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Got a Minute? Watch a Stewardship Tip
Here’s a wonderful buffet of brief video segments from the Center for Faith and Giving featuring pastors and stewardship experts discussing various stewardship topics. Watch these yourself, share them with your stewardship team, or use them as congregational giving moments. (Photo: Ed Brambley, Creative Commons)
You Have to Ask!
Brian Rose is convinced that we have to have the “money” talk in church. In this short article, Rose (lead navigator for Auxano) offers seven actions to get you started and keep you going. Let’s face it, if we don’t ask, the church won’t receive and our ministries will lack funding. (Photo: keoni kabral, Creative […]
Tips to be a Better Steward of Time
We’re working more hours than ever before, and clergy are certainly no exception. In this short article, Michael Hyatt, chairman of Thomas Nelson Publishers, offers seven tips that can save you about 10 hours a week. (Photo: Jayel Aheram, Creative Commons)
Celebrate the Season of Creation
Here’s a great idea: Follow the rhythms of the church year to help you focus on themes of creation, life and the environment! That’s the idea behind Let All Creation Praise, which offers free resources for worship, preaching and educating. (Photo © JulietPhotography – Fotolia.com)
Essentials of Church Fundraising
Call it financial stewardship, call it meeting the budget, call it what you will, but raising money is a necessity for just about every congregation to continue to serve God and God’s people. This handy guide offers some no-nonsense, practical advice for how to go about it. From Evangelical Christian Credit Union. (Photo by Mykl […]
Growing Generous Givers
Often church leaders work countless hours planning how to limit spending, but they focus little attention on how to increase giving. We succeed where we focus our time and energy. Here, from BuildingChurchLeaders.com, is a fine piece on how to help increase giving. (Photo © laurent hamels – Fotolia.com)
Lutherans Join Climate Change March on Sept. 21
People of faith will join concerned citizens around the world to march in New York city to urge action on climate change. Planned for Sept. 21, the event has the support of more than 400 groups, many of them church and religious organizations. Learn more at LutheransRestoringCreation. (Photo by Takver, used by Creative Commons license.
Leading Through Change
By using principles of adaptive leadership, rather than reactive leadership, many pastors and congregational leaders are finding ways to energize, motivate and move their churches in new directions. This article, from the Reformed Church in America, gives a nice overview of adaptive leadership — and a bibliography for further reading!
Seminary Garden Feeds Body, Mind, & Spirit
Asbury Theological Seminary’s community garden is doing much more than feeding students. It’s become an important educational tool that includes a prayer garden, fire pit, preaching amphitheater, and nature path. (Photo: seminaryalliance.org)
An App to Share Leftovers?
Want to be an even better steward of those church potlucks and coffee hours where there’s way too much food? There’s an app for that. Now you can use your mobile device to help prevent waste and reduce hunger in your community. (Photo: Ginny, Creative Commons)
