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Thursday, July 25, 2024

 

                       WHAT ARE OTHER IDEAS FOR A STEWARDSHIP PLAN?

 

            We’ve been discussing having a stewardship plan, which included having an Annual Goal, a Budget a/k/s Spending Plan, Ministry Spotlights, Programs and Events, Outreach opportunities, Targeted Sermon Topics, Testimonials, Creating a Team to Explore Stewardship Opportunities, having a Marketing and Media Team, Incorporating Church Management Tools, Branding, Live Streaming and New Membership Training. Finishing up our discussion, we have:


            Completing Surveys – This can be a difficult one. Some people complain about completing surveys, some don’t complete them, of course, and sometimes we find out information we don’t like. There are outside groups, SurveyMonkey, and other ways to do surveys. The best idea is to keep it simple.


            Investing in Community Partnerships – This is an idea that some churches do very well, and some do not. Look around at other churches, non-profits and even profit companies around you. Are there things they are doing to help people that you could help with? Or are you doing something that they could help with. There’s no need to reinvest the wheel and there are more ideas and experience that you could ever have on your own.


            Utilizing Sermon Series – A series is different from a topic. A series is a multi-part series that spans several weeks. Each week builds on the one before it and can give a good in-depth view of scripture or an idea. One idea that I recently read about is to have a single Scripture and have guest speakers create a sermon on that Scripture. This could happen at an anniversary of the church or a pastor or some other idea. If this is something you haven’t tried before, there are sources that give you ideas for series with Scripture choices, titles, etc. It’s a nice way to “try it out.”

            There are many ways to create a plan to move forward into the future.

            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.

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