Are Orthodox Christians good stewards? Some, yes. Perhaps many. Yet the sacrament of stewardship has not been consistently practiced in the Orthodox Church for many centuries. There are several reasons for this unfortunate lapse. The long history of state-sponsored churches, the imperial tradition of czars and kings, the suppression of the Church under Islam and perhaps worst of all, the strict limitations placed upon the Church under communism to engage in philanthropic or charitable work have all taken their tolls. In our own time, the secularization of social services has deprived the Church of its historic role in society to serve the needy.

In a seminar designed to facilitate discussion, self-examination and discovery, Stewardship Advocates helps those attending to understand the vital importance of stewardship in the personal Orthodox Christian life and in the corporate life of the Eucharistic community.