I was recently working with a congregation and asked them about the ultimate impacts the congregation was trying to achieve; what they wanted to reach for in the future. They struggled with the question, telling me about the challenges they were having at the time – mostly with space constraints. Through my work with them, […]
Inputs to Impacts: The Inspiring Difference Read More »
I had the wonderful experience of co-leading a workshop at General Assembly with my wife, Rev. Roberta Finkelstein, an Accredited Interim Minister, and Andrea Lerner, a UUA Transition Specialist. The workshop was about Stewardship for Congregations in Transition. Check out the slides and handouts at the following link: http://www.uua.org/finance/fundraising/presentations/congregations-transition We had so many questions from the
Stewardship Q&As from GA Read More »
WENK – (Who Else Needs to Know?) Part of a Year-Long Special Series on Nurturing Stewardship As one might expect, those of us involved in stewardship invest a lot of time and energy thinking about the Stewardship Committee (or Generosity Team, or whatever we call those brave and ferocious guardians of our congregation’s ability to
Are You Following the Rule of WENK? 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 »
