ANNUAL AND YEAR-ROUND STEWARDSHIP 

Growing Faithful Givers Year-Round

Thoughtful, consistent giving allows church members to become faithful disciples involved in the ministry of their church. Our stewardship consultants conduct workshops for annual campaigns and year-round stewardship education programs that encourage congregations to grow spiritually while increasing financial resources for ministry. These workshops review your church’s recent stewardship history, introduce effective approaches and available resources, and guide discussions that enable church leaders to select and/or customize a stewardship program to meet annual budget needs. A plan for year-round stewardship education and emphasis is developed in conjunction with your annual giving campaign. A modest fee may be charged for this service.

Workshops for Annual and Year-Round Giving

Foundation Stewardship consultants conduct workshops for annual campaigns and year-round stewardship education and emphasis. These workshops review the church's recent history of stewardship emphasis. Effective approaches and available resources are introduced. Guided discussion will enable church leaders to select and/or custom design a stewardship emphasis for the church's annual budget needs. A plan for year-round stewardship education and emphasis will also be developed. A modest fee may be charged for this service.

Learn more about annual and year-round stewardship education through the following resource:

Annual and Year-Round Stewardship Workshop

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Annual Stewardship Campaigns - Ten Effective Planning Components

There’s no doubt that annual stewardship campaigns incorporating a vision for ministry and a challenge for spiritual growth through giving are more successful than run-of-the-mill efforts. The Texas Methodist Foundation’s stewardship consultants have encapsulated ten steps to help you turn an ordinary campaign into an extraordinary effort:

Ten Effective Planning Components for Growing Faithful Givers

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Creating a Narrative Budget

While line-item budgets are effective planning and resource allocation monitoring tools for finance committees, they say nothing about the impact of ministry on people’s lives. Line item budgets do not show the transforming power of the love of God when shared through mission outreach, worship, and discipleship training. In fact, they often communicate the wrong information about the church’s priorities and ministry.

Learn more about creating a narrative budget through the following resource:

Creating a Narrative Budget

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