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Stewardship:

Webinars, Podcasts, Opportunities:

 

Articles, Resource Pages: 

  • 2025 Decision Guide for Minister Benefits, a helpful tool to assist congregations and ministers with calculating dues for next year for the Covenant Package, Congregational Pastors Package, and Transitional Pastor’s Participation: Click here
  • Stewardship and Finance resources from PRC: Click here
  • Understanding Giving Trends – and How Your Congregation Can Benefit, 6/2024 Convergence article: Click here
  • Stewardship Navigator Portal, the Presbyterian Foundation’s online giving tool, the site’s overall goal is to help church leaders create and sustain strong stewardship efforts via a simple-to-use website: Click here
  • Five Strategies to Ignite A Culture of Generosity, a ShareChurch article: Click here
  • Suffocating debt relieved by churches organizing debt buy-back through RIP Medical Debt, 6/2023 article: Click here
  • Surprise: Millennials and Gen Z are Poised to Become the Church’s Best Givers, 7/2023 Carey Nieuwhof article: Click here
  • 5 Money Shifts Every Church Should Make, a 3/2023 Church Juice article: Click here
  • Finish Strong 2022
  • IRA Rollover Handout 2020
  • 2020 Year End Flyer
  • January pledge letter
  • January pledge letter for those 70.5 years+
  • 4 Things about the Generational Report from Giving USA,  a 3/2023 article from Cesie Delve Scheuermann of Inspiring Generosity  highlighting some key points: Click here
  • 44% of U.S. Adults Are Digital Donors—Here’s What Defines Them, 2/2023 Barna research article: Click here
  • When the secular becomes sacred, 9/2022 article: Click here
  • Horizons Stewardship – Helping Churches and Faith-Based Nonprofits Grow Disciples and Fund Ministry: Click here, 2022 Stewardship Giving and Worship Report: Click here
  • The Church Fundraising Toolkit and other free resources from Tithe.ly: Click here
  • Five steps to a successful capital campaign, 5/2022 article: Click here
  • Per Capita: What’s in it for me? Here are just a few of the many ways you and your congregation benefit from your annual contribution, 1/2022 PC(USA) article: Click here
  • What if stewardship was a reason instead of a season? 9/2021 article: Click here
  • Putting the Fun Back Into Fundraising: Ideas to inspire and encourage giving, 9/2021 PC(USA) article: Click here
  • Introducing your community to stewardship, 3/2021 PCUSA article: Click here
  • Articles on Stewardship from the Lewis Center for Church Leadership: Click here
  • RootedGood, The Oikos Accelerator: Helping Congregations Use Their Property To Further Their Ministry $: Click here
  • RootedGood, Mycelium Network, a membership network of creative and dynamic leaders seeking to do more good in the world $99 yr: Click here
  • The Presbyterian Foundation has tools to help congregations state their values through their budget, 6/2021 article: Click here
  • The Generosity Project (ELCA): Click here
  • PRC Stewardship & Finance page: Click here
  • PC(USA) 2023-24 Giving Catalog: Click here

 

Sharing Church Spaces:

  • How to Rent Well: This resource from the PC(USA) offers practical advice on renting church property effectively and ethically: Click here
  • What About Taxes?!!!: A comprehensive guide from the PC(USA) addressing tax-related questions for churches generating revenue: Click here
  • The Good Futures Accelerator is designed to empower congregations to align money and mission by exploring how to creatively use their church buildings and property to further their mission, build financial resilience and transform their community: Click here

 

Studies & Resources: