Faithful Evangelism and Stewardship-- A Course Audit Opportunity

Name: Faithful Evangelism and Stewardship-- A Course Audit Opportunity
Start: 2025-03-10T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-14T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 61 Seminary Ridge, 17325

Schedule

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025 at 09:00 am to Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

61 Seminary Ridge, 17325 | Gettysburg, PA

Faithful Evangelism and Stewardship will employ the talents of five teachers, each of whom would focus on a different aspect of evangelism and stewardship.
Cost $175 to audit (alums get a $25 discount). Lodging available for additional cost. Will count as 80 CEU's for rostered leaders. Email [email protected] to register.
1. Biblical and Theological Underpinnings: Scripture and our Lutheran faith tradition have a lot to say about money, giving and stewardship. These rich insights provide a counter-cultural corrective in our wealthy North American context, where consumerism and the desire to acquire wealth are taken as a given. (The Rev. Carla Christopher, Assistant to the Bishop, Lower Susquehanna Synod; The Rev. Dr. Martin Otto-Zimmann, ULS Adjunct Professor of Church in Society)
2. Practical Stewardship: What’s a leader to do when the church doesn’t want to talk about money? There are a number of best practices that, implemented consistently over time, will help a congregation develop healthy attitudes and habits toward stewardship, giving and generosity. This part of the class will cover stewardship strategies in the congregation. (The Rev. Jason Shank, Director of Evangelical Mission and Assistant to the Bishop, Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod & the Rev. David C. Shank, CFRE, FCEP, ELCA Foundation)
3. Preaching Stewardship: Because of the unhealthy “money culture” in many congregations, pastors are often reluctant to speak from the pulpit about money, giving, generosity or wealth. This is peculiar, given the frequency with which Jesus, the prophets and writers of Scripture address these issues. This part of the class would give seminarians new approaches and creative ways to preach stewardship. (The Rev. Dr. Karyn Wiseman, ULS Professor of Homiletics)
4. Practical Evangelism: The great commission has not changed, yet our world and culture have. This part of the class will assess the current reality of the church in light of our scriptural call to make disciples, to see the best practices growing congregations are utilizing to reach new people and how the church can adapt these growth and vitality strategies to meet the needs of our current context. (The Rev. Carla Christopher, Assistant to the Bishop, Lower Susquehanna Synod)