Part of a Year-Long Special Series on Nurturing Stewardship There were days when people would give to your congregation out of loyalty — because they always have, and to help keep doing what you have always done. Some of those folks are probably still around, but they are getting fewer and fewer. These days, donor […]
The Vision Mission Plan Money Connection Read More »
News Flash: We are starting a year-long series of blog posts called Nurturing Stewardship. In it we plan to be comprehensive in our topics about stewardship in congregations and related organizations. You will recognize these blog posts because they will have the Nurturing Stewardship logo. We will continue to have other blog posts about topical
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Fire up those Smart Phones “Good morning. Our service is about to begin, take out your smart phones and get ready.” Let’s face it, smart phones are going to be an increasing presence in congregation life for connection and e-Giving, including during the Sunday morning worship service. There’s no escaping this – nor is there
Frictionless Giving – Easy Engagement Read More »
by Bill Clontz, Stewardship Consultant Does the title above sound familiar? Your website is effectively your Electronic Commons and your Electronic Front Door. It’s where potential visitors find you and where members come for information, ideas, and inspiration. Where and how stewardship is seen on your website is important. Unfortunately, on too many of our
“On A Scale of 1 -10 (10 = Great), I Would Rate Stewardship on Our Website at About -3” Read More »
Thanks to Larry Wheeler for his intelligence on this topic! Honestly, it is always concerning and surprising to me when people ask about the minister knowing the pledge and giving amounts of the congregation members. Concerning because the question may indicate discomfort with the topic of money generally or around the role of the minister,
The Minister Knowing What People Give Read More »
Announcing a New Stewardship Resource by Bill Clontz and Mark Ewert We are pleased to advise friends, clients, and readers of Stewardship for Us that a new resource is coming your way. Beginning in April, 2016 we will be supplementing the team’s regular blog posts with 2-3 additional posts
Help is on the Way! A New Stewardship Resource is Coming Read More »
Bill Clontz, Stewardship Consultant Long before I became a stewardship consultant, I recognized that my fellow Unitarian Universalists often have find it difficult to talk to each other about money, stewardship, and related topics. That realization is one of the reasons I became a stewardship consultant – I knew we needed get past this speed
Look at Each Other- Eye to Eye, One Person at a Time Read More »
We all have different aspects to our identity, and some are more important to how we “identify” than others. I am a married, middle-aged, male to name a few – not necessarily in that order of priority. I also have identities in my congregation: member, former president, stewardship team member, etc. Someone else might include
The Steward’s Identity Read More »
How Do Children and Youth Fit in Our Stewardship Culture? Bill Clontz, Stewardship Consultant Not long ago, a couple of members of the Stewardship for Us team met with a senior Unitarian Universalist leader to discuss the state of stewardship within our movement. We asked the question, “Where do you think we most often come up
What About the Children? Read More »
Why aren’t there more good annual drive videos from our congregations? I search around the web regularly for appealing congregational stewardship videos – ones that I can use as examples for other congregations. And they are very rare indeed. This puzzles me, since making videos is so easy with technology almost all of us use,
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