Stewardship

by Bill Clontz In 2012, the UUA and the Southern Region embarked on a new course to improve how we share our resources. GIFT, Generously Investing For Tomorrow, is intended to be a simpler and more equitable program for providing the resources that enable our UUA and Southern Region team to serve our congregations and […]

For many congregations, tis the season of the annual budget drive. As a stewardship consultant, I talk with many congregations, especially at this time of year, as well as with the Regions and the UUA. I observe an unintentional trend among us that we all should be interested in eliminating. If you are a congregational

Introducing the Stewardship for Us team and the Next Generation of Unitarian Universalist Stewardship. Preserving our heritage and building our future.     More than a few readers will recognize the title of this article as coming from one of the best-known hymns in the Unitarian Universalist musical tradition. It perfectly describes the process Unitarian Universalist

by Bill Clontz As we move ever deeper into the holiday season, we lack for few incentives and reminders about the importance of giving and sharing. Let’s take the opportunity of this seasonal focus to observe a quite remarkable and growing trend among UU congregations – that of sharing the offering plate, not once a

Bill Clontz, UUA Stewardship ConsultantWe’re not fond of thinking about it, of course, but right after the holiday season, comes tax season. But take heart! There is good news here. We all have the opportunity to do some good while preparing for tax season. I’m not a financial advisor (You will likely want to consult

It’s that time of year. UUs all over the country are “coming home,” catching up with each other from Summer adventures, and starting to think about the coming holiday season. If you are part of your congregation’s stewardship team, now is the time you should be thinking still further ahead. If your primary budget drive

Thoughts on Growing Our Own Stewardship and Financial LeadersBill Clontz, UUA Stewardship Consultant You don’t have to have been a participating member of a congregation for very long before you realize a couple of very important truths: While all our volunteer efforts are genuinely important, some constitute the lifeblood of our congregation; if they go

Reflections from UUA General Assembly 2014by Bill Clontz, UUA Stewardship Consultant This year’s General Assembly is now in the history books, and a fine one it was. A record number of workshops (including one co-hosted by yours truly), a healthy turnout, and an air of transition, as many long time leaders at various levels of

Wondering Why You are Losing Youth Members? There Might be a Stewardship Connection.      By Bill Clontz, UUA Stewardship Consultant Many congregations report that after their Youth graduate from high school, the congregation and the denomination lose them. Some return in a few years, some not until they have children of their own, some never