Stewardship( Important Facts) Flashcards
List examples of Stewards
Police Officer Doctor Nurses Teachers Farmers
What responsibilities do humans have as stewards?
- To use all the talents they have been given for the benefit of everyone and to serve the Supreme Being.
- To act with integrity and social justice (this means treating all people with fairness and openness; not exploiting others).
- To treat one another with mutual respect as human beings and to recognize the rights of others.
List the different types of stewardship
Cooperate Stewardship
Personal Stewardship
Managing Stewardship
What is cooperate stewardship?
Cooperate Stewardship is the responsibility of people to work together in the use of their talents and resources for the benefit of their communities, country, and the world.
What is personal stewardship?
Personal Stewardship is the way in which people use and look after their own human resources. These resources include talents and skills, interpersonal skills, and life experiences.
What is managing stewardship?
Managing stewardship is an important part of personal stewardship is the way people manage and care for relationships.
Interpersonal skills help people to live peacefully together, to improve interaction, and to work well with others. The skills include communication, dealing with anger, empathizing, and listening, and knowing to negotiate with others.
List the beliefs of stewardship that are apart of the Christian faith?
Christians believe in a divine creator and a world that has a God-given purpose. They see Jesus Christ as the agent of all creation. When Jesus came into the world as a human being it was God who was born, lived, died, and rose again. Human acts that harm the world are an offense against God the creator.
Throughout the Bible, Jews and Christians are instructed to give a tenth of their income called (tithe) as a sign that all material wealth belongs to God. Christians usually set a time for worship, whether it’s the Sabbath day or on a Sunday.
Time can also be given by doing voluntary work both in the church or the community.
Why is keeping law and order essential?
Law and order are essential if people are to live peacefully together. The police are expected to maintain law and order for the protection of the citizens and to fight crime.
People of all denominations as well faiths are often involved in working for a more peaceful society by tackling crime and promoting justice.
List the actions of industries and companies that can affect the environment.
Large scale industries such as oil and coal affect the air we breathe.
2. How companies treat and dispose of raw sewage affects the cleanliness of the seas around the coasts and the health of people.
3. Industrial processes would have dumped waste products in streams leading to pollution of both water and valuable land.
4. Worldwide destruction of rainforests.
These can cause the extinction of many animals and plant species.
Beliefs about stewardship that are apart of the Jewish faith?
Sharing the same creation story with Christians, Jews also believe that God created the world. This story suggests that the world was created by God and man is constantly called by God to act as stewards of the earth. The world was placed in humans’ hands for safe-keeping, but man has failed the test that God set him.
Jewish people believe that the world belongs to God and that people are partners with God in the care of the environment. The Torah forbids the permanent destruction of natural resources, even at a time of war. It says that the consequences of people’s actions should be considered carefully so that they don’t threaten the future of mankind.
The Torah states that Jewish people can work six days of the week but must rest on the seventh day of the week. For a Jew, Shabbat (Sabbath) is a time for worship, prayer, study, and reflection.
What does a Cooperate Stewardship involve?
Corporate stewardship involves the responsibility to care for the natural environment and natural resources.
How does businesses show cooperate stewardship? Give four examples?
They do so by using their power to help disadvantaged people.
Examples:
- Sponsoring community events by setting up a foundation that will assist communities.
- Having a walkathon
- Tag drive
- Outreach programs
How do businesses support society?
By paying taxes and doing voluntary work
How is taxation helpful to society?
It pays for services that benefit all. These services include:
- Schools
- Hospitals
- Roads
- Public Services
- Police force
In Christianity what did Jesus teach his disciples about taxes?
He taught them to live a honest life and pay taxes instead of avoiding them.
