The Stewardship Department was organized to:
- help members become effective stewards and
- to assist in the implementation of God's plan of systematic benevolence throughout the church.
Since stewardship responsibility includes the proper management of the entire life, stewardship concepts encourage the proper care and use of
- the body temple,
- time,
- abilities, and
- material possessions.
The department gives assistance in the planning and organization of church resources for a completed work. Its spiritual and financial objectives are summarized in the following statement: "When they shall arouse and lay their prayers, their wealth, and all their energies and resources at the feet of Jesus, the cause of truth will triumph." Testimonies, vol. 4, p. 475.