MMA’s practice of stewardship investing is informed through our faith tradition, our core value guidelines, and Scripture.

The Bible has a lot to say about money. The central message many people get is that wealth is dangerous, and there is much truth in this message. But it isn’t so much wealth by itself that creates the danger - it is how we use our wealth.

One of the better known passages in the New Testament is the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30), a familiar story to many Christians. A man called three of his servants and gave each of them some of his money to take care of while he was away. When he returned, the man asked for an accounting from each of his servants. The servants who used the money productively were praised, while the servant who simply protected it was chastised. Here is a demand that the gifts we have been given (including financial gifts) be used productively.

But there is also the demand of The Great Commandments (Mark 12:28-31). “Which command is the first of all? Jesus answered, ‘Hear O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is One; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.’”

Derived from these passages, MMA believes there are two primary Biblical demands that inform stewardship investing:

1) Be productive stewards of God’s gifts
2) Care for others

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