Emmanuel Episcopal Church Stewardship Tithing Time, Talent & Treasure

2 Corinthians 9:6-8 Remember this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all Grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

Father Tom reminded us that while paying the bills is always challenging, stewardship is not just fund-raising – it is faith-raising.
So our pledge cards suggest various ways in which each of us might manifest his or her personal stewardship on behalf of our congregation and its ministries.

As members of a Christian community, we each have different perspectives. Our congregational strength lies in this diversity of view. Considering Six Ways of Knowing and Being Known by God commonly observed in the Episcopal Church, we may recognize our personal perspective. How we come to know what we know about God is important to our strategies for ministries in the church.

We ask that you thoughtfully consider your own perspectives, and number those below which you recognize in yourself, from the most like you to the least. These perspectives form the basis of your personal sense of a Christian community and of your personal faith-raising stewardship – Tithing Time, Talent & Treasure.

Six Ways of Knowing and Being Known by God

Number those perspectives you recognize and which apply,
from the most like you [1] to the least.