Discussion Jumpstarter
Study leader reference - not a definitive answer
Question 1
Craig says Salt and Light starts with the conviction that “everything we have belongs to God, not just our money”; what picture of God’s ownership and intentions is assumed here, and how does that challenge the way Anabaptists and evangelicals commonly talk about “my money” and “my life”?
Another way to ask: If everything we have belongs to God (not just our money), what does that say about what God owns and wants? How does that challenge the way we talk about “my money” and “my life”?
Discussion Jumpstarter
Direct Answer
Based on the speaker’s teaching, God is assumed to be the true owner of all we have, and His intention is that we use His resources to “build His kingdom,” not simply manage “my money.” That challenges the default language of ownership (“my money,” “my life”) and replaces it with a stewardship question: “God, how do You want me to use what You’ve given me?”
- Craig says the course is “more than a financial course” because “everything we have belongs to God, not just our money.”
- He describes the starting point as asking God, “How do you want me to use what you’ve given me?”
- He frames stewardship as using what God has given “well and to build His kingdom.”
- He later broadens stewardship beyond finances: track D asks, “God, what do you want me to do with my life?”
- He connects stewardship to daily life: “My work is ministry… everything I do is mission work.”