This article explores a concept central to much of the literature about trustees and managers of nonprofit organizations-stewardship. The concept's sacred origins show it to mean Jar more than just economic prudence. An exegesis of the biblical roots of stewardship shows how understanding of the tasks of contemporary trustees and managers in secular nonprofit organizations can be enriched and broadened.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
The Abingdon Bible commentary. (1927). Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press.
2.
Adams, J. L. (1986). Voluntary associations: Socio-cultural analysis 6– theological interpretation. Chicago: Exploration Press.
3.
Aland, K., and others (Eds.). (1968). The Greek New Testament. Stuttgart, Germany: United Bible Societies.
4.
Autry, J. A. (1991). Love & profit: The art of caring leadership. New York: William Morrow.
5.
Barclay, W. (1956). The daily study Bible. Philadelphia: Westminster Press.
6.
Bremner, R. H. (1988). American philanthropy (2nd ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
7.
Douglas, J. (1987). Political theories of nonprofit organization. In W. W. Powell (Ed.), The nonprofit sector: A research handbook (pp. 43–54). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
8.
Drucker, P. F. (1990a). Lessons for successful nonprofit governance. Nonprofit Management and leadership, 1(1), 7–14.
9.
Drucker, P. F. (1990). Managing the nonprofit organization. New York: HarperCollins.
10.
Fletcher, K. B. (1992). On defining and developing effective boards. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 2(3), 283–293.
11.
Greene, S. G. (1991, August 26). Poor pay threatens nonprofit leadership. Chronicle of Philanthropy, 3(11).
12.
Greenleaf, R. K. (1977). Servant leadership. Ramsey, NJ: Paulist Press.
13.
Hall, P. D. (1984). The organization of American culture, 1700–1900: Private institutions, elites, and the origins of American nationality. New York: New York University Press.
14.
Hall, P. D. (1990). Conflicting managerial cultures in non-profit organizations. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 1(2), 153–169.
15.
Hall, P. D. (1992a). Inventing the nonprofit sector and other essays on philanthropy, voluntarism, and nonprofit organizations. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
16.
Hall, P. D. (1992b). “Religion and the origin of voluntary associations in the United States.”Paper presented to the Yale University Program on Non-Profit Organizations' seminar on Religious Organizations, New Haven, Connecticut, Nov. 2.
17.
Henry, M. (1938). Matthew Henry's Bible commentary. New York: Fleming H. Revell. (Original work published 1706)
18.
Herman, R. D., & Heimovics, R. D. (1990). The effective nonprofit executive: Leader of the board. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 1(2), 167–180.
19.
Herman, R. D., & Heimovics, R. D. (1991). Executive leadership in nonprofit organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
20.
Hodgkinson, V., & Weitzman, M. (1993). From belief to commitment: The community service activities and finances of religious congregations in the United States. Washington, DC: INDEPENDENT SECTOR.
21.
Hodgkinson, V., Weitzman, M., & Kirsch, A. (1988). From belief to commitment: The activities and finances of religious congregations in the United States: Findings from a national survey. Washington, DCINDEPENDENT SECTOR.
22.
Houle, C. O. (1989). Governing boards. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
23.
The interpreter's Bible (Vol. 8). (1952). Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press.
24.
Jeavons, T. H. (in press). When the bottom line is faithfulness: Management of Christian organizations. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
25.
Middleton, M. (1987). Nonprofit boards of directors: Beyond the governance function. In W. W. Powell (Ed.), The nonprofit sector: A research handbook (pp. 141–153). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
26.
Mirvis, P. H. (1992). The quality of employment in the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 3(1), 23–41.
27.
Mirvis, P. H., & Hackett, E.J. (1983). Work and workforce characteristics in the nonprofit sector. Monthly Labor Review, 106, 3–12.
28.
Neil, W. (1962). Harper's Bible commentary. New York: HarperCollins.
29.
The New Oxford Annotated Bible, Revised Standard Version. (1977). New York: Oxford University Press.
30.
O'Connell, B. (1985). The board member's book. New York: Foundation Center.
31.
Oxford English dictionary, compact edition. (1971). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
32.
Payton, R. (1987). Philanthropic values. In K. W. Thompson (Ed.), Philanthropy: Private means, public ends (pp. 21–47). Lanham, MD: University of America Press.
33.
Senge, P. M. (1990). The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization. New York: Doubleday.
34.
Stackhouse, M. L. (1990). Religion and the social space for voluntary institutions. In R. Wuthnow, V. Hodgkinson, & Associates, Faith and philanthropy in America (pp. 22–37). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
35.
Stone, M. M. (1991). The propensity of governing boards to plan. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 1(3), 203–215.
