Year Round Stewardship
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The document discusses year-round stewardship for a Midwestern UU congregation. It introduces the program FORTH, which encourages sharing online materials to cultivate a culture of spiritual generosity. FORTH focuses on discovering talents, expressing gratitude, and caring for the earth. Suggested activities include assessing energy use, starting a recycling program, teaching kids about money, celebrating gifts, sharing stewardship stories, and planning a mission trip. The goal is to address the spiritual need to give through ongoing engagement with values like hope, hospitality, gratitude and compassion.
Year Round Stewardship
- 1. Year Round Stewardship A MidWest UU Leadership Webinar Friday, September 30, 2011
- 2. Five Great Motivators Fear Exclusivity Guilt Greed Ego Grati鍖cation Friday, September 30, 2011
- 3. Five Great Values Hope Hospitality Gratitude Forgiveness Compassion Friday, September 30, 2011
- 4. Gratitude Friday, September 30, 2011
- 5. What is Stewardship? Friday, September 30, 2011
- 6. Not Discipleship Cheap grace is the mortal enemy of our church. Our struggle today is for costly grace. --Dietrich Bonhoeffer Friday, September 30, 2011
- 7. STewardship Living is giving. We live life best as we give our strengths, gifts, and competencies.... We are called to serve, not survive. Our giving makes a difference in our families, our congregation, our community, and our faith. --adapted from Kennon L. Callahan Friday, September 30, 2011
- 8. Stewardship Addresses people's spiritual need to give. Friday, September 30, 2011
- 9. FORTH Forward Through the Ages A New Stewardship Development Program Friday, September 30, 2011
- 10. FORTH FORTH is a social networking program to help congregations grow a year round culture of spiritual generosity. FORTH encourages a community of congregational leaders to create and share a diverse library of free web-based materials. Friday, September 30, 2011
- 11. Theme & Focus Discovering Time & Talents Expressing Gratitude Caring for Planet Earth Friday, September 30, 2011
- 12. Earthkeeping Church Energy Assessment Introducing Recycling Program Planting a Church Garden Friday, September 30, 2011
- 13. Growth Offer a Kids & Money Workshop Provide Resources for Simple Living Read Beyond Fundraising: A Complete Guide to Congregational Stewardship Friday, September 30, 2011
- 14. Giftedness Celebrate gifts, skills, and talents Conduct a leader appreciation service Tell a story in worship of how someone used their time or talent Friday, September 30, 2011
- 15. Finances Share stewardship stories in meetings Write letter of appreciation to members Invite people from the congregation to make a year-end gift Friday, September 30, 2011
- 16. Lifestyle Plan a sabbath rest activity Sermon on life and faith priorities Go on a summer mission trip Friday, September 30, 2011
- 17. Planning Review vision and mission Offer leadership to twelve new people Develop a realistic timeline of congregational events Friday, September 30, 2011
- 18. Q&A Friday, September 30, 2011