Authors: Stan Kruis, Bessie Kruis, Alejandro R. Gorospe, Jr., Kelvene Requiroso, Terence John Gatfield
Keywords: Biblical Stewardship, Financial Management in Churches, Problems and Solutions, Stewardship and Divine Compassion, A Look at the Joseph Story, Eco-Justice, Some Exploratory Concepts, Business, Church Planting, Mission, Phronesis, Practical Wisdom, Theory, Praxis, Kingdom Values, Family, Church, Community, Societal Institutions, Nation, Dualism, Dualistic Thinking, Sin, Justice, Healing, Love, Transformation, Stewardship, Entrepreneurship, Financial Management, Internal Control, Divine Compassion, Preservation of Life, Creation, Dominionism, Co-creation, Sabbath, Jubilee, Ecological
Description: This issue focuses on Biblical Stewardship in various contexts. Kruis and Kruis present a case study on linking business ownership with church planting and mission, detailing its practical successes and spiritual accountability. Gorospe Jr. analyzes problems in church financial management for small/medium congregations and offers prescriptive solutions emphasizing strong internal controls and segregation of duties. Requiroso rereads the Joseph Story to propose that the goal of stewardship is the preservation of life, rooted in divine compassion. Gatfield explores Eco-Justice concepts, critiquing the traditional stewardship model as anthropocentric and advocating for alternative concepts like Co-creation, Sabbath, and Jubilee to promote ecological harmony.
- Business, Church Planting, and Mission: A Case Study – Stan and Bessie Kruis
- Financial Management in Churches: Problems and Solutions – Alejandro R. Gorospe, Jr.
- Stewardship and Divine Compassion: A Look at the Joseph Story – Kelvene Requiroso
- Eco-Justice: Some Exploratory Concepts – Terence John Gatfield
Insights from PHRONESIS Volume 13, No. 1 (2006)
- “God Owns our Business – Knowing from the Scriptures that God owns everything on earth and in heaven, we acknowledged that God owned our business as well.” -Stan and Bessie Kruis
- “The lack of a good internal financial control structure makes the pastor vulnerable not only to temptation but also to accusations of misuse of funds.” -Alejandro R. Gorospe, Jr.
- “Stewardship is the art of living that has to do with managing available resources, the impulse of which springs from divine compassion.” -Kelvene Requiroso
- “The central theme of eco-justice is that it is only possible to care for the earth through caring for humanity.” -Terence John Gatfield