Year-round Stewardship
The following links are great resources to help you get to know more about year-round stewardship.
If you would like to meet with someone from the synod office about ideas or other resources, please contact Pastor Heather Hammond, Bishop’s Associate.
Links
- http://stewardshipconnection.com - stewardship website of Dr. Eugene Grimm, Stewardship Specialist for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- http://www.elca.org/stewardship/communication.html - the year-round stewardship communication website for the ELCA
- https://www.stewardshipresources.org – The Ecumenical Stewardship Center
Resources to download
- A Manual for Year-Round Stewardship - by Eugene Grimm and Richard Bosse A year-round approach to stewardship that considers three major elements:
o Regular stewardship emphases such as regular reporting
o Annual stewardship emphases such as a financial response program and a time and abilities emphasis (never the twain should meet)
o Periodic steward emphases such as developing a Mission Endowment Fund and conducting a Wills Awareness Seminar
- Year-round planning calendar for growing stewards in your congregation (also available from http://www.elca.org/stewardship/communication.html)
