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“Inspiring
Generosity” is what the Stewardship Committee sees as
its primary goal. The Committee is convinced that stewardship
will increase only as Jordan’s members are provided ways
to grow their faith and, as they do so, respond from their abundance
to support Jordan’s mission. Consequently, the Committee
continually seeks ways to expand the faith journey of Jordan’s
members. A United Church of Christ publication put it this way:
“The real answer to what the church needs, and its witness
to the world, comes not from overcoming scarcity but from discerning
and sharing abundance. The driving force of the church…
is the spirit or disposition of Jesus and the experience of
abundant life that this manifests and evokes.”
Stewardship Committee members are Laury Brown, Sara Harting,
Glenn Lichtenwalner, Carole Deutsch, and Glenn Lichtenwalner.
John Harting is the Committee chairperson. We meet the second
Tuesday of the month in the library.
This year our Committee members were very active in planning
and implementing the “Yes We Can” financial campaign
which raised $240,000 in donations and pledges to reduce Jordan’s
mortgage to a manageable figure. For the remainder of 2003
the Committee will challenge several of Jordan’s members
to share a brief testimony during worship services about why
their faith and/or Jordan is important to them. Hopefully,
this will lead more of our members to consider the strength
of their own faith and find avenues within Jordan’s
program to strengthen it. A special four week program concerning
Biblical references to stewardship, and their applications
for us today, is planned for December. This series will be
held during the Church School hour. A stewardship theme for
the Advent season is still under discussion.
The Stewardship Committee always welcomes new members from within
our church family. If you have a concern for the spiritual and
financial well-being of Jordan and would like to join our group,
please be in touch with any member of our Committee.
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