EXAMINING BIBLICAL & PATRISTIC TEXTS TO BUILD A FRAMEWORK FOR OUR LIFE'S WORK
These turbulent days send most of us scurrying for guidance - realized or not. Guidance about food, faith, finances, - from parents, family, advisors, experts -all of which require personal stewardship. Prayer and study are required if we are to make the best decisions for ourselves and for our loved ones. The focus of this session is financial stewardship, but our study can illumine our understanding of all of the other areas as well.
Who or what shapes my attitudes and desires that result in my behaviors? Attendees will examine key Scripture and Church writings to understand important teachings of Jesus Christ, as they form our attitudes and behaviors as Orthodox Christians toward money and its stewardship in the Church as a sacred ministry.
As God pours forth His gifts to us, a faithful response as stewards will either draw us closer to Him. Our Lord’s teachings and examples reveal the importance of a spiritual perspective on material things. We offer thanksgiving to God for these blessings, and grow in generosity and overcome sinful influences and temptations. The cycle of stewardship as presented will hopefully be a useful tool in our work as faithful stewards of other dimensions of our life in Christ.
Who or what shapes my attitudes and desires that result in my behaviors? Attendees will examine key Scripture and Church writings to understand important teachings of Jesus Christ, as they form our attitudes and behaviors as Orthodox Christians toward money and its stewardship in the Church as a sacred ministry.
As God pours forth His gifts to us, a faithful response as stewards will either draw us closer to Him. Our Lord’s teachings and examples reveal the importance of a spiritual perspective on material things. We offer thanksgiving to God for these blessings, and grow in generosity and overcome sinful influences and temptations. The cycle of stewardship as presented will hopefully be a useful tool in our work as faithful stewards of other dimensions of our life in Christ.
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V. Rev. Robert Holet, D. Min., is a Priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. His service to the UOCofUSA Metropolia has included leadership positions in the Consistory, Director of the Office of Stewardship, and the Council of the Metropolita.
Fr. Holet’s education and training includes a Bachelor’s degree from The Pennsylvania State University, theological studies at Ss. Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Catholic Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and completion of the Doctor of Ministry program through the Antiochian House of Studies and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. One of his focus areas is the study of Orthodox stewardship; to that end, he published The First and Finest, Orthodox Christian Stewardship as Sacred Offering, (Authorhouse, 2013). Fr. Holet has offered programs on Orthodox stewardship in cooperation with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, the Orthodox Church in America, the Antiochian Archdiocese and other in Christian contexts, including the 2020 Orthodox Christian Leadership Initiative Conference. Fr. Holet has stepped away from active parish ministry after 40+ years of experience in small and large parishes. His most recent assignment recognized his interest and belief in mission parish development, as founding pastor of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Charlottesville, Virginia. Fr. Holet remains active in Orthodox stewardship programming, leadership, blogging and charitable endeavors. He currently resides with his wife, Christine, in Central Virginia. |
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