Diaconal Ministries Canada Stewardship Toolkit

Biblical Stewardship: Living as Stewards of God's Goodness

To help participants understand the 4 T's of Stewardship: Time, Talents (skills/abilities), Treasures (all of our “stuff”), Trees (creation) and how we can use them in ways that please God and bring Him glory.

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Course curriculum

1. How to Use this Platform
2. How to Navigate this Course
1. What is Stewardship? - Overview
2. Pre-Course Survey on Stewardship
3. What is Stewardship? Dive In!
4. Course Outcome
1. The Four T's of Stewardship: Talent
2. Talent Module Outcome
3. Stewardship Sparks!: Talents
1. Talents 1.1: What are Talents?
2. Talents 1.2: Discover Your Spiritual Gifts
3. Talents 1.3: Understanding Your God Given Personality
4. Talents 1.4: Explore Your Talents and Connections
5. Talents 1.5: Talents Survey (Congregational Assets) Discussion
1. Talents 2.1: How to use Your Talents
2. Talents 2.2: Volunteering in Your Community
1. Talents 3.1: Stewardship of Talents - Resource List
1. Stewardship-of-Time
2. Time Module Outcome
3. Stewardship Sparks!: Time
1. Time 1.1: What do we Mean by Your Stewardship of Time?
2. Time 1.2: Spiritual Practices- Spiritual Pathways
3. Time 1.3: Spiritual Practices: Discover Your Spiritual Pathways
4. Time 1.4: Spiritual Practices- Spiritual Disciplines
5. Time 1.5: Spiritual Practices: More on Spiritual Disciplines
1. Time 2.1: Practical Steps to Steward Your Time
2. Time 2.2: Personal Time Inventory
3. Time 2.3: Personal Time Inventory Exercise
4. Time 2.4: A Second Look at Your Personal Time Inventory
5. Time 2.5: Stewardship of Health
1. Time 3.1: Stewardship of Time: Resource List
1. What do we Mean by Stewardship of Trees?
2. Trees Module Outcome
3. Stewardship Sparks!: Trees
1. Trees 1.1: What are "Trees"?
2. Trees 1.2: Calculate Your Ecological Footprint Exercise
1. Trees 2.1: How to Steward our “Trees"
2. Trees 2.2: Environmental Advocacy
3. Trees 2.3: Stewarding Our Shared Space
4. Trees 2.4: Shared Space: Use of Facilities - Example Policy
1. Trees 3.1: Stewardship of Trees - Resource List
2. Trees 3.2: Climate Witness Project
3. Trees 3.3: Practice of Sabbath
1. The Four T's of Stewardship: Treasures
2. Treasures Module Outcome
3. Stewardship Sparks!: Treasures
1. Treasures 1.1: What are “Treasures”?
2. Treasures 1.2: Questions for Reflection
3. Treasures 1.3: Optional Activity : Spent Poverty Simulator Game
1. Treasures 2.1: How to Steward Our “Treasures”
2. Treasures 2.2: Manage Wisely
3. Treasures 2.3: Give Generously
4. Treasures 2.4: Spend Responsibly
1. Treasures 3.1: Stewardship of Treasures - Resource List
1. Final Thoughts
2. Post-Course Survey on Stewardship - Have your views changed?
3. Final Thoughts & Reflection -Course Feedback Survey
1. Stewardship Team - Welcome!
2. Creating a Stewardship Team
3. Stewardship Team Top 5 Things
4. Talent Module - Additional Instructions & Group Activities
5. Time Module - Group Activities
6. Trees Module - Group Activities
7. Treasures Module - Additional Ideas & Group Activities

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Free
64 lessons
0.5 hours of video content

Biblical Stewardship: Living as Stewards of God's Goodness

Course curriculum

Getting Started: How to do this Course

Biblical Stewardship: Orientation

Talents Toolkit - Introduction

Talents Toolkit - Unit 1 : What are Talents?

Talents Toolkit - Unit 2: How to Use Talents

Talents Toolkit - Unit 3: Take it Further!

Time Toolkit - Introduction

Time Toolkit - Unit 1: What do we Mean by Stewardship of Time?

Time Toolkit - Unit 2: How to Steward your Time Well

Time Toolkit - Unit 3: Take it Further!

Trees Toolkit - Introduction

Trees Toolkit - Unit 1: Creation Care & and MY Role

Trees Toolkit - Unit 2: Creation Care and OUR Role

Trees Toolkit - Unit 3: Take it Further!

Treasures Toolkit - Introduction

Treasures Toolkit - Unit 1: What are “Treasures”?

Treasures Toolkit - Unit 2: How to Steward our “Treasures”

Treasures Toolkit - Unit 3: Take it Further!

Wrap it Up!

Stewardship Team - Information and Activities

About this course