Stewardship

• Gospel-Based Discipleship
• Miscellaneous 'Stuff'
• Narrative Budgets
• Notes from "Growing in Christ" videos featuring Bp. Bill Burrill
• Oct 2, 2010 Conference Materials
• Spiritual gifts
• Workshop handouts
• Worship - prayers, hymns, readings, etc..

New in 2011

• Resources for Mission PDF (Apr '11)
• Stewardship posters (8.5x11") from TENS - 2 print landscape - 1 prints portrait PDF (Apr '11)

Stewardship Workshop Handouts

• A Journey Just Begun - a visioning resource for parishes Word
• Asking God to Serve on Your Stewardship Committee PDF - 6MB
• "Celebrate What's Right with the World" - Handouts PDF
• Celebrating the Offering PDF
• Characteristics of an excellent Stewardship Program PDF
• Characteristics of Congregational Strength, Vitality, and Growth (activity) PDF
• Congregational Life Cycle PDF
• Council Covenant about Stewardship - Template Word (upd.Sept.2011)
• Five Marks of a Healthy Congregation PDF (worksheet) (upd.Sept.2011)
• How to handle tough questions about stewardship PDF (upd.Sept.2011)
• Mission Statement Worksheet Word
• NetNews items 2007 Word
• NetNews items 2008 Word
• Parish Leader job description PDF
• Philanthropy in Hard Times Word
• Resource books Word
• Seeing Christians through the stewardship lens PDF
• Showing Hospitality PDF
• Shepherding - Handout Word
• Sharing our stories - Making a new start PDF
• Signs of congregational vitality PDF
• Stewardship autobiography PDF
• Stewardship - The Big Picture Word
• The Church is Always Asking For Money PDF
• Vision Sayings PDF
• Where your money goes (2009) PDF
• Who Needs a Vision? PDF
• If you would like some of the Rule of Life (BCP) / Baptismal Covenant (BAS) cards, please call the Synod Office and ask for them.

Oct 2, 2010 Stewardship Conference

• These are all in Word formet unless otherwise noted.
• Douglas
  • A Budget Emerges
  • Tell Me A Story
  • A Theology of Abundance
  • Gifts (Ephesians)
  • Reflection - Gifts & Giving
  • The Christian Steward
  • Jacobsen Quotes
• Rob
  • 10 Stewardship Issues Every Church Leader Should Consider
  • Characteristics of Healthy Churches
  • Developing a Parish Vision
  • Five Biblical Principles of Stewardship
  • Functions Of A Vision
  • Money In Story: Parish Narrative Budgets
  • Position Description Parish Stewardship Chair
  • Quotable Quotes (for bulletins, etc...)
  • Staffing for Stewardship - article
  • Stewardship Overview - Four Commitment Models
  • Stewardship Plan (from a United Church parish)
  • St Swithum's
    • Sample Presentation by Stewardship Ctte to Parish/Church Council PowerPoint
    • Visiting Booklet - PDF - PowerPoint
  • Diocese of Ontario Congregational Handbook (Stewardship Section)
  • Stewardship vs Fundraising Comparison
  • Theology of Stewardship from a Lutheran parish
  • Twelve Keys to an Effective Church
  • Note: there was also a handout of a letter to parishioners about a 'stewardship' campaign. This is an example of how _not_ to do it, not a best practice!

Miscellaneous

• "Summer" - an essay by Parker J. Palmer on the topic of scarcity & abundance PDF (New Nov '10)
• Jesus - His Vision, Mission, and Goals PDF (New Nov '10)
• Share, Save, Spend - Helping families learn healthy money habits
• Pentecost Challenge - Growing by 1% - PDF (New May '10)
• 2009 Lenten Study - Things Entrusted to Our Care PDF ~450kb
  • If this file is too large for you to download easily, just e-mail [stewardship @ nspeidiocese.ca] and ask for a copy to be mailed to you on a CD. Please make sure you include a mailing address!
• NetNews items from 2007 Word
• NetNews items from 2008 Word
• Quotable Quotes Word
• Cartoons for Sunday bulletins

Worship Resources

• Alternative Offertory Prayers Word
• Pictorial Eucharist service book for young people ("The Gift of Life" is part of the Life in the Eucharist series and can be ordered from Augsburg Fortress Canada) - cover - inside back cover
• Stewardship Prayers Word
• Stewardship Prayers - more! PDF
• Scripture Passages Word
• Litany for Stewardship PDF
• Litany of Generosity Word
• Stewardship Prayers of the People PDF
• Piano Music - Side by Side
• Workshop Worship Materials v1 Word
• Workshop Worship Materials v2 Word
• Workshop Worship Materials v3 (evening) Word
• Hymn Numbers used in Stewardship Workshops

Gospel Based Discipleship files

• How to use it Word
• Lesson CEV - Feeding the 5,000 Word
• Lesson NRSV - Feeding the 5000 Word
• Lesson Message - Bread and fish for all Word
• Outcomes & Materials for GBD Word
• Prayers Word
• Activity Outline: GBD (external web site)
• More about Gospel-Based Discipleship (PowerPoint)
• Bookmarks with the prayers and principles can be obtained by calling the Synod Office.

  Growing in Christ - Notes

• Part 1 - Things Entrusted to Our Care (45 min)
• Part 2 - Learning to be Thankful (1 hr)
• Part 3 - Talking About Money (45 min)
• Part 4 - Comments on "How to do it" - Narrative Budgets, Stewardship Programs, Planned Giving, etc...
• Billy Graham article referenced in talks
• Note: If you want a shorter version of Part 1 & Part 2, the first keynote address by Bp Burrill on the Synod 2008 DVD covers most of the same material in ~45 minutes. The first 22:27 min. cover Part 1, and the rest covers Part 2.

Narrative Budget files

• Narrative Budget for NS & PEI - 2011 PDF
• General Synod's Narrative Budget for 2007 PDF
• General Synod's Narrative Budget for 2008 PDF
• Template spreadsheet for Rector Report Excel
• Example charts from Rector Report PDF
• Parish Worksheet Word
• Your Ministry Story Word
• Where your money goes PDF (2009)
• Developing a Narrative Budget Word

  Examples & Other Resources

  • United Church Hamilton Conference web narrative budget resources
  • Ontario Stewardship network power point slide show on narrative budgets
  • Anglican Diocese of Niagara Stewardship (by David Ponting)
  • See example for congregation - St George’s, Oshawa, ON
  • An actual attempt at a simple narrative budget at an Anglican Church in Grimsby, Ontario
  • Resources for Visioning & Narrative Budgeting (Dioc. Ottawa)
  • See example - General Synod “Step by Step”
  • Resources for Visioning & Narrative Budgeting (Dioc. Ottawa)
  • See Diocese of Toronto resources

Identifying Spiritual Gifts

• Acknowledging Some of Your Gifts (coming soon)
• St Simon's Spiritual Gifts Discovery
• Spiritual Gifts Inventory from the ELCA - print & write-on version (click here for online version)