Ten Stewardship Practices for Youth

By Rev. Lindsey Odom, Associate Pastor of Youth and Missions/Outreach

There are many ways for youth to learn about the importance of stewardship at church!

1. Pray and reflect on what portion of your allowance, birthday money, or earnings from a part-time job God is calling you to give to your church and community.
2. Talk with your parents about how your giving can be part of your family’s overall commitment, but also your own personal expression of faith.
3. Learn about where your gift goes—ask a pastor, youth pastor, or parent how offerings support worship, mission trips, youth group, and outreach to the community.
4. Write down your own pledge for the coming year and make it part of your faith journey. What you decide today is a way of saying, “God, I want to be part of your holy work.”
5. Set a giving goal that stretches you a little but is realistic and something that you can follow through with during the year.
6. Commit to consistency—decide if you’ll give weekly, monthly, or as you receive income, and make it a spiritual discipline.
7. Bring your pledge card forward on Commitment Sunday as a sign of your dedication and faith.
8. Use our offering envelopes or online giving at our website  so you can keep track of your gifts and see your progress throughout the year.
9. Celebrate your impact by asking to hear stories of how youth offerings, along with the church’s gifts, make a difference locally and globally.
10. Encourage your friends in youth group to make their own pledges so that together you can see how God uses your generation’s gifts for the church’s mission.