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How to Build a 12-Month
Church Stewardship Calendar
Step #1: Check items you'd like to consider doing in your church.
Step #2: Put an "X" in the possible month(s) you want to target this item.
Step #3: Circle the "X" if this item would be new to your church.
Step #4: Discuss & fine-tune the calendar with your Church chairman &/or leaders.
Step #5: Keep this with your calendar so you can monitor the progress.
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Stewardship Preaching Series |
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Have a leader or lay person share a $ verse and comments before offering |
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Select key
people to give 1-2 minute testimonies before the offering about how God
taught/helped them to make their giving a top priority. |
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Annual Stewardship Campaign: Collect giving cards for next 12 months. |
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Send Giving Record, letter, & Financial/ministry Info |
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Give or mail out helpful stewardship flyer or handout This can be tied into stewardship series OR when sending giving record) |
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Missions Giving Emphasis A special Sunday, weekend, or week. Let kids give too. |
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Guest Stewardship Speaker |
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Annual Meeting Reports |
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Offer video
or small group Bible studies on Christian financial principles (i.e. -
Larry Burkett , Crown Ministry, or Ron Blue materials). |
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Have an all-church tithing Sunday |
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1-on-1 pastor "share the vision" lunch appt's w/key people or couples |
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Make
available budget counseling or classes through a lay counselor in your
church or area and/or by using Crown Financial mat'ls. |
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Give leadership a summary of the year's giving This is typically done without names -- just amounts. |
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Offer spiritual gifts assessments & ministry opportunities |
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Have a
meeting or banquet to highlight future ministry and/or facility needs
Be sure to send follow-up mat'ls to those who could not attend. |
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© Author: Brian Kluth from the
Christian Stewardship Association (CSA). Permission is given to CSA
MEMBERS* to photo-copy, fax, or reprint for non-commercial purposes.
*To request a membership packet, e-mail CSA at csa@stewardship.org or in the U.S. call 847/375-4741
Christian Stewardship Association (CSA)
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