Stewardship Can Be

Caring

Keeping

Protection

Safekeeping

Supervision

Guardianship

Ministration

Custodianship

Administration

Superintendance

Giving ourselves to God

Taking care of something

Environmental protectionism

Looking after the environment

An expression of our love for God

The act of caring for or improving with time

Making the most of the opportunities God gives

Not exhausting or abusing for short-term gains

Serving the garden in which we have been placed

Looking after the Earth, and thus God's dominion

A logical recognition of God's absolute ownership

A powerful tool against the dangers of materialism

A commitment to clear principles, rather than pragmatism

A principled stand towards human as well as natural resources

Not a subcategory of the Christian life - it is the Christian life

The daily practical expression of what it means to follow Jesus

A means of living out the truth that we have been given in Christ

How we regard what God has entrusted to us and what we do with it

Managing God’s property, ourselves, our bodies, minds and spirits

An ethic that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources

Managing everything God brings into our life in a manner that honors God and impacts eternity

The way time, talents, material possessions, or wealth are used or given for the service of God

The responsibility that we have in maintaining and using wisely the gifts that God has bestowed

The acceptance or assignment of responsibility to shepherd and safeguard the valuables of others

A theological belief that humans are responsible for the world, and should take care and look after it

Recognising that God has entrusted to us life, time, talents, money, possessions, family, and his grace

Utilising and managing all resources God provides for the glory of God and the betterment of His creation