Van der Merwe, J.F.2010-03-182010-03-182002Van der Merwe, JF & Vos, CJA 2002, 'Die begrip “rentmeesterskap” in die gemeentebouproses : The concept of stewardship in the process of extending the local church', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 369-394.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13573Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFThis study looks at the biblical principal of stewardship in the context of building up the local church. The study starts with the methodological principels of Practical Theology and various models of the process of building op the local church. Traditionally, stewardship was regarded as the principle that encouraged Christians to give monetary contributions towards extending the local church. The study makes it clear that a much broader and biblical understanding of stewardship is necessary. It looks at the different dimensions of stewardship and the effect the stewardship principle has on the Christian’s use of resources, time, spiritual gifts, possessions, as well as on creation, life and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaLocal churchChristian stewardship -- Biblical teachingChurch growthArticle