I couldn't agree more.
Stewardship needs mission.
Mission needs stewardship. While it would be hard to argue the logic of this premise, churches in America apparently have not seen it that way. I raise this question now because soon most of our churches will begin their fall stewardship program, a time when they try to match their ministry and commitment to missions to their financial resources. I raise it now as a reminder that God has provided us with the necessary resources to do His work. And, most of all, I raise it now to encourage us to be good stewards of those resources and to halt this 28 year decline by putting our money where our mission is.