developing annual plan

Resource 19-7
Developing an Annual Stewardship Plan
Step 10: Build a Stewardship Planning Calendar.
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Check items you’d like to consider doing in your church.
Put an “X” in the possible month(s) you want to target this item. Asterisks indicate good months to
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Circle “X” if this item would be new to your church.
Discuss and fine-tune the calendar with your church chairpersons and/or leaders.
Keep this with your regular calendar so you can monitor the progress.
Possible Items to Include/Do
Conduct a stewardship preaching
series
Have a leader or layperson share a
verse and comments before every
offering.
Select persons to give 1- to 2minute testimonies before the
offering about how God
taught/helped them to make
giving a top priority.
Conduct an annual stewardship
campaign. Collect giving cards for
next 12 months.
Send giving records, letters, and
financial/ministry information.
Give or mail helpful stewardship
brochures. These can be tied to
stewardship series or sent with
giving records.
Have a missions giving emphasis—
a special Sunday, weekend, or
week. Let kids give too.
Host a guest stewardship speaker
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Provide annual meeting reports
Offer video or small-group Bible
studies on Christian financial
principles (e.g., Crown Ministries
or Ron Blue materials).
Have an all-church tithing Sunday.
Set up one-on-one pastor “share
the vision” lunch appointments
w/key persons or couples.
Make available budget counseling
or classes through a lay counselor
in your church or area and/or by
using Larry Burkett materials.
Give leadership a summary of the
year’s giving. This is typically done
with amounts (no names).
Offer spiritual gifts assessments
and ministry opportunities.
Have a meeting or banquet to
highlight future ministry and/or
facility needs. Be sure to send
follow-up materials to those who
could not attend.
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Brian Kluth
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