Inspiring Generosity Stewardship Workshop 2015 Translating gifts of time and money into Christian service What is Ministry Narratives A program that helps the parish tell its unique story A way to help parishioners appreciate the power of their gifts of time and money in sustaining the mi ID: 360536
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Ministry Narratives:Inspiring Generosity
Stewardship Workshop 2015Slide2
Translating
gifts of time and money into Christian serviceSlide3
What is Ministry Narratives?
A program that helps the parish tell its unique story
A way to help parishioners appreciate the power of their gifts of time and money in sustaining the ministries of the church.
A means to encourage spiritual transformation through acts of Christian generosity and service.Slide4
The goals of Ministry Narratives
Make the direct connection between gifts and service
Encourage giving that inspires a deeper feeling of community and spiritual connection through support of the church
Deepen the individual’s understanding of money as it relates to the church.
Illustrate how parishioners’ generosity and service enable acts of Christian service.Slide5
How does Ministry Narratives
work?
It is an interactive, laity-driven program
Easily and comprehensively collects data
Uses tools to gather information about all ministries
Organizes information into verbal, visual, and quantitative illustrations
Solutions are driven by the congregation’s specific goalsSlide6
What outcomes
should a congregation expect
from implementing
Ministry Narratives?
Church should
expect increased awareness of, participation in, and generosity to the parish’s ministries. Slide7
Ministry Narratives Process for Organizing and Presenting InformationSlide8
Each parish has six primary ministry areas
…
Worship
Christian Formation
Evangelism and Hospitality
Outreach
Pastoral Care
In-reach and FellowshipSlide9
All parish activities can be assigned to one of these six areas, including administration, power and light, and building maintenanceSlide10
Collect data about the parish ministriesSlide11Slide12
Take Pictures, Make Charts and BookletsSlide13Slide14
Develop Narratives
For example, the pastoral care ministry at St. Paul’s involves the following services:
Taking communion to three local nursing homes each month
Preparing and delivering 150 meals to parishioners
75 visits to people recovering from illness or surgerySlide15
More pastoral care ministries…
Counselling services to couples and
individuals in marital crisis
Self-help group set up to care for
unemployed in the area
Bereaved families support group, etc.Slide16
Encourage Personal Stories
A long-time parishioner, went into a serious depression after the death of his wife of thirty-five years. He became reclusive, started drinking heavily, quit coming to church, and had to take a disability leave of absence from work.
The rector, who had been visiting him regularly, convinced him to seek professional help for his depression. In addition, the pastoral care committee of the parish began a regular program of visits and phone calls.
Within four weeks, he began to feel well enough to return to church. After eight weeks of medication, he returned to work.
The parishioner credits the church with saving his life. He believes that without the support of the parish, his depression would have worsened and he likely would have killed himself through drinking or suicide.Slide17
Here’s What One Church Did
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