What prompted the founding of the Stewardship Council?
The Stewardship Council was founded in May 2005 in response to literally hundreds of requests for resources on stewardship. These requests come from pastors and ministry leaders in developing countries around the world. In response to this relative void of resources addressing holistic stewardship, the Stewardship Council was launched in order to develop The Stewardship Study Bible–the first of its kind. Ultimately the Stewardship Council exists to actively participate in a Christian movement to recapture the essence of stewardship – in all its fullness and original intention. The practical outgrowth of the Stewardship Council is to develop resources and point Christians in the direction of accessible resources that cause us to look at Scripture through a Biblical lens of stewardship. The Stewardship Study Bible, and the extensive research involved in compiling this study Bible, is the basis for this effort is also the basis for future resources that will naturally emanate from this p