STEWARDSHIP SEASON

            Well, it’s that time of year when (1) churches re-open after the summer (😊); and we ready ourselves for our fall stewardship campaigns.

            I know, I know, stewardship should be a year-round “thing”. However, even if your church is pretty good about discussing stewardship and discipleship year-round, you should still have a focus on the monetary part of stewardship in the fall.

            No matter how you approach stewardship, I strongly encourage you not to do what you’ve always done before. You know what I mean: write a letter, send out a pledge card and have the pastor preach a time or two.

            Talk about generosity and what that means, in terms of time, service, worship, and, yes, money. Spend some time looking at your congregation and at y9oru givers. Is your congregation full of givers, or are there just a few givers? Are your givers all in the lower end with just a few large givers? Do you have tithers? Have you discussed planned giving and have a plan in place?

            These are all important questions and could help you take a “good” pledge campaign and make it a “great” stewardship campaign. Grow stewards and disciples. It’s not about the budget; it’s about the people!

            I encourage you to take these conversations about generosity and prayer seriously as you plan your stewardship plans for this coming fall!

 

Feel free to contact me at sranousacctg@twcny.rr.com or susanranous@unyumc.org with any thoughts or questions.