BE CREATIVE

 

            In continuing my reading of the booklet put out by VANCO, titled The Complete Guide to Church Stewardship, I read about the eighth of eight rules for effective church leadership: Be Creative

            As you know, there are people that don’t pledge; and there are people that don’t give at all. However, that doesn’t mean you don’t ask. Break up your regular giving requests. There are multiple reasons that you might want to ask for special gifts (because there is a special, non-recurring need, or because you want to encourage non-givers to give).

Some of these creative ideas that Vanco gives in their booklet could work really well in a year-round stewardship emphasis. I am going to spend time the next few weeks going through these, explaining what each is, and where it could fall in a regular year-round stewardship plan.

·         The Gift of Love

·         A Praise of Thanksgiving

·         The Christmas Gift

·         First Fruits

·         It’s Our Anniversary

·         Virtual Messages

·         Financial Testimonies

·         College Alumni Day

·         The Unexpected

·         Ministry Team Spirit

·         Social Media Sunday

·         Planting Good Seeds

·         Our Brothers and Sisters Keeper

·         Brick Layers

·         Miracles and Wonders

·         The Conversion

Consider ways you can be creative and tune in the next few weeks!

            If you wish more information on anything you’ve been reading about, please feel free to contact me at (315) 427-3668 or sranousacctg@twcny.rr.com or susanranous@unyumc.org.  I’d be happy to help or answer any questions.