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Author : David G. Schmeling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Creative Stewardship for the Local Congregation written by David G. Schmeling and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard B. Cunningham
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780687098446
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (984 download)
Download or read book Creative Stewardship written by Richard B. Cunningham and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Clayton L. Smith
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1630883697
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Propel written by Clayton L. Smith and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastors and other church leaders often feel ill-equipped in the critical area of stewardship and giving. Propel: Good Stewardship, Greater Generosity fills that need by offering a comprehensive course in church stewardship for the pastor, stewardship leader, or seminarian. Author Clayton Smith gives clear instructions for the organization and implementation of annual campaigns, planned giving programs, memorial gifts, and much more. He offers an extraordinary depth and breadth of practical information along with the wisdom that comes with decades of real church leadership experience. “Every pastor should have a copy of Propel readily at hand all year long. It is as complete a guide to all phases of Christian financial stewardship as exists today. I highly recommend it because of the excellent content but also because of the author. Clayton Smith has been a student of financial stewardship all his life. I am thrilled that now others may learn from him. I wish I had this book forty years ago when I started out. Propel will make a difference in your ministry!” —J. Clif Christopher, President and CEO, Horizons Stewardship Company “As leaders, we often know we must do something differently, but we are not sure what or how. Clayton Smith propels us forward. This amazing resource identifies the many wayswe can lead our congregations into a bright future. Smith’s strategies and methods for generosity apply to every church leader, any size church, and all denominations. This is more than a stewardship or finance book. It helps build a culture in which Christians can become the generous people they are intended to be.” —Donald W. Joiner, Director of Operations and Stewardship, General Board of Discipleship “Propel demystifies the practices of generosity and stewardship in local congregations. It is both a scholarly guide for pastors and a detailed handbook for lay leaders. Smith covers giving of all varieties and offers proven techniques that work in churches of all sizes and contexts. Propel is a valuable guide for every leader, clergy or lay, who sees generosity as an inescapable element of Christian discipleship.” —Byrd L. Bonner, AIF, President, United Methodist Church Foundation "Clayton Smith in his wonderful book Propel: Good Stewardship, Greater Generosity, describes six different ways to help people grow in their giving." —Margaret Marcuson, Marcuson Leadership Circle
Author : Dr. Ronald Kovack
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1644716798
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (447 download)
Download or read book A Gift That Changed the World written by Dr. Ronald Kovack and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about charitable giving and stewardship. It is a resource book for churches and their leadership as well as the average church member. In it, the author addresses the age-old question: did Jesus or the New Testament teach tithing? How much are we instructed to give in today's world? Are we to give from the gross or our net income? While doing the research for this book, the author makes a remarkable and heretofore silent conclusion. By using a cause-and-effect analysis, the writer postulates that the gift of the Corinthian church was used by God to facilitate every major spiritual awakening or revival throughout history. From Augustine, Calvin, Luther, Wesley, and many others who championed revivals, the Corinthian gift, via a cause-and-effect link, changed the course of church history. Revitalize your church giving and expand its mission and ministry using the same concepts. By applying the lessons of the past from the Corinthians to modern-day stewardship, the reader's view of giving will never be the same. In addition, Dr. Kovack shares secrets of church management that everyone in church administration will want, such as the charitable gift annuity and the charitable remainder trust, which are also explained in this book. Whether it is regular weekly giving or a capital campaign to build an addition, the principles and insights in this book are a valuable resource.
Author : Kennon L. Callahan
Publisher : Harper San Francisco
ISBN 13 : 9780060613273
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (132 download)
Download or read book Giving and Stewardship in an Effective Church written by Kennon L. Callahan and published by Harper San Francisco. This book was released on 1992 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This complete guide to giving and stewardship asserts that money is not the first issue of stewardship. Callahan shows that a church needs a clear sense of mission in the local community to be successful in fund-raising and illustrates the six sources of giving available to a congregation and the five major motivational resources that help people give generously.
Author : Charles Cloughen, Jr
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1640650091
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)
Download or read book One-Minute Stewardship written by Charles Cloughen, Jr and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-06-17 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of meditations on the importance of stewardship. Much has changed in the 21st-century world of stewardship. Now a person may use electronic funds transfer or use a credit card after clicking on a website link instead of dropping a check in the offering plate. Stewardship witness videos can be linked to the church’s website. One-Minute Stewardship is designed to promote the development of a meaningful theology of giving in a new age. These short reflections, indexed by Scripture, theme, event, and lectionary, can be included in weekly parish e-mails, newsletters, weekly bulletins, or read as an invitation to the offering during worship. The book addresses the issue of designated giving, which is usually separate from general stewardship appeals and is designed to empower clergy and lay leaders to promote the message of good stewardship every Sunday of the year.
Author : John William Zehring
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780817017668
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (176 download)
Download or read book Beyond Stewardship written by John William Zehring and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authors John Zehring and Kate Jagger have run a lot of fundraising campaigns and they bring that experience to bear in this practical resource for churches. Beyond Stewardship applies the best principles of fundraising to the annual giving campaign in local congregations. By emphasizing the individual givers and the act of giving as integral to the givers' spiritual life, this book goes beyond typical stewardship models to celebrate the generosity already demonstrated by church members and to invite further giving based on that generous past. Using a collaborative paradigm that engages leadership across the church, this volume offers four interlocking strategies for a successful annual giving campaign: personal visits, concentric circles of commitment, public witness, and direct mail. Features practical appendix of tools and resources.
Author : Charles LaFond
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0819228648
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (192 download)
Download or read book Fearless Church Fundraising written by Charles LaFond and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering how essential fundraising is to ministry, many church leaders remain terrified of asking for or talking about money. Fearless Church Fundraising removes the terror from stewardship, urging leaders to focus on deep spiritual conversion and a clear, compelling mission before they design the pledge cards. In this rich resource part handbook, part workbook, part spiritual guidebook former monk and popular consultant Charles LaFond combines road-tested strategies and sample campaign documents with a spiritual director's sensitivity. The result is an irresistible, user-friendly text that promises to transform your ministry's fundraising and its spiritual life.
Author : General Board Of Discipleship
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426754582
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016 - Stewardship written by General Board Of Discipleship and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local church members join with the promise to uphold the church with “prayers, presence, gifts, and service.” The ministry of stewardship is concerned with the appropriate employment of the fruits of that pledge throughout the ministries of the church. This guideline is designed to help implement and guide the work of the ministry area. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church, the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees, and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, and Christian Education, age-level ministries, Communications, and more. To see a full list of Guidelines, search by typing keywords: “Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016,” and click “search”.
Author : Lyle E. Schaller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780687132867
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (328 download)
Download or read book 44 Ways to Expand the Financial Base of Your Congregation written by Lyle E. Schaller and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a treasury of 44 proven-effective stewardship ideas by the man Leadership magazine calls "America's foremost authority on the dynamics of church life." "When all is said and done," says Lyle E. Schaller, "there are only two good reasons why anyone should be asked to contribute money to the church. The first is to help promote the giver's spiritual growth... The second reason is even simpler. Christian discipleship is Christian stewardship. How could it be anything else? How else do God's people grow in grace?" In the tradition of Schaller's many other top-selling books, 44 Ways to Expand the Financial Base of Your Congregation contains strategies tested and proven in scores of local congregations across the U.S. and Canada. The 44 strategies are humorously illustrated by Edward Lee Tucker's "Friar Tuck" cartoon characters.
Author : Thomas Jesse Bowman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (266 download)
Download or read book Building a Program for Stewardship in a Local Congregation written by Thomas Jesse Bowman and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bob Sitze
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0819231924
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (192 download)
Download or read book Stewardshift written by Bob Sitze and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collective groan that greets stewardship campaigns in most churches can be quelled. This book offers theoretical and practical propositions by which lay and clergy leaders can ensure the sustainability of stewardship ministries to help their congregations flourish. Bob Sitze invites stewardship leaders into a broader conversation of how shifted biblical and secular stewardship concepts, practice, and identity can be incorporated into a congregation's life and help bring about lasting change. The book has two sections: Part 1, Scriptural Stewardshifts, reinterprets familiar biblical passages on stewardship, introduces new ones, and helps congregations expand their use of the Bible in their life and stewardship work. Part 2, Secular Stewardshifts, examines the resources that are available to congregations from the "continuing revelation" that is occurring in the secular world, including brain science, financial planning, philanthropy, community organizing, and other areas. The book is written in a friendly style, with reflection questions, so-what moments, and engaging sidebars.
Author : Dr. J. Clif Christopher
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1501804936
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Not Your Parents' Offering Plate written by Dr. J. Clif Christopher and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2015-04-22 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People don’t give to church because we don’t offer them a compelling vision of the good their giving will achieve. Hearing a young attorney speak of the faithbased reasons for which he had just made a substantial monetary gift to a community youth center, Clif Christopher asked the speaker if he would consider making a similar contribution to the congregation of which he was an active member. “Lord, no they would not know what to do with it” was the answer. That, in a nutshell, describes the problem churches are facing in their stewardship efforts, says Christopher. Unlike leading nonprofit agencies and institutions, we too often fail to convince potential givers that their gifts will have impact and significance. In this book, Christopher lays out the main reasons for this failure to capture the imagination of potential givers, including our frequent failure simply to ask. Written with the needs of pastors and stewardship teams in mind, Not Your Parents’ Offering Plate provides immediate, practical guidance to all who seek to help God’s people be better stewards of their resources.
Author : J. Clif Christopher
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426710135
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Whose Offering Plate Is It? written by J. Clif Christopher and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want people to give, offer them a compelling vision of how their giving is going to build God's kingdom.
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Expanding a Local Congregation's Understanding of Stewardship: Moving Money Into Ministry written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : C.K. Robertson
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0898696070
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (986 download)
Download or read book Transforming Stewardship written by C.K. Robertson and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At once a “travel guide” and a vision for the future, this series is good news for the Episcopal Church at a time of fast and furious demographic and social change. It analyzes the present plight of the church and sketches a positive way forward, sprouting from the seeds of change—those transformative practices already at work renewing the church. What church models can help point us toward transformation? What are the essential tools? What will give us strength, direction, and purpose to the journey? Each volume of the series will: Explain why a changed vision is essential Give robust theological and biblical foundations Offer a guide to best practices and positive trends in churches large and small Describe the necessary tools for change Imagine how transformation will look For most Episcopalians, stewardship is synonymous with pledge drives, budgets, and capital campaigns, but the Bible is clear that God wants more than our tithes and offerings. Looking to its scriptural roots in 1 Chronicles, Luke-Acts, and the letters of Paul, as well as St. Francis’ “third way,” Robertson offers a vision of holistic stewardship for the whole church, holistic because it can’t be separated from evangelism, outreach, scripture study, and ministry to the newcomer. It does not involve strong-arm tactics, only a willingness to risk changing existing structures and ideas in order to enrich the faith community and strengthen connections to the neighboring world. Transforming Stewardship delivers both good and bad news about Episcopalians and stewardship. Robertson provides essential models and spiritual practices in order to transform the church’s outmoded attitudes toward stewardship and wealth into a broader context of faith.
Author : Jonahan Witt
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310322294
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Effective Stewardship written by Jonahan Witt and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-09-13 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian stewardship is about more than the money we drop into the collection plate--- stewardship is everything we do after we say we believe. In this five session video study, hosted by Dave Stotts, you will learn how to think critically and biblically about the areas of responsibility that have been entrusted to you by God. * Session 1 -- Our Talents and Skills: How to use our God-given talents to serve God in our daily vocation. * Session 2 -- Care for the Environment: A proper, biblical understanding of resources and of humanity's relationship to nature, providing the basis for an environmental ethic of stewardship. * Session 3 -- Loving Our Neighbors: How to effectively care for those in need and ensure that our attempts to help do not cause more harm than good. * Session 4 -- Family, Church, and State: How effective stewardship in our homes and in our churches strengthens the social impact of our families and faith congregations. * Session 5 -- Money and Finances: How to be good stewards of our wealth by following time-tested principles of budgeting and wealth management.
