Join Karen Plater, Associate Secretary for Stewardship and Planned Giving to explore stewardship topics for congregational leaders, both clergy and lay. Each session includes a presentation and conversation starters, with questions and shared experiences. Topics in January – May will be discerned from discussions from the fall.

We want to encourage good stewardship, how do we begin?
It’s not too late! Come talk about how to build strategic stewardship plans for your congregation encouraging generous gifts of time, talent and treasure from September-December and January-June.

We’re behind budget, how can we ask people to give?
Let’s talk about ways to increase financial gifts to support your congregation’s mission and ministry, now and into the future.

How can we sustain ministry into the future?
Do you have a vision for ministry but are in an old, expensive building? Do you want to hire a new staff person, but don’t know if you can afford it? Come and discuss the role that legacy and endowment funds can play in your long-term stewardship plans.

Wow, people have given, how can we say thank you?
When people are thanked for their gifts, they are 60% more likely to give again. Come share ideas for saying thank-you at year-end and throughout the year.