The Generosity Project is a collaborative effort between ABCUSA, regions, and local congregations, aiming to help pastors re-frame the conversation around stewardship and generosity in their congregations. Read a blog from Rev. Stacy Emerson, below:
In his book Tempered Resilience, Tod Bolsinger writes, “What makes leadership so daunting, in the final analysis, is the burden of responsibility for the flourishing or faltering, the success or failure of an organization, community, or movement that has been entrusted to your stewardship. When the challenge of the moment moves from maintaining and preserving to changing and thriving, the stakes are raised and the heat is turned up.”
Church leaders recognize that the days of maintenance and preservation of the church are long gone, and we are living in the furnace of change with the very future of the church at risk. And for many of us, the stewardship of our resources—financial, volunteer, and church buildings—are at the top of the list of concerns.
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