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Article: A fresh look at stewardship. (Books).(The Passionate Steward: Recovering Christian Stewardship from Secular Fundraising)(Book Review)
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- Presbyterian Record
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- February 1, 2003
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The Passionate Steward: Recovering Christian Stewardship from Secular Fundraising by Michael O 'Hurley-Pitts (St. Brigid Press, 2002, $19.99).
Now there's something you don't see every day: the words "passionate" and "steward" in the same sentence, especially where one is modifying the other. Michael Q'Hurley-Pitts's first book, The Passionate Steward, brings a fresh, contemporary perspective to an ancient concept -- stewardship -- and attempts to revitalize one central aspect of how we live out our lives as followers of Jesus Christ.
Mr. O'Hurley-Pitts is an experienced leader in stewardship development. He writes in scholarly fashion, but his ideas ...