TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

 

            We have to have a plan! A plan for:

• ·         How you’re going to address challenges and opportunities in the community and beyond;
• ·         How that plan is making and will make a difference in lives.

            It used to be that a bulletin, an hour of worship and announcements of upcoming activities was enough to promote giving for the ministries of the church. I don’t think it’s enough anymore. There needs to be “planning, intentional leadership and a disciplined approach.”[1] The culture of the church must include generous giving.

• ·         Not because the church budget needs to be balanced
• ·         Not because the church building needs to stay opened

But because:

• ·         Lives are changed
• ·         Being generous and giving is part of the spiritual formation of everyone
• ·         The world will be changed because of people’s generosity

Shouldn’t the church be part of this? Shouldn’t your folks be part of this?

So, when we provide help, love and hope, God’s work is being done; and your folks will want to be a part of it!

 

Please feel free to contact me at (315) 427-3668 or susanranous@unyumc.org if you’d like help working on a plan.

 

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[1] Horizons Stewardship, “The Next Big Thing in Church Stewardship”.