Stewardship
Providing assistance to church and association leaders in stewardship education and stewardship development is a major undertaking of this ministry. Additionally, training events on money management and church budget promotion are provided. This ministry also features resources for several fund-raising and stewardship development campaigns.
Resources:
Unlimited: God’s Grace and Glory
—a giving/tithing emphasis designed to assist congregations to see
the unlimited rather than the limited potential available through
faithful lifestyle stewardship.
Unlimited will help
church members visualize the stewardship responsibilities as: 1)
Experienced through the Gospel; 2) Expressed through our Giftedness;
and 3) Exhibited through our Generosity. FLYER (pdf)
How to Grow a Strong Stewardship Church
—an 82-page guide for developing and maintaining a ministry of
stewardship in the local church and a practical guide for pastor,
church staff and church stewardship committee/teams.
Church Financial Guidebook —85-page booklet on accounting procedures for the church stewardship committee, the financial secretary, business administrator and members of the personnel committee.
Be An Encourager: Tithe —church stewardship resource designed to encourage members to tithe and includes a guidebook, bulletin inserts, poster and CD-Rom.
Budget Toolbox for Churches —useful tool includes CD-Rom with informatin on budgeting and values, contemporary church budgeting, people-based budgeting and new church start budgeting.
Building For The Future —captial development campaign on the cutting edge of fundraising for churches considering new construction and remodeling projects.
Catch the Vision —16-page booklet with guidelines for developing and organizing a strong stewardship ministry.
Christian Financial Planning —booklet for personal and seminar use with vital steps to develop maturity in a management plan in the nine steps of money management and Christian Financial Planning.
Communication & Accountability
Consider Your Ways —church stewardship resources designed to encourage congregations to utilize resources to invest in the Kingdom, give priority to worshiping God, and allow their life witness to have priority; includes a resource guide, bulletin inserts, poster and CD-Rom.
How Leadership Affects Stewardship —44-page booklet for pastors to present ten principles of leadership with strong application to the church
Offertory Worship Plan — plan to assist churches lead offertory worship with emphasis on biblically-based principles of stewardship and Cooperative Program ministries.
Refresh —annual stewardship emphasis designed to call God's people today to refresh faith, restore families and revolutionize finances to the Lord and His work; includes a guidebook, bulletin inserts, poster and CD-Rom.
For more information on stewardship development resources, call 1-800-226-8584, ext. 3025, or e-mail the department.
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