Making Stewardship A Way of Life
Father Andrew Kemberling, an expert on the practice of stewardship in faith life, explains how stewardship is a spirituality that is anchored in thanksgiving for God's many blessings. He explains how stewardship is practiced through commitments of time, talent, and treasure. Listening to this 13 episode podcast series, you'll develop a new and exciting perspective on a life of stewardship and how you can make it your own.
Episodes
13 episodes
Episode 13: Stewardship is a Means to an End: Evangelization
Is this final episode of the series, Father Andrew explains the connection between stewardship and evangelization, Both of these support the core Catholic directives to 1) know your faith; 2) live your faith; and 3) share your faith. As committ...
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Episode 13
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12:33
Episode 12: Make A Commitment To God
Why do organizations building a stewardship spirituality ask us to make a commitment to God? As Father Andrew explains in this episode, making a commitment moves us from merely intending to embrace stewardship to owning our stewardship. W...
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Episode 12
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13:10
Episode 11: A Life of Thanksgiving: Biblical Passages on Thanksgiving
How is stewardship inspired by the Bible? Father Andrew quotes several passages from the Bible that demonstrate that the concept of stewardship and its core theme of thanksgiving are deeply embedded in scripture. He references Psalm 50:14, Psal...
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Episode 11
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13:09
Episode 10: We Have A Need To Give, Before Giving To A Need
Are we obligated to give to others simply because they have needs? In this episode, Father Andrew explains that, in a well-formed spirituality of stewardship, Christians have have a need to give which will drive their giving. He points out that...
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Episode 10
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13:12
Episode 9: Give Us This Day, Our Daily Bread
How do we trust that God will give us what we really need? In this episode, Father Andrew examines the fourth petition of the Lord's Prayer, where we ask God to give us, every day, our daily bread. He explains how this "bread" we ask for ...
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Episode 9
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13:00
Episode 8: Giving God The First and Best
What it the quality of the gifts we should give to God? In this episode, Father Andrew explains how our gifts should be "holy." That means we set aside the first 10% of what we have received and give it to God honestly and charitab...
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Episode 8
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13:21
Episode 7: Make Time, Not Find Time, For God
How does time apply to stewardship? In this episode, Father Andrew explores our understanding of time and why it is important to be in the "present moment" when we pray. He points out why "finding time" for God usually fails, and why instead we...
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Episode 7
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13:02
Episode 6: Redemptive Suffering: More Valuable Than A Gift of Money
As humans, we are blessed by God. But we also experience suffering. Can anything virtuous come from our suffering? In this episode, Father Andrew explores how offering the suffering that we experience as a gift to God can be a more valuable for...
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Episode 6
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13:08
Episode 5: Evangelical Poverty
Are we "possessed" by our possessions? If so, we may be driven to own and acquire even more, which can separate us from God. In this episode, Father Andrew explains how practicing "evangelical poverty" can help us let go of being "owned" by our...
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Episode 5
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12:56
Episode 4: Faith, Vocations, and the Earth
In this episode, Father Andrew introduces three more areas that are important elements of stewardship: faith, vocations, and the earth. Faith is a treasure that has been handed down to us; we need to grow our own faith and transmit it to the ne...
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Episode 4
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12:25
Episode 3: The Three "Ts:" Time, Talent, Treasure
Time, Talent and Treasure: the basic components of stewardship. But what do they mean? In this episode, Father Andrew Kemberling explores the deeper meaning of these stewardship themes. From the gift of time that God has given to us, Father And...
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Episode 3
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13:11
Episode 2: The Core Values of Stewardship: Identity, Trust, Gratitude, Love
In this episode, Father Andrew Kemberling reminds us that "stewardship" is a spirituality, not just a theology. The spirituality is based on four core values: identity, trust, gratitude, and love. Identity is anchored in the fact that we were c...
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Episode 2
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Episode 1: Stewardship Is A Way Of Life
Is stewardship just about money? Father Andrew Kemberling, an expert on the practice of stewardship in one's faith life, explains how stewardship is actually a spirituality that is anchored in thanksgiving for God's many blessings. Father...
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Episode 1
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