The Practice of Giving: How Parents Can Teach Children About Money and Giving
“The single best thing parents can do is to practice Christian generosity in the sight of their children. Children learn by example, and parents are their foremost teachers.” Principles for Teaching...
View ArticleWill Our Children Be Stewards?
The Reverend Laurel Johnston is Executive Director of TENS, The Episcopal Network for Stewardship. This article is from The Episcopal Church’s stewardship pages and is shared with her permission....
View Article10 Ways to Practice Gratitude with Children
“Put popcorn in the microwave and have children shout out something for which each child is grateful when you hear the sound of the kernels popping!” Teaching Gratitude – It Makes Us Healthier!...
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11 Ways to Fundraise for Youth Ministry: #1 Involves Bat Poop!
“Read the story of the Jesus Feeding the 5,000, and ponder how Jesus was able to create resources out of nothing.” Fundraising for Youth Ministry Youth ministry and fundraising projects go together...
View ArticleFundraising is NOT a Dirty Word – 11 Practical Ideas for Churches
“Your view of money is the chief spiritual issue of your life,” the Rev. Dr. Thomas Carson told conference attendees years ago. This is true for each of us and also for our congregations. It’s...
View ArticleSpring Stewardship: 5 Ways to Lay a Firm Foundation
“The stewardship house you want to build in the fall will be stronger if you begin to lay the foundation now. Strong stewardship programs are built on vibrant relationships.” Year-Round Stewardship...
View ArticleHow Do We Teach Children Stewardship?
“Generosity is one of the most important values parents and churches can model for children and teenagers.” Teaching Children Stewardship How do we teach children – anyone really – to be good...
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Electronic Giving: It’s a Hospitality Issue
“The question for churches is no longer ‘Should we offer e-Giving,’ but, ‘What options will we offer?'” e-Giving in Churches In a recent Vanco Church Giving Study, one of the major findings was...
View ArticleWebinar: Forming Faithful Stewards
“Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Big Picture...
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Sharing Stewardship with Children
All things come of thee O Lord, and of thine own have we given thee. ~ 1 Chronicles 29: 14 Being good stewards of creation is a task set to all people from the very start of Genesis. Our children...
View ArticleWebinar: Fresh Ideas for Stewardship Season
Fresh Ideas for Stewardship Jump into this lively conversation with fresh ideas for the stewardship season with presenters Sandra Montes and Becky Zartman, who cover a range of topics, including how to...
View ArticleTalking Stewardship: A Gift to Young People
Those of us who parent and/or work with children and youth closely are called to talk about money with them. Yet, money is one of the most taboo topics in American culture and uncomfortable for many to...
View ArticleWebinar: Finanzas y Mayordomía
Webinar Recording Presentation Slides Resources Artículo: “10 cosas sobre la mayordomía” by Sandra Montes (http://www.ecfvp.org/blogs/2918/10-cosas-sobre-la-mayordomia) Recursos de la Diocesis de...
View ArticleMinistry Fairs: Incorporating Gifts of the Spirit
“…help people identify their superpowers and find ways to use those gifts in ministry, to our mutual joy and benefit.“ The traditional ministry fair matches ministries to members. You know — display...
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Rooted in Gratitude: A Community Art Project
Faith can be described as our grateful response to God’s grace in our lives. Collaborating Across Ministries In conjunction with the fall stewardship campaign, Children’s Ministries created a simple...
View ArticleStewardship 2020: Pastoral Approaches and Practical Steps
Stewardship season—just like the school year, the football season, and everything else—will look different this fall, but there are real strengths and blessings to be found for pastors and stewardship...
View ArticleChurch Financial Health During This Pandemic
Speak about the financial reality at your church. People respond to facts. Say if income is down; say if money is needed to purchase food for your feeding ministry. Ministry Continues During Pandemic...
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Practicing Financial Sabbath
One of the ways we build faith is to live into our values more fully and completely as we grow. Recently I was inspired by meeting someone who has made radical changes to live more fully into his...
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“Post-Pandemic” Stewardship
We aren’t really post-pandemic (the children still need to be vaccinated) but we are looking at a set of realties very different than where we were a year ago. As we emerge into this hard to define...
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Gratitude in an Unjust World
Giving thanks is part of Christian life. It lies at the heart of the Eucharist, which literally means “to give thanks.” It is a central act in scripture’s psalms and epistles. It infuses daily...
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