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VISIONARY STEWARDSHIPSlide2
Why having a compelling vision is so important for growing generous faith
Developing mission and vision statements is the first step in creating a culture of generosity to fund ministry
Connecting
Ministry visionGod’s blessingsPersonal resourcesDynamic, resourced ministry and mission
WHAT I HOPE TO SHARE TODAYSlide3
Why Is A Compelling Vision So Important?
We Can Be Easily Influenced By The Trending Messages Around Us And Can Lose Our Way
Need Clear Sense Of What We Are Called To Do And BecomeSlide4
Growing A Culture Of Stewardship
Mission – a clear sense of what we are called to do. Clearly
articulate what God is calling YOUR church to DO in your context today.Vision – who we are called to become when perfectly fulfilling that mission. See clearly
in your mind’s eye WHO you will BECOME if perfectly fulfilling that missionSlide5
AMERICAN GRACE
BY:
ROBERT PUTNAMANDDAVID CAMPBELLSlide6
Unique among nations, America is deeply religious, religiously diverse, and remarkably tolerant.
In
recent decades the nation’s religious landscape has been reshaped.
Between
one-third and one-half of all American marriages are
interfaith
Roughly one-third of Americans have switched religions at some point in their
lives
Young people are more opposed to abortion than their parents but more accepting of gay
marriage
Even fervently religious Americans believe that people of other faiths can go to
heaven
Religious Americans are better neighbors than secular Americans: more
generous—but
the explanation has less to do with faith than with their communities of faithSlide7
AMERICANS HAVE BECOME POLARIZED ALONG RELIGIOUS LINES
HIGHLY RELIGIOUS AT ONE END
AVOWEDLY SECULAR AT THE OTHER ENDTHE MODERATELY RELIGIOUS MIDDLE IS SHRINKINGSlide8
THREE SEISMIC SHIFTS THAT HAVE CAUSED THIS SECULARIZATION
THE SEXUALLY LIBERTINE 60’s
WHICH PRODUCED A PRUDISH AFTERSHOCK OF GROWTH IN CONSERVATIVE RELIGION AND AMERICAN EVANGELICALS
WHICH CAUSED AN OPPOSITE REACTION AS A GROWING NUMBER OF AMERICANS HAVE COME TO DISAVOW RELIGION. Slide9
POLARIZATION
AND
PLURALISM
CREATE A DIFFERENT KIND OF CHALLENGE FOR THE CHURCH TODAYSlide10
Post World War II
Church Model Is Ineffective
ASK OURSELVES – WHO ARE WE
WHERE DO WE LIVEWHAT IS GOD CALLING US TO DOWHO COULD WE BECOME IF WE WERE PERFECTLY DOING GOD’S WILLSlide11
FIRST…
DEFINE YOUR MISSION AND VISIONSlide12
STRONG VIBRANT CHURCHES HAVE PASTORAL
AND LAY LEADERSHIP
THAT CAST A COMPELLING VISIONSlide13
Visionary Stewardship Begins With Defined Mission and Vision
A
COMPELLING VISION IS A DEFINING STATEMENT AND CREATES A MOVEMENTSlide14
REDEEMER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
MANHATTANSlide15
~VISION~
A COMPELLING IMAGE OF SOMETHING WE WANT TO MAKE REALSlide16
MISSION and VISION STATEMENTS
REVISIT THEM ANNUALLY
REFINE THEM EVERY FEW YEARS WITH NEW SET OF CHURCH LEADERS
INVOLVE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE SURVEYSSlide17
DO YOU MAKE YOUR
VISION AND MISSION CLEAR??
THE RESOURCES YOU SEEK TO RAISE HELP YOU FULFILL THE MISSION AND VISION THAT YOUR CHURCH MEMBERS HAVE CREATED, REVIEWED AND REFINEDSlide18
SECOND…
CLEARLY STATE
YOUR
CASE FOR MINISTRYSlide19
CREATE A DOCUMENT
THAT MAKES A
COMPELLING CASE
FOR THECHURCH’S EXISTENCESlide20
THIS IMPORTANT STEP
TAKES THE DEFINED
MISSION AND VISION
OF THE CHURCH AND CONNECTS THEM WITH THE MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCHSlide21
A WELL ARTICULATED
“CASE FOR MINISTRY”
WILL INCLUDE:
A Brief, Relevant History Of The ChurchAn Expression Of The Mission, Vision And PrioritiesA Description Of The Perceived Challenges, Needs Or OpportunitiesThe Proposed Ministry Solutions To The Challenges, Needs Or OpportunitiesSlide22
Costs Associated With The Ministry Solutions And Plans For Raising The Needed Funding
A Closing Statement That Focuses On The Primary Areas Of Ministry Benefit And The Urgency Of Addressing The Challenges At This TimeSlide23
“CASE FOR MINISTRY”
IS
NOT
THE SAME AS “STATE OF THE CHURCH”A “Case for Ministry” engages members with URGENCY to actSlide24
Why should
THIS CHURCH
(your identity)
Do THESE MINISTRIES (your mission)NOW (urgency)
To
CHANGE LIVES
(vision)Slide25
THE
“CASE”
I
S THETOUCHSTONEFOR ALL YOURCOMMUNICATIONSlide26
THIRD…
CELEBRATE MINISTRY IMPACT OFTEN!Slide27
~ TELL YOUR STORY ~
HOW ARE LIVES CHANGED
HOW MANY
FAMILIESHOW MANY MISSIONARIESQUANTIFY MINISTRY IMPACTSlide28
FAILURE TO
“TELL YOUR STORY”
WILL ALLOW TWO
NEGATIVE TRENDS TO DEVELOPSlide29
FIRST –
CHURCH MEMBERS
WILL
FILL THE VOID OF INFORMATION WITH THEIR OWN SPECULATIONSlide30
SECOND –
The ministry, mission and vision of the church will become less relevant even for the people on the inside
Telling the story serves as a constant reminder of why we do the things we doSlide31
USE A VARIETY OF SETTINGS
TO TELL THESE STORIES
Classes
Church eventsGatheringsSlide32
USE A VARIETY OF VOICES
TO TELL THESE STORIES
Personal testimonies from a variety of people
We share an INCARNATIONAL FAITH which is best expressed by the incarnational witness of transformed livesSlide33
USE A VARIETY OF MEDIA
TO TELL THESE STORIES
Facebook
TwitterInstagramBlogs
Emails
Images on a CONSTANTLY UPDATED web siteSlide34
ALWAYS
FRAME THE MESSAGE
IN TERMS OF
CHANGED LIVESSlide35
FOURTH…
CHALLENGE
(some would say require)
LEADERS TO LEAD!Slide36
THE ICE CUBE
IS MELTING
By
Lyle SchallerSlide37
“The number one point of commonality of growing churches….is that numerically growing churches tend to project internally consistent and clearly defined
high expectations
of people…”Slide38
~START WITH YOUR LEADERS~
Ask them to lead FINANCIALLY
BOARD MEMBERS
MEMBERS WITH MAJOR GIFT POTENTIAL
MINISTRY LEADERSSlide39
THE WAY TO BUILD SUPPORT
IS FROM
THE TOP DOWN
ANDTHE INSIDE OUTSlide40
IT IS HEALTHY TO ASK LEADERS TO LEAD THE WAY IN:
Spiritual Growth – being part of an active faith formation
Generosity – pledging first and growing in generous faith
Service – being involved in ministry and missionSlide41
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Believe/Convert
Student/ Disciple
Servant
Servant/Leaders
CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
Faith
Development
Making DisciplesSlide42
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3. Ask for Money
4. Introduce Others
1. Point of Entry
Donors Introduce Others
Raising More Money
Building Lifelong Donors
2. Follow up
Facts 101
Emotional Hook
Capture Names
CULTIVATION SUPERHIGHWAY
Listen and Involve
Free Feel-Good
Cultivation Event
Units of Service
Multiple-Year Pledges
Terry Axelrod,
Raising More Money,
Benevon, Inc.Slide43
Believe/Convert
Student/ Disciple
Servant
Servant/Leaders
2. Follow up
3. Ask for Money
4. Introduce Others
1. Point of Entry
Christian Discipleship/Stewardship
Raising More Money
Building Lifelong Donors
Facts
101
Emotional Hook
Capture Names
CULTIVATION SUPERHIGHWAY
Listen and Involve
Free Feel-Good
Cultivation Event
Units of Service
Multiple-Year PledgesSlide44
FIFTH…
Involve at least 10% of your church in the activity of your annual
stewardship emphasisSlide45
INVOLVEMENT LEADS TO INVESTMENT
A way to grow ownership of Biblical stewardship among members is to involve them in the process
Grow a team of callers to contact all members to
talk about ministrySlide46
SIXTH…
Give church family members multiple opportunities to giveSlide47
Giving is
–
NEVER about the church needing money
ALWAYS about giving out of who God created us to be Give church participants opportunities to respond to God’s grace in their livesSlide48
OUR NEED TO GIVE
IS WOVEN INTO
OUR VERY SOULS
Providing people with multiple opportunities to discover the joy of giving is faithful ministrySlide49
The f
ollowing donor segmentation is taken from research on the “Seven Faces of Philanthropy: A New Approach to Cultivating Major Donors”
Written by: Russ Allan Prince and Karen Marc File
UNDERSTANDING DONORSSlide50
Communitarians
(26%): Doing Good Makes SenseThe Devout
(21%): Doing Good is God’s WillThe Investor (15%): Doing Good Is Good BusinessThe Socialite (11%): Doing Good Is Fun
The Altruist (9%): Doing Good Feels RightThe Repayer (10%): Doing Good in ReturnThe Dynast (8%): Doing Good Is a Family Tradition
UNDERSTANDING DONORSSlide51
ARE YOU CASTING A
VISION FOR CHANGING
LIVES and ARTICULATING IT CLEARLY TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH WHO YOU SEEK TO BECOME AS A CHURCH?Slide52
ARE YOU INVITING
YOUR
CHURCH FAMILY TO JOIN WITH YOU IN BECOMING THAT VISION WITH THEIR TIME
TALENTTREASURESlide53
Define your mission and vision to set your course
Develop a clear case for ministry
Celebrate ministry impact
Challenge leaders to leadInvolve many members in stewardship process
Provide multiple opportunities for giving