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We are called as individuals and as congregations and communities into God’s mission. We We are called individuals and as God congregations andto communities intoare God’s mission.that We we participate by as giving the gifts that has entrusted us. These gifts everything participate by giving the gifts that God has entrusted to us. These gifts are everything that we have: our time, our talents and skills, and our treasure or physical resources. have: our time, our talents and skills, and our treasure or physical resources. Christian stewardship includes all aspects of our lives. It is about our personal, work, and family Christian stewardship includes all aspects of our lives. It is about ourmade personal, work, and It family life. It is about the good management of donations, including those to our church. is life. It is about the good management of donations, including those made to our church. It is about our congregational and denominational life, which flows from our individual and collective about our congregational and denominational life, which flows from our individual and collective desire to be part of God’s mission for the world. desire to be part of God’s mission for the world. Being stewards and encouraging all aspects of Christian stewardship is a ministry and formation Being stewards and encouraging all aspects Christian stewardship is a ministry and formation process that requires support, education, andofspiritual practice over time. process that requires support, education, and spiritual practice over time.

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