For Whole Life Stewardship
This section pertains to my upcoming book “Whole Life Stewardship”, A Biblical Approach to Caring for Every Dimension of Life.
The previous chapter considered calling and purpose, the work and contribution that may be placed in our hands during different seasons of life. Whatever we have been given to do, however, is carried out somewhere. We sleep, work, think, learn, worship, prepare food, welcome people, care for possessions, and use technology within environments that either … Continue Reading
Learning is woven through every dimension of life we have considered. We learn how to care for our bodies, manage resources, understand relationships, fulfill responsibilities, participate in community, develop our abilities, and shape the environments in which we live. Even when formal schooling has ended, life continues to place us in situations that require knowledge, … Continue Reading
By this point, we have looked closely at the different dimensions of whole-life stewardship. We have considered spiritual, emotional, mental, physical, relational, financial, communal, calling and purpose, environmental, and educational stewardship. Separating them into chapters has allowed us to examine each area carefully, but life itself does not remain separated that way. The dimensions meet … Continue Reading
After examining the ten dimensions of life and then considering how strongly they affect one another, it becomes possible to step back and look at the whole. That wider view is useful because stewardship can become difficult to evaluate when we focus only on whatever is most urgent, most visible, or most uncomfortable at the … Continue Reading
We began this book by widening the meaning of stewardship. For many people, the word first brings money to mind: giving, budgeting, possessions, or the management of material resources. Those things belong within stewardship, but they are only part of what has been entrusted to us. Life itself has been given to us, and within … Continue Reading
Whole Life Stewardship chapter outline: The final chapter brings the entire message home. A well-stewarded life is not necessarily wealthy, perfectly healthy, highly educated, endlessly productive, emotionally untroubled, or free from hardship. It is a life in which what has been entrusted to us is increasingly being handled wisely, faithfully, intentionally, and for good. The final … Continue Reading