Principles of Stewardship and Giving

Christian leaders, including development staff, who believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and choose prayerfully to pursue eternal kingdom values (Mt. 6:19-21, 33), will seek to identify the sacred kingdom resources of God's economy within these parameters:

1. God, the creator (Gen. 1) and sustainer of all things (Col. 1:17) and the One "who works within us to accomplish far more than we can ask or imagine" (Eph. 3:20), is a God of infinite abundance (Ps 50:10-11) and grace (2 Cor. 9:8).
2. Recognizing it is the work of the Holy Spirit that prompts Christians to give (2 Cor. 9:7-8); fund-raisers and/or organizations must never manipulate or violate their sacred trust with ministry partners.
3. An eternal, God-centered worldview promotes cooperation rather than competition among organizations and places the giver's relationship to God above SpringHill's agenda (1 Cor. 3:6-9).
4. We wish to promote constituent involvement through strategic prayer initiatives (1 Thess 5:16-18), giving, volunteering (Mt. 20:26-28) and advancing the mission.
5. We desire the ministry to be owned by the SpringHill community. Each member of the SpringHill community, whether staff, donor or volunteer, is a vital component (1 Cor. 12:12-26) in accomplishing the work that God has given us to provide a space for young people to experience Jesus in a real, life-changing way.
6. Our primary focus is on sharing the needs of SpringHill for the purpose of increasing our ability to effectively connect kids to Christ (Mt. 19:14).
7. Everything we do in the SpringHill community will be done in the context of personal, loving relationships that honor those with whom we serve (1 Thess. 2:8).