In his book, "Giving to God", Mark Allen Powell wrote, "We are invited to put money
​in the offering plate ​on Sunday morning not because the church needs our money but because we want and need to give it."
“The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship.” Martin Luther
The first job God gave human beings to do was to be tillers and keepers of all God has made (Genesis 1).
We believe we are stewards, not owners of all God has created. This means we need to find sustainable ways to live with the resources we have been given. This includes our bodies, other animals, the land, waters, and air we all depend upon for life and health.