STEWARDSHIP

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Financial giving is an important element of our spiritual relationship with God. Stewardship is about helping God’s people grow in their relationship with Jesus through the use of the time, talents and finances that God has entrusted to them. It is a way of life.

It is about how God is calling us to respond to God's presence in our lives.

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"Transforming Stewardship"

The following are practical Stewardship resources from C.K. Robertson's book, "Transforming Stewardship".

• Generation Gap excerpt - In this excerpt, the author, discusses the types of generations and provides some fascinating statistics.
• The Barnabas Plan - A plan to transform Stewardship in your congregation.
• Parish Questionnaire - A questionnaire that can be used in your congregation as you refine your stewardship plans.
• Newcomer Integration Record - Use this form to help you welcome and track the path of newcomers to your church to encourage them to become fully-adopted members.
• Mutual Ministry Review - A  list of questions that churches, vestries, committees, and leaders can use to review and celebrate ministry goals and plans with each other.
  
• ACTS Commission Checklist - A timeline and checklist for helping you plan and conduct your Stewardship Campaign, from drawing up the theme to the ingathering of pledges.
• ACTS Program, Acronym - ACTS: Apostles, Contributors, Teens/Children, and Seekers.  These are the folks your stewardship plan will approach - and the approach is different for each group (from C.K. Robertson's book, "Transforming Stewardship")

Resources

• Church Leadership Stewardship (Workshop) - A diocesan PowerPoint presentation with information for Stewardship Leaders within churches.
  
• Nurture Stewardship Presentation (April 2010) - How do you nurture diocesan stewardship ministries?  Learn about stewardship as a way of life from this PowerPoint presentation by the Rev. Laurel Johnston, Program Officer for Stewardship with the Episcopal Church Center. 
• Gospel Based Discipleship (Scripture Study) - A one-page document to help you conduct a Gospel-based Scripture Study regarding discipleship.
• Suggested Scripture Study for Stewardship Formation - A one-page list of Old and New Testament Scriptures that you can use to put together your own Stewardship Formation Scripture Study.
• Sample Commitment Form (from Gesu Parish) - Download and customize this document to your congregation's stewardship campaign.  List your stewardship goals, answer FAQs, and provide a form for making pledges.
• Stewardship Practices Poster - A poster of 20 practices for growing stewards in your congregation.

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Contact Us

We're here to serve you.  Contact us – our services are free.  We will be here for any support or questions you may have along the way:
Peter Pereira, Diocesan Treasurer, (808) 536-7776 x307
Jane Tonokawa, Chair of the Planned Giving Commission