“My understanding of discipleship mostly included being a steward of the gospel and spiritual gifts, those were understood to be God’s and not mine, but for some reason when it comes to goods, I was more apt to claim ownership or live as if I was in charge. So connecting stewardship to discipleship is a huge shift for me.”
Andrew Gu in “Philosophy of Biblical Stewardship Paper” dated 29 June 2015 submitted for PT7054: Biblical Stewardship and Christian Generosity class at Torch Trinity Graduate University. To read more insights from my students, check out my recent CLA blogpost: Six Applications from Asia for all Steward Leaders.
Andrew is a pastor with a clear vision to connect the stewardship if our spiritual gifts and the eternal gospel with the stewardship of our material goods. We must do this, in his thinking, so that God stays in charge and we are found faithful.
Andrew, thanks for urging us to connect stewardship to discipleship!