149

March 31, 2022

Stephen Russell

Money has rarely been far removed from the biblical narratives or major conversations of the church since the New Testament. Between the close of the New Testament and the protestant reformation, the church had much to say about usury. Stephen…

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Business that Serves the Kingdom

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148

March 24, 2022

Kevin Brechbill

Kevin Brechbill urges business owners to pay employees well think carefully about where to give money, and to build accountability and transparency around their role as business owners. Recommended Resources:Money, Possessions, Eternity by Randy…

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Entrepreneurs as Servant-Managers

April 18, 2020

Marlin Sommers

Part Two of Business as Stewardship A business person should steward his business abilities and roles. Stewardship is not limited to managing profits that may be gained through business. In Part 1 of this blog, I sketched an overall vision for…

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A COVID-19 Economy and Stewardship.

April 13, 2020

Marlin Sommers

Note: This is a bonus post Marlin Sommers wrote in response to current events. The second part of the “Business as Stewardship” post will be released next week. (Part 1, Part 2) Factories, Gardens, Giving, Guns: A COVID-19 economy and…

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Business People among God’s “Servant-Managers” (Business as Stewardship Part 1)

April 1, 2020

Marlin Sommers

This is not an essay about how to handle profits that may be gained through business. Of course, if you do own a business that generates large profits, that does result in responsibilities to use that money well, but that is not the subject under…

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