“In recent years, a new trend has developed in many churches–the idea of talking about stewardship at any time of year, at all times of year. Year-round stewardship has become a goal of many congregations and some denominations. This trend is not designed simply rather to increase giving to the church, although this couldn’t hurt; rather, it is an attempt to recognize that stewardship lies at the very heart of Christian living and a Christian understanding of our possessions.”
The Rt. Rev. Robert Ihloff, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, in the foreward to One Minute Stewardship Sermons: Communicating Stewardship Every Sunday of the Year by The Rev. Charles Cloughen, Jr. (Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse, 1997) ix.