Becoming a Steward of God's Generosity

Instructors

Margaret Cobb -


Tom Nelson - Currently Tom has a business with his nephew, Lance Nelson, their firm is Nelson & Nelson. Tom has worked in the personal and small business community with financial concerns over the past 25 years.  Before that, Tom was associate professor of education @ Azusa Pacific University, also the head baseball coach and assistant football coach during his years at that location. The love of his life is his wife, Vivian, whom he met teaching in Ventura in 1979. They married in June of that year and we have been blessed.

Course Outline

Session One—   Stewardship Assessment
                       Introduction to the Gospel of Luke
                       The Significance of the “Four Ss”
                       The Definition of Stewardship: Personal and Group Activity

Session Two—   “The Big Picture”
                       “Jesus and Jubilee” - Luke 4:14-21

Session Three—  “Counter-cultural Blessings and Woe” - Luke 6:17-36

Session Four—  “The Rich Fool” - Luke 12:13-21
                       Practical Exercise – Money Inventory

Session Five—   “The Antidote to Worry” - Luke 12:22-34
                       Global Rich List Activity

Session Six—    The Domains of Stewardship
                       Practical Exercise – Time Inventory

Session Seven—“A Meal for Misfits” - Luke 14: 1-14
                       Film Clip:  “The Miracle in Juarez”

Session Eight— “The Cost of Discipleship” – Luke 14:25-35

Session Nine—  “The Rich Ruler” - Luke 18:18-30
                       Meditation Exercise - “What Would I Give Up?”

Session Ten—   “The Response of the Grateful Disciple”
                       “The Big Picture” Presentation

Session Eleven— Stewardship Assessment & Class Evaluation
                        Community Meeting and Fellowship