First published in 2005 in Depth Perception - a pre-blog publication of Design Group International
An Ode to Money
If money makes the world go round,
then it is the reason I'm dizzy,
I'm overworked and spent afore earnt,
frantically spending a-tizzy.
And if money does not grow on trees,
then no wonder it's a labor;
working a lifetime to earn for me,
with hardly a cent for my neighbor.
Topics: stewardship studies, philanthropy, stewardship education, stewardism, organizational development muse, Mark L. Vincent, Design Group International
Gary Moore, a long-time friend, offers forward thinking for investors, particularly those with a Christian and ethical persuasion. He recently offered these thoughts on cultivating generosity and agreed to let us post them here. The Omega Plan curriculum he refers to is also offered through the comprehensive approach to stewardship cultivation, Open Hands Open Hearrts that Design Group International helped to develop.
Topics: stewardship studies, stewardship services, Stewardship Development, stewardship education, stewardism, Mark L. Vincent, Design Group International
The original was a key volume among those produced by The Giving Project, which I led from 1995-2000, and involved a variety of Mennonite, Presbyterian and Uniting church groups before it was over. The original work proposed that seven areas of a congregation's life provided the settings where understandings about generosity could be embedded and effectively passed along. A whole host of resources were included, from worship tools to narrative budgets to outlines for congregational retreats.
Topics: process consulting, stewardship studies, organizational development consulting, stewardship education, stewardism, Mark L. Vincent, Design Group International, organizational design, steward leadership, Teaching a Christian view of money
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