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Stewardship Forum : M:POWER Conference
 
M:Power is the Christian Stewardship Event that aims to equip mission executives and Christian leaders with biblical and practical tools for releasing financial resources for church ministry and world mission.

Now in its fourth year, a successful series of 4 one-day conference in the Spring of 2005 has been completed. At the final event, Bishop James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool delivered the keynote message.

A decision and details for an event in 2006 will be published here when the information is available later in the year.
 
Bishop James Jones addressing delegates at the M:POWER Conference in Manchester Bishop James Jones, seen here addressing leaders... A By-Word for Generosity
James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool recently challenged a group of church leaders to consider whether stewardship as a term was more often used as a by-word for being miserly, rather than a term of generosity.
Delivering the keynote address at M:Power, the Christian Stewardship Event in Manchester, the Bishop said that stewardship was more about generosity. "That is how God stewards his creation. God's giving is magnanimous and big hearted. Let stewardship be a by-word for generosity and not meanness".

How Spiritual is your Treasurer?
The Bishop went on to warn against people who lead in money yet are only interested in money and the balance sheet. Such people can blight the ministry, he said. He warned against such unspiritual treasurers who are a "source of resistance to every initiative within the Kingdom of God".
At stewardship, we support a good many treasurers. We recognise that this is a crucial ministry for every church, and is often performed in a voluntary capacity with limited support. We aim to come alongside and stand with those who choose our services and expertise.

Read a two page summary of the address following one of these links, Word>> or PDF>>, or listen to the full address by following this link>> .

(The sound file is in mp3 format, 9.5MB and will take a little time to download over a dial-up connnection and you may need to turn up the volume)
 
M:Power is hosted by Stewardship (Reg Charity No. 234714)
in association with the Evangelical Alliance UK
 
Selected Materials from M:POWER 2004
 
Becoming an Effective Leader
by Dr Larry Johnstone, McConkey/Johnstone International
 
10 Commitments of Leaders
Core Values
Effective Leader