A Stewardship Programme For an overview of the Giving in Grace · An introductory section including...
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About Giving in Grace Key Principle Building the case Designing the programme Preparing the literature Preparing to follow up Delivery and evaluation Introduction Reflecting our ministry Theology Programme checklist Why to Follow up? Building the database Making a decision Reflecting on our stewardship Leadership Programme evaluation Thank you letters The brochure Preaching – Why Preach – Preach Matthew – Preach Luke – Preach Exodus – Preach 2 Corinthians Young people – Consulting Leaders – Youth resources – Exodus scripts – Action scenes – Other Prayer and Liturgy – Why prayer matters – Creative prayer – Prayer resources – Liturgical resources Home visiting – Why visit? – Planning to visit – Visitor training – Visitor administration – Sending out Small groups – Why small groups? – Free to give: Exodus – Overflowing grace: 2 Corinthians – Seasons of giving: Luke – Other study resources Social events More resources – Thanksgiving service – Financial presentation – Harvest Festival – Lay testimony Case studies The church budget Differentiate Annual review Reminder letters Response forms Meet stewardship Planned giving Visitor training A literature checklist Church urban fund Consultation Sample case statement Gift array Planning group Financial analysis – Income and expenditure – Reserves – Giving profile – Financial conclusions Case statement Stewardship tasks Responding to requests – Weekly envelopes – Gift aid responses – Charitable giving accounts – Electronic giving – Leaving gifts in a will The clergy ask letter A Stewardship Programme Site Map Each web page includes a range of downloadable resources such as pdf, word documents, links to other websites and spreadsheets to help with financial analysis. For an overview of the Giving in Grace resources see A cord of three strands. pdf
Transcript of A Stewardship Programme For an overview of the Giving in Grace · An introductory section including...
About Giving in Grace
Key Principle Building the case
Designing the programme
Preparing the literature
Preparing to follow up
Delivery and evaluation
Introduction Reflecting our ministryTheology
Programme checklist
Why to Follow up?
Building the database
Making a decision Reflecting on our stewardshipLeadership Programme
evaluationThank you lettersThe brochure
Preaching– Why Preach– Preach Matthew– Preach Luke– Preach Exodus– Preach 2 Corinthians
Young people– Consulting Leaders– Youth resources – Exodus scripts– Action scenes – Other
Prayer and Liturgy– Why prayer matters– Creative prayer– Prayer resources– Liturgical resources
Home visiting– Why visit? – Planning to visit– Visitor training – Visitor administration – Sending out
Small groups– Why small groups?– Free to give: Exodus– Overflowing grace: 2 Corinthians– Seasons of giving: Luke– Other study resources
Social events
More resources– Thanksgiving service – Financial presentation – Harvest Festival– Lay testimony
Case studies
The church budget
Differentiate Annual review
Reminder letters
Response forms
Meet stewardship Planned giving
Visitor training
A literature checklist
Church urban fund
Consultation
Sample case statement
Gift array
Planning group Financial analysis– Income and expenditure– Reserves – Giving profile – Financial conclusions
Case statement Stewardship tasksResponding to requests– Weekly envelopes– Gift aid responses– Charitable giving accounts– Electronic giving – Leaving gifts in a will
The clergy ask letter
A Stewardship ProgrammeSite Map
Each web page includes a range of downloadable resources such as pdf, word documents, links to other websites and spreadsheets to help with financial analysis.
For an overview of the Giving in Grace resources see A cord of three strands. pdf
An overview of the Programme Sections
About Giving in Grace
Anintroductorysectionincludingguidanceonnavigatingthesite,casestudies,apresentationandestablishingaplanninggroup.
Key Principles
Acollectionofshort,twopagepaperswhichcapturesomeofthekeythinkingbehindGivinginGrace:leadership,differentiationandplannedgiving;thecasestatement,andatheologyofgiving.
Building the case
Thisstructuredandpracticalsectionusesatemplatecasestatementtothinkthroughministryplansandstewardshippracticeandsimplefinancialtoolstoidentifyandaddressthefinancialchallenge.
Designing the Programme
Fromthisextensivesuiteofresources;theplanninggroupwillreviewandselectfromtheoptionsforthecoretasksofpreachingandprayingplusoptionalelementssuchasworkingwithchildren,socialeventsorsmallgroups.
Preparing the Literature
Appropriateliteratureisessential.Thissectionprovideshelpfulandcustomisabletemplatesforaleafletwhichgoestoeveryone,differentiatedletterstochurchmembersandresponseforms.
Preparing to follow up
Efficientandpersonalfollowupwillthankallthosewhoreturntheirpledges,remindthosewhoforgetandrespondtoallrequestsforfurtherinformationon,say,GiftAidorlegacygifts.
A document map listing every document in the Programme section of the website can be found in the About Giving in Grace section at
www.givingingrace.org/about
Site Map
Stewardship Programme
ThisdocumentoffersavisualoverviewoftheStewardshipProgrammestrandwithinGivinginGrace.TheProgrammeisdividedintosections,clearlyidentifiedbythebluechevrons overleaf,andbrieflydescribedonthebackpage.
Eachsectionisfurtherdividedusingtabs whichidentifytasksorresources.Thisdocumentcanbeprintedoffforeaseofreferenceor,ifusedelectronically,includeshyperlinkstoeachsectionandtabbedwebpage.
Theresourceshereareextensiveandmanyareoptional.Thesitemapoverleafhighlightssometabswithareddot orsomewebpagesinredtext.Thesesectionsinredanddocumentswithinthemmaybeconsideredaminimumofessentialreadingortasksforaroundedandeffectiveprogramme.
"excel in this grace of giving" 2 Corinthians 8 v 7
