The General Conference (GC) treasury and Stewardship department have partnered to enhance member engagement in supporting the church's mission.

"Our primary focus must be faith-raising rather than fundraising," said Paul H. Douglas, GC treasurer.

The partnership was initiated in response to feedback during the last GC Session. Leaders worked together to develop a document outlining five key principles: stewardship is about raising faith, valuing members' trust, applying stewardship to daily living, growing relationships with God, and making stewardship relevant for everyone.

The document includes implementation actions across all church levels, encouraging transparent financial communication and sharing mission advancement stories.

"The treasury-stewardship partnership is already yielding early results," said Marcos Bonfim, GC stewardship director. "In several places, stewardship and treasury personnel are running joint training programs."

Douglas emphasized that the partnership document is designed to be contextualized for different settings and is meant to nurture a God-first culture across the entire church, with every ministry having a role to play.

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