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Moreover, in these trying times of sin threatening the wellbeing of the Church (the scandal of sexual abuse in the U.S., and Residential Schools litigation bankrupting the major Christian denominations in Canada), The Passionate Steward is both timely and timeless in its relevance.
O’Hurley-Pitts, Michael National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication O'Hurley-Pitts, Michael, 1965- Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Stewardship, Christian. 2. Church fund
raising. I. Tucker, M. Ansley BV772.O56 2002 254'.8 C2002-903617-8 Publisher: St. Brigid Press - Toronto, Ontario Suggested Retail Price: $19.99
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The Passionate Steward: Recovering Christian
Stewardship from Secular Fundraising is a forthright and critical review of the
assumptions and practices of secular philanthropy as these have been adopted and applied
by the Christian Church. The Church has often been enthralled by the promise of more
money, particularly if it is "easy" money, and has thus fallen into the arms of
secular fundraisers, without subjecting secular methods and operative principles to the
scrutiny 
of its own theological and biblical agenda. The
Passionate Steward parses the practice of fundraising as it is frequently experienced
in Churches, and finds it wanting. The author re-establishes a firm biblical and
historical basis for a more theologically grounded approach, and argues convincingly for a
recovery of the fullness of "passionate stewardship". The book is thoroughly
researched, and moves easily and cogently between statistical analysis, theological
assessment, practice, and anecdotal integration.
