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K i n g d o m S t e wa r d s h i p Our editors Arif Mohamed, Brett Elder, and Stephen Grabill have done an excellent job in organizing a disparate and diverse set of papers to produce this professional publication on behalf of the RMWG – Thank you! Ultimately, I am grateful to Dr. Sas Conradie of the CMS Mission Stewardship Department for his unstinting support and servant heart that has supported the work of the RMWG and helped coordinate our activities toward the Cape Town Congress and beyond! We are all engaged in a journey that will – with your involvement and prayers – move the generosity dial to help fulfill the Great Commission of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations” (Matt. 28:19-20). – Ram Gidoomal CBE Chairman, Lausanne Resource Mobilization Working Group Deputy Chairman, Lausanne International Board of Directors xii
I n t r o d u c t i o n Brett Elder Stephen Grabill At the beginning of the twenty-first century, an unprecedented opportunity exists to disciple the church in the fundamental biblical pattern of holistic stewardship. As the church becomes increasingly aware of issues of sustainability, seeks to understand and foster the role of business, and expands the message of the grace of giving as a central motif of the Christian life, an environment for personal and corporate transformation is beginning to take root. Christ-centered stewardship – management of God’s resources for his intended purposes – will begin to foster more accountability among businesses and ministries, more collaboration among ministry efforts for greater effectiveness, and healthy motivations and patterns of giving in the lives of all Christians, regardless of wealth, location, or status. Abundant Generosity The past fifty years have seen incredible successes in the worldwide church. We have experienced the growth of the house church movement in China and the spread of the gospel in 1
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