First news letter for an innovative nonprofit named Our Stewardship Community OSC.

1. Our Stewardship Community
Quarterly News Letter January 2010 Volume I Number 1
Mission statement
Collaboratively equip biblical Christians for this Digital Age.
Invitation
Join us in the adventure of systematically harnessing communication technologies for the glory of God!
Current Conditions Please Pray
We live in a fast paced society. There are increasing How can we work together to get ready for the challenges
demands on our time, money and energy. Various forces of the coming years? How will we take constructive steps
try to pull and push us all week long. of action? How can we best love one another and serve
God? How can we blend online and offline ministry?
Many people do not get around
to doing what is most important How can we deal with the current chaos while passing
to them. That is because they along to the next generation a healthy faith in Jesus
are urgently juggling the short Christ?
term pressures while the long
term priorities are often Recognize that a ‘mission station in cyberspace’ is the
neglected. most cost effective way to meet the pressing needs.
Today’s parents, teachers and pastors are already Our Stewardship Community is an ongoing experiment
stretched to the maximum. Children are pressured to for harnessing the
grow up fast. Teens face temptations that their parents communication
and grandparents never knew. technologies that the
business world uses
Many are seeking spiritual answers but not typically from daily. Their purpose is to
traditional churches. All kinds of alternative lifestyles and increase profits. Our
unorthodox religions are accepted. The popular culture is purposes are to increase
in moral free fall. discipleship, evangelism
and benevolence for the
People need assistance to navigate these turbulent times. glory of God.
So how can we help them? How can biblical Christians
offer the light, love and truth that is needed? Ongoing prayer requests
Just think of how your life was ten years ago when the enroll intercessors
Internet was new. And then imagine what how it will be work with advisers
in the next ten years. So clearly this is the time to get favor with donors
involved. You can make a big difference. Join us!
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2. Seven Purposes 3. Effectively communicate the truth in love
Each of these seven 4. Consistently improve stewardship of time, talents
purposes is important. And and treasures (things and money)
they relate to each other. 5. Gracefully raising up, training, equipping,
Then together they make supporting and multiplying lay leaders
for mighty synergies. 6. Collaboratively facilitating functional community
development
1. Systematically bringing together people, resources 7. Gratefully glorifying God by bearing much
and opportunities spiritual fruit
2. Intentionally better connecting the body of Christ
Biblical Mandates I Love Seminarians Teach Teachers
God has communicated clearly to God has strategically placed me at the Paul wrote to Timothy offering
Christians in the Bible. Among the Help Desk of the student computer simple yet profound instructions. He
thousands of Bible verses, consider lab of a seminary since 1999. I have said to teach teachers who will teach
the following biblical mandates. They come to know and love hundreds of others (2 Timothy 2:2). And that
are important to those committed to men and women that are the next leverages time as a good steward.
following Jesus Christ.. Our generation of Christian leaders.
Stewardship Community is Also Paul wrote that the best way to
designed to offer instructions and They have told me of their hopes and build up the body of Christ is to equip
support for facilitating practical dreams. I have heard of their people so they will do the work of
applications of these key verses. challenges and struggles. their ministry. (Ephesians 4:12)
Greatest Commandments The Holy Spirit has used my spiritual All born again believers are the body
Love God with all your heart, mind gifts of encouragement and of Christ. The Bible says each
and strength. (Matthew 22:36-38) exhortation to inspire them. God has Christian has been given spiritual
Love your neighbor as yourself put into my hands hundreds of books gifts by the Holy Spirit for our
(Matthew 22:39-40) donated by publishers to give them. I common good and we are
have shared with them many links to interconnected like the human body.
Great Commission useful online resources. (1 Corinthians 12)
Go make disciples of all nations
(Matthew 28:19) I have designed systems for assisting As World Wide Web expands it is
them to minister online. Here are getting easier and cheaper to use. The
Acts Mandate some sites for them and others to challenge is to raise up those who
You will be my (Jesus’) witnesses in learn online ministry. will lead in this exciting new frontier.
Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and unto www.learningonlineministry.org/ They can apply the previous verses in
the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8) www.brownbaghub.org creative ways online and offline.
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3. Our Five Services Strong Start Capital Five Income Streams
Networking Hub Campaign Here is the simple list of the five
Thousands of links are offered that go income streams. Pray for God to use
Forty thousand dollars (40K) is the
to websites. From there people find each one powerfully. May He weave
initial fund raising goal. This
online videos, online articles, books, them together into a mighty and
provides the innovative ministry a
DVDs, experts and organizations. effective system.
strong start by building a web based
These sites have been screened. Many
platform. The 40K is evenly divided 1. Donations
have been rated and reviewed by
among four categories of Consultants 2. Retail sales
users. They can be easily searched
& Coaches, Web Development,
and browsed. I already have hundreds 3. Affiliate commissions
Hardware & Software and Initial
of valuable bookmarks ready to plug 4. Memberships
Payroll.
in when this system is ready.
5. Advertisements
Consultants and Coaches
Wiki
Experts in various fields help to craft
Online interactive encyclopedia
the initial blueprint. Their expertise Launch Team
edited by screened volunteers offers Enroll Ministry Launch Team of
includes strategic planning, project
simple summaries of complex intercessors, advisers and donors. The
management, fund raising,
information with links for finding intercessors use the Monday email
curriculum design, online marketing
more details. This is a user friendly requests www.osclaunch.webs.com/
and volunteer management. This will
way of navigating the ever increasing subscribe.htm The advisers offer
result in the initial version of the
mountains of information online. comments, suggestions and questions
business plan that will go online.
Then volunteer advisors will to help improve the blueprint. The
Educational Nucleus donors give generously to get the ball
contribute.
Imagine a giant online Sunday school rolling www.osclaunch.webs.com/
class plus much more. This has an donate.htm These can receive updates
Web Development
abundance of lessons as audio, video here www.ministrylaunchteam.ning.com/
The consultants will pass along
and text. Emphasis is on
guidelines to the web developers.
1) understanding and applying
Christianity
This includes how to weave together Milestones
the five services and five income Here is an overview of future plans.
2) consistently improving
streams. These are in the context of
stewardship of time, talents and
the long term strategic milestones. Milestone 1
treasures (things and money)
3) growing a passive business Prepared Audio Visual Aids for
Hardware & Software
income online (like a digital tent Fund Raising Presentations
Consultants and web developers will
making trade)
recommend suitable hardware and
software. See the Wish List for initial Milestone 2
Think Tank Gained Fund Raising Habits
items.
Christians from all over the globe
(Met face-to-face with two individuals a
come together in new ways. We adapt
Initial Payroll week and present to two groups a month)
online collaboration services and
The initial employees include John S.
share best practices. We prayerfully
Oliver as executive director and an Milestone 3
consider, develop and propose
administrative assistant that works on Completed Seed Capital Campaign
possible solution to all kinds of
an as needed basis. This person is for Forty Thousand Dollars - 40K
problems.
contacted by phone and email. This
new kind of worker is called a virtual
Research & Development Lab Milestone 4
assistant. There will be contract
Using the wisdom, insights and Built the Web Based Platform
workers for researching, writing and
contacts from the other four services
editing.
we discover and develop all kinds of Milestone 5
products and services that are needed. Enrolled Initial Teachers and
Some probable products include PDF Meet John Learners
workbooks, podcasts, DVDs, Go to this site to learn more about
interactive websites, mobile phone John S. Oliver, the founder of Our
There are more milestones that are described
applications and innovative uses of Stewardship Community on the website www.osclaunch.org
whatever new communication tools www.osclaunch.webs.com/meetjohn.htm
the marketplace generates.
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4. Becoming a Genuine Disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ
Biblical discipleship involves all of the following.
a) comes from many biblical imperatives
b) requires the inner-working of the Holy Spirit
c) fails when attempted in the energy of the flesh
d) grows with good habits of prayer, Bible intake, Christian fellowship,
worship and Christian service
e) glorifies God with love-led good deeds
f) hinges on the effective stewardship of a person’s time, talents, and
treasures (things and money)
g) involves understanding the essential doctrines of biblical Christianity -- Inspiration of Scripture, Virgin Birth, Deity of
Christ, Trinity, Blood Atonement, Bodily Resurrection, Sinfulness of Humans, Second Coming
h) benefits the Body of Christ as spiritual gifts are discovered and actively developed
i) develops a working knowledge of biblical grace, faith, hope, love, and mercy
j) revolves around denying self, taking up one’s cross daily and following Jesus
k) attracts subtle and overt assaults from the world, the flesh and the devil
l) moves away from the seven deadly sins of pride, lust, anger, envy, greed, laziness and gluttony
m) moves toward the virtues of integrity, kindness, abstinence, patience, purity, charity and modesty
n) leads to directly and indirectly communicating the truth in love to unbelievers
o) culminates in eternal rewards that mere mortals cannot even imagine
Future Legacy
Beginning with the End in Mind
Here is how I hope the ministry is remembered many years from now. ... By the grace of
God and to the glory of God, Our Stewardship Community was mightily used by God.
Thankfully individuals and groups we served were characterized by these seven factors:
1) understood and embraced the fact that they will give a personal account to the Lord
Jesus Christ
2) carefully examined and consistently improved the ways they were using their time,
talents and treasures (things and money)
3) prayerfully made wise choices
4) kept their commitments to God and people
5) became visual and verbal examples of Christ-like character
6) formed caring communities that together experienced and expressed genuine church
7) served as effective ambassadors for Christ to a watching world
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