Generous Stewards Videos and Photos Book signing Tossed in Time Expanded Edition Betsy's home church, Covenant Presbyterian Church in Palo Alto, CA. Betsy reading Peter's story at 2024 book launches Fanciful cupcakes help book launch attendees remember Peter's walk on the waves with Jesus Posters of the Canonical Hours remind us God is with us at all hours of the day and night 2024 launch events are reminded to "remember your baptism" for Epiphany Frank Nissen's poster of Jesus walking on the water, at 2024 launch events Betsy's "Tossed in Time Expanded Edition" is now out on amazon.com George Hahn and Frank Nissen invite people to the '24 Elk Grove book launch Betsy and Rebecca Inch-Partridge enjoy the '24 Auburn book launch El Sobrante U.M. Church, where Betsy preached Nov. 2023 Refrigerator box "seasons" for Carol S. Kern's Worship Seasons workshop Frank Nissen, graphic artist for Betsy's "Tossed in Time Expanded Edition" Betsy and Samone registrars at 9/2023 Elk Grove Writers Guild Writers' Conference Great Valley Stories 2023 anthology by the San Joaquin Valley Writers, CWC June Gillam and Betsy at San Joaquin Valley Writers launch party for their first anthology Betsy Joan Griffin hiking the Muir Trail Pastor April Sousa at 2023 CA-NV United Methodist Annual Conference Pentecost at Elk Grove United Methodist Church June Gillam, President of San Joaquin Valley Writers, CWC Betsy with St. Augustine Church's priest, Rev. Anny Genato 2023 Susan Korn, President of Gold Country Writers Loy Holder, President of Elk Grove Writers Guild Betsy and Rebecca Inch-Partridge, her Author Manager, planning for Launch Party teams Member of Hearts on Fire: Fellowship of U.M. Spiritual Directors and Retreat Leaders Member of the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts Poster of Betsy's books for GCW Ga;a 2022 Betsy teaching in the "Leading Worship" Lay Servant Ministries course, CA-NV Annual Conference Co-taught Leading Worship course for Lay Servant Ministries "Tossed In Time" receives Cover/Interior Formatting Award from Northern CA Publishers & Authors, 2022 Ranger talk in Tuolumne Medows, the high country of Yosemite National Park, "Betsy's second home. Relay for Life events to fight against cancer Authors' presentation at Face In A Book in Folsom, CA, June 2019 Authors at the Gold Country Fair in Auburn, CA, September 2019 Preaching at Palo Alto First UMC, CA generosity sermon and legacy giving workshop Stewardship in Living Context 2018 ESC Resource Editorial Team for Ecumenical Stewardship Ctr. Foothills UMC Present, Not Perfect women's retreat 2017 Preaching periodically at Foothills UMC in Rescue, CA Betsy preaching at Watsonville First UMC, CA, 2014 Ecumenical Stewardship Center ongoing involvements Michael O’Haver, Secretary, installs Betsy as President of Gold Country Writers Ecumenical Stewardship Ctr workshops, Wash. DC, 2 2016 Gratitude Summit 2014 with BrDavidSteindl-Rast & JackKornfield Hosting the National Association of United Methodist Foundations (NAUMF) in Sacramento, CA, 2013 California-Nevada United Methodist Foundation, where Betsy was a Stewardship Consultant. Susan Peters, Executive Director. Foothills UMC capital campaign, 2013 Vacaville St. Paul’s UMC preaching and keeping iin touch Preaching for Legacy Sunday at Fair Oaks UMC, 2013. Rev. Jeong Park, pastor. Workshop on guardianship and preaching at The Table in Sacramento, California Workshops on “Building a Local Church Generosity Plan” throughout Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain Conferences, 2012 Sparks UMC NV teaching in sanctuary Conference Lay Ministers program Betsy coordinated CA-NV Conference Lay Minister training Oct 2013 Organizing the 2010 U.M. Stewardship Gathering, focused on ministries with young adults. Sponsored by NAUMF Preaching and teaching for United Methodist Women, with Rosa Washington-Olson, Davis, CA Joan Griffin and Rebecca Inch-Partridge planning Joan's book launch CA-NV Conference Ministry Staff Covenant Presbyterian Church preaching where Betsy grew up Children's Time, Covenant Presby. Church, 2001 Betsy and other writers at Gold Country Fair book booth Betsy Betsy's book launch with mentor June Gillam and critique group member Debra Griffin Writers Betsy, Kate Luce and Joy Hemp at 5 2019 Writers Retreat Day Betsy with writers Kate, Susan, Skip and Michael Marcia Shetler, Director of Ecumenical Stewardship Center God the Economist author M. Douglas Meeks Professor Robert Emmons at Gratitude Summit Stewardship author Mark L. Vincent Betsy preaches periodically each year in her home church 2021 on World Communion Sunday at Trinity U.M. Church, Chico, CA "Stewardship of Presence" 10 9 2022 Audio Only Version https://generousstewards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Stewardship-of-Presence-10-9-2022-Betsy-Schwarzentraub.mp3 "I have learned to be content" sermon April 3, 2022, Elk Grove United Methodist Church "Prayer" sermon, July 7, 2019, at Foothills United Methodist Church, Rescue, CA https://generousstewards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Betsy-Schwarzentraub-Growing-Generous-Souls-july7-19-reduced.mp3 "Growing Souls" sermon, June 2, 2019, at Foothills United Methodist Church, Rescue, CA https://generousstewards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Betsy-Schwartzentraub-Growing-Generous-Souls-June-2019-reduced.mp3 Video introduction to Betsy's online "Stewardship and Culture" course: Listen to the online "Stewardship and Culture" course: 1. Achievement, productivity and Rugged Individualism2. Consumerism: Shattering the Myth of More3. Technology, Selfies and the Market of One4. The Church as Counter-Culture: Building a Culture of Generosity