Your Stewardship Toolkit for November — the month for thanksgiving — looks at how practicing gratitude helps develop a heart of generosity. Free newsletter article and weekly bulletin blurbs.
Toolkit explores, ‘What do we really own?’
We are born with nothing and we die with nothing, so why do we work so hard to accumulate? October’s free Toolkit explores this with a cut-and-paste newsletter article and Sunday bulletin snippets. (Photo: Per Erik Strandberg, Creative Commons)
Five ways to encourage donors to increase giving
Tithing is a benchmark for faithful giving, but most people can’t increase their pledge to a tithe in one fell swoop. But you can encourage them to reach a tithe incrementally over time. Five commonsense suggestions from the Lewis Center for Church Leadership.
Toolkit explores moving folks to ‘Percentage Giving
Many Christians give a “lump sum” amount in their offering, regardless of their income. This month’s free Stewardship Toolkit explores moving people to ‘Percentage Giving. Plus, weekly bulletin ‘Snippets.’ From SOLI.
A fresh perspective on exploring giver types
A lot folks have categorized donors by type, but researchers who took a nationally representative survey came up with some insights that can inform your congregation. From the Lake Institute on Faith and Giving.
Toolkit explores ‘The problem with money’
August’s ‘Stewardship Toolkit” newsletter article looks at why the Bible warns us about the dangers of wealth. The free Toolkit includes not only a newsletter article but also RCL-based ‘Snippets’ for your Sunday bulletin. From SOLI. (Photo: John Guccione, Pexels)
July Toolkit: Stewardship of civil discourse
SOLI’s free monthly toolkit contains an original newsletter article and RCL-based Sunday bulletin snippets. This month’s article explores how Christians can help tone down the acrimonious political discourse.
Avoid the summer giving slump in your congregation
Vacations, household projects, summer guests, events. These and other factors keep people — and their contributions — from church. Cloversites.com suggests six steps to help avoid the summer giving slump. (Photo: Joy Naylor, Creative Commons)
June Toolkit explores stewardship of your health
Swimsuit season, around the corner, provides a good excuse to pay attention to our bodily health. The Toolkit explores the theme with a newsletter article and bulletin snippets. (“Exercise” by Mikko Koponen, Creative Commons)
Let’s start with tithing and go from there
A Christian economic thinker proposes a tithing-plus scheme whereby wealthier households would give above 10 percent in proportion to their income. Workable? Catholic Moral Theology explores. (Photo: Tax Credits, Creative Commons)
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