2014 Stewardship Seminars

PSWR 2014 Stewardship Education Opportunities 
(events marked with an asterisk are co-hosted by DSF)

The Pacific Southwest Region is pleased to host a series of seminars focused on stewardship + giving this year. Below is the full list of offered seminars, the topics and locations of each. Registration is required. See below for more information. 

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-June 21, Saturday                9:00am – 5:00pm              Hosted @ Fullerton FCC
Topics: Grant Writing 101 & Legacy Giving
Leader(s): Marilyn Fiddmont & Nora Jacob
Cost: $10 // CEU = .7

-September 13, Saturday            8:00am – 2:00pm              Hosted  @ Church of the Foothills     
Topic: Creation Care Conference
Leader(s): Various SCA Environmentalist leaders
Cost: $10 // CEU = .6 

-October 4, Saturday       9:00am – 5:00pm                 Hosted  @ Pacific Beach CC
Topics: Creating a Culture of Generosity & Grant Writing 101 
Leader(s): Bruce Barkhauer & Nora Jacob
Cost: $10 // CEU = .7

-October 5, Sunday         1:00-5:00pm                        Hosted  @ FCC Orange
Topic: Stewardship Planning 52 Weeks a Year
Leader: Bruce Barkhauer
Cost: $10 // CEU = .4

-October 31, Friday            9:00am – 3:00pm                *Co-hosted by and held at DSF
Topic: Ministry, Mission & Money  
Leader: Bruce Barkhauer
Cost: $10 // CEU = .5

-The previously scheduled November 1 event has been CANCELLED.

-November 2, Sunday                1:00-5:00pm                     Hosted  @ Torrance FCC
Topic: Stewardship Planning 52 Weeks a Year & Legacy Giving    
Leader(s) Bruce Barkhauer & Marilyn Fiddmont
 Cost: $10.            CEU = .4

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For all above Stewardship Events, the registration deadline is 1 week prior to each event. 
You may register for multiple events at one time. 

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Aloha Spirit - May 2014 Stewardship Message from Dan Oliver

A message from Dan Oliver, Minister of Stewardship and Giving 

The Stewardship of Island Hospitality & Aloha Spirit

Twenty-four hours ago I was a reluctant passenger winding my way along the glorious Oahu coastline.  My destination - the Honolulu International Airport for my return flight to Los Angeles.  While joy normally surrounds my “coming home” from most trips, returning from Hawaii elicits a whole different emotion.  Saying goodbye to the island hospitality is always a challenge.  From the cool coastal breezes, the gentle sway of the palms, the fragrant smell of the Hibiscus, or the rhythmic sounds of a slack-key guitar, Hawaii offers refreshment to all who grace its soil. All are greeted with the gift of Aloha.  It is a continuous gift, from the moment you step off the plane, to that last glimpse of a crashing wave.

Aloha is more than just a word; it's a way of life. The Aloha Spirit transcends definition, it just is.  You can taste it in the sharing of a warm Malasadas, you can see it in the subtle rainbows nestled behind gentle showers, and believe it or not, you can even trust it in midst of freeway traffic. Nowhere else on this globe have I traveled, where freeway traffic slows down to welcome you aboard!  This is the gift of Aloha Spirit.  A gift, I am reminded of whenever I visit my island family.  A gift, I attempt to make part of my “coming home”, each time I return from the islands.

As Church, we have much to learn from the Aloha Spirit of our Island brothers and sisters. One early teaching of Aloha Spirit that was shared with children goes like this:

Aloha is being a part of all, and all being a part of me. 

When there is pain – it is my pain.

When there is joy – it is also mine.

I respect all that is as part of the Creator and part of me.

I will not willfully harm anyone or anything.

When food is needed I will take only my need and explain why it is being taken.

The earth, the sky, the sea are mine to care for, to cherish and to protect.

This is Hawaiian – this is Aloha!

As these words rolled off my tongue, I could not imagine a more passionate stewardship teaching.  What if all children were taught Aloha Spirit? What if all congregations embraced its meaning? After all, is this not what the gift of Christianity is all about?  David Bray, a local Kahuna, or Hawaiian shaman, reminded me of this when he shared that to the Hawaiian of old, Aloha meant “God in us.”

Eighteen hours ago, as my plane approached the City of Angels, I glanced out my window and as I viewed my home below, I smiled a joyful prayer of aloha. It was good to be home once again.  May God’s Aloha Spirit be with you all!

Celebrating a Culture of Gratitude and Generosity in our Region and beyond!!

 -DanO (Oliver) - Your PSWR Minister of Stewardship and Giving