Congregations in transition – that is between settled ministers – face opportunities and decisions. What should they and their interim ministers focus on to move the congregation forward and to prepare the ground for the new minister and the ministries that will emerge? How best to take advantage of the interim experience to innovate, re-imagine, […]
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Assemble the Right Team, Then Set Them Up for Success by Bill Clontz, Stewardship Consultant [Tweet “Part of the success in stewardship campaigns is in recruiting and preparing your team.”] Part of the secret to successful stewardship programs lies in building and engaging your stewardship team the right way; recruit with an eye towards
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The Search for an Easier Way I recently read about a Unitarian Universalist congregation that conducted its annual budget drive entirely electronically. Information about the budget goals and case for giving were sent by email, and congregants were invited to make their financial commitments online. The congregation claimed that this was highly successful in raising
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5 Areas where Board Members can Support Stewardship Part of a Year-Long Special Series on Nurturing Stewardship 1. Board Members as Leaders Would you give money to a “sketchy” organization? Right, neither would I. Donors look for trustworthiness in organizations they donate to. How well do you think the board does in showing the organization
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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