Who is a Christian disciple?

One who responds to Christ’s call, follows Jesus and shapes his or her life in imitation of Christ’s.

Who is a Christian steward?

One who receives God’s gifts GRATEFULLY, cherishes and tends them in a responsible and accountable manner, shares them in justice and love with others, and returns them with increase to the Lord.

• Genesis tells us that God placed the first human beings in a garden to practice stewardship there – “to cultivate and care for it” (Gn. 2:15).

The world remains a kind of garden (or workshop, as some would prefer to say) entrusted to the care of men and women for God’s glory and the service of humankind.  In its simplest yet deepest sense, this is Christian stewardship. (U. S. Bishops Pastoral Letter. “Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response”)

The MINISTRIES section of this web site has numerous suggestions for the Stewardship sharing of TIME AND TALENT.

A reflection on TREASURE to assist in determining my Stewardship response.