It’s up to you to teach how money can be used for good or for ill. Don’t assume others are doing that for you.

Unlike her contemporary philanthropist peers, like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, Walker did not spend her life accumulating wealth and then later in old age become focused on redistributing that wealth to others through philanthropy. She gave along the way. She didn’t wait.

We do love our fall pledge campaigns. Like National Public Radio, you can count on them like clockwork.
So, what’s your plan for this coming October or November?

“Summertime is a great opportunity to say, “thank you.” There’s a lull in the action. Folks may be a bit cranky because it’s hot outside. They’ve been reading or listening to too much news. They need something to raise their spirits.”

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In some denominations, this is the time clergy are moving to new assignments. What questions should you be asking about stewardship?

“Tithing, although it’s an individual act, is even more powerful when done in community. That means everyone contributes to the good of the whole.”

A clergyperson from Southern California simply said, “I wish you had answered this question for us.”

Sorry. I wish there was one simple answer.

If anything, there isn’t a clear response. The majority who wrote to me see tithing as a spiritual response to God’s call on their lives. How that gets done practically is where people differ.

I’m sharing responses with you in this post and next week as well.