This document defines knowledge stewardship and its key aspects. Knowledge is information that is organized and ready to be applied, while stewardship refers to managing resources on behalf of the owner to achieve their objectives. The document outlines characteristics of knowledge stewards such as discernment, humility, and service. It also describes a knowledge stewardship cycle and five practices stewards employ, including inventorying knowledge, learning from others, engaging scripture, embracing the discipline, and engaging in stewardship.

1. Knowledge
Stewardship

9. Defining Terms
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• Knowledge
– When information is organized, available, and ready to
be applied to situations we face in life, it becomes
knowledge.
• Stewardship
– A steward is anyone who manages the property and
resources belonging to another in order to achieve the
owner’s objectives. (Dr. Kent Wilson)

10. Knowledge Stewardship
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11. A Profile
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• Stewarding Prayer
– The prayer requests
already existed, but
Patrick saw a
responsibility to steward
them for Kingdom impact.
• Stewarding
Insight
– Out of the prayer research
came a unique body of
knowledge to be
stewarded.

12. Stewardship Multiplied
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13. A Spiritual Discipline
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• Stewardship is a spiritual response
to a growing maturity in Christ and
relationship to Him.
– Chemical Reaction
– Rocket Fuel

14. Two Kinds of Knowledge
in Scripture
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• Mystery “musterion”
– “This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ
and stewards of the mysteries of God” (1 Corinthians
4:1, ESV).
• Full Knowing “epignôsis”
– “And this is my prayer: that your love may abound
more and more in knowledge and depth of insight”
(Philippians 1:9, NIV).
– “You need to use your head and test your feelings so
that your love is sincere and intelligent, not
sentimental gush.” (MSG)

15. 3 Characteristics of a Steward
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• Discernment
– Why, what, how to maximize knowledge
• Humility
– Focus outside of ourselves
• Service
– A posture of service to the owner

16. Knowledge Stewardship Cycle
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• The Knowledge Stewardship Cycle

17. 5 Practices of the Knowledge
Steward
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• Inventory Knowledge
• Learn from Other Stewards
• Feed on Scripture
• Embrace the Discipline
• Engage in Knowledge Stewardship

18. 2 Next Steps
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Join our Knowledge Stewardship
Google Group : http://bit.ly/kskig
Purchase “The Calling of the
Knowledge Steward”
Print/ebook: http://store.gmi.org
Audio book: http://www.audible.com/

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