Research
Too often we think stewardship concerns only the money we give to the church. In Stewards in the Kingdom, R. Scott Rodin unpacks what it means to be a steward in the kingdom of the triune God of grace — offering a fresh theology of the abundant life that encompasses our world, our relationships, and our possessions. Beginning with the very being of the Creator, Rodin dismantles the myth of two kingdoms — one under God’s control and one that isn’t — and crafts a portrait of faithful stewards living fully as God’s children.
Challenge
Most believers reduce stewardship to a line item — what we give to the church. Rodin challenges that narrow view, arguing that stewardship touches our entire relationship with God, others, ourselves, and creation. The book confronts the “sin of the steward” — the quiet slide from steward to owner — and calls readers back to a theology of life marked not by ownership, but by grace-filled dependence on God.
Process
- Traces a theology of stewardship from the nature of the Triune God to the everyday life of the believer
- Confronts the “myth of the two kingdoms” and builds a case for one integrated life under God
- Closes with a practical theology for the church, the family, and the Christian fundraiser
