Stewardship of time, talent and treasure is not about sustaining the material side of a church. It is about directing those resources into the church's primary mission: proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ.

Stewarding the lambs of Christ who make up a congregation takes in every part of their lives, material and spiritual alike. Nathan Meador and Heath R. Curtis present a practical theology of stewardship built around ministry rather than around budgets, which makes it useful to a pastor facing a stewardship season without wanting to run a campaign.