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Dear Friends in Christ,
Boldly Live, Boldly Give – Step Up In Faith is the title for this year’s stewardship program for the 2025 ministry support of Triumphant Love Lutheran Church. It is a theme of what we believe could happen when God’s people are asked to respond to the ministry opportunities of the church in this Biblical way:
Tom Blaney
I’ve been a member of an ELCA congregation my whole life, beginning in a congregation established in 1862 with help from my great-grandparents. My parents had always volunteered in various ministries and supported the church financially. That passion and dedication was passed on to me, and I have tried to continue this family tradition with my now adult children. Triumphant Love is now the third church that I’ve become a member of and that commitment to the church is still as strong as ever. Whether it’s helping the Care for Creation team beautify our trails and grounds or supporting our TLLC youth through mentoring and teaching, giving my time and talents inspires my faith as I connect with others. Likewise, giving boldly, strengthens my faith as I trust in God’s abundance and provision.
Sara Bustilloz
My faith journey has taken me from my hometown congregation in Iowa to LuMin at UT Austin, to a year of service in Mexico in the ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) program, and now to Triumphant Love. Each season of my life has brought new ways to serve and give. In October, TLLC served meals at the LuMin Tailgate Tuesday, where we fed the masses both physically and spiritually. In this busy phase of life, I don’t always have the same time to give as I once did, but I’ve learned that there are many ways to support the church’s ministry. Boldly living and boldly giving can look differently in different phases of life. Sometimes, it’s offering a hand, and other times it’s offering a check – both are meaningful. No matter where we are in life, God calls us to give, knowing that when we give, we also receive through the power of community.
Triumphant Love Lutheran Church has been my faith home for 12 years. My background was Catholic and my husband’s was Baptist. He tried for 20 years in the Catholic faith and it was not working for him. We went to a Bible church for 11 years and a Baptist church for 18 years. At each of these changes we could find a spot to grow our faith. His job prompted us to seek a change in 2012 and that is how we came to TLLC. It was an immediate comfortable spot for both of us. We loved being involved with the coffee ministry, greeting and SS classes. My husband passed in 2018 and now this family has become even more important in my life. I love being in Adult SS, Care of Creation, Coffee ministry, and Eucharistic Ministry. In my 40’s I worked for a Christian financial planning firm and helped with classes we offered to churches. It helped me to see how my life, talents, and resources could be a benefit to God’s kingdom. I am thankful for TLLC and for my faith life being like a stained glass window. The different faith communities have all been beneficial to me and God’s kingdom. My friend and faith basket continues to grow. I can’t help but smile. Thank you for being family with me.
Many churches gauge the success of stewardship based on whether we “met our budget” or not. Success is better measured when God’s people are given a chance to grow and respond in faith. Transformation is the key. Our focus rests firmly on the need and desire of the giver to give.
How much do you need to give? That’s between you and God. Prayer should be the focus as you seek the answer to this question. There are people in our church that can grow one or two steps and there are others that can grow much more than that. But don’t lose focus. It’s not how someone else will respond or what the church needs you to do. We invite you to prayerfully consider “giving your best” from a place of abundance and joy.
Because sometimes we need to step up incrementally to bold, below is a giving grid designed to help you make your decisions about how bold a step you are willing to take in your stewardship of God’s financial blessings on your life. I hope you will choose to step up with us. Whether you take one step or multiple steps or move up within a step, pray for God’s encouragement to live and give boldly from what God has given you.
Below is a table calculating suggested percentage of monthly giving options based on Annual Income.
The extent of our ministry in the name of Christ depends on the willingness of each of us to do our part to Boldly Live! The ability of our congregation to minister next year depends on your generosity and dedication to Boldly Give! Step Up in Faith with us!
What does it look like to Boldly Live, Boldly Give?
It looks like this…
One of the Largest CYF programs in Texas
Supporting Austin City Lutherans
Feeding hungry Longhorns with UT Lumin
… and so much more when you Step Up in Faith with us!
Grace and peace,
Carl Teinert,
Chairperson of Holistic Stewardship
Rev. Danielle Moore Casey,
Senior Pastor
Boldly Live, Boldly Give Stewardship Team
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