1. 1 Stewardship Goals at the Church of the Good Shepherd

2. 2 Topics What we’re trying to do – Ancient history – Recent history The Path There The Coming Year Stewardship

3. 3 What we’re trying to do Ancient history – For a long time Good Shepherd was a parish with a half-time Rector and a chronic deficit – Typical attendance on a Sunday 25-35 – Annual deficits $0 - $20000 funded mostly out of small occasional bequests – Few children – Rectors funded for barely enough time to do liturgy and some pastoral care with little time left for long-term strategic planning

4. 4 What we’re trying to do Recent history – Three years ago the diocese and Good Shepherd came up with a plan to use some of the proceeds of the sale of closed churches (especially St. Andrew’s Belmont) to fund a full-time priest at Good Shepherd – Goal of expanding ministry and membership especially in areas of families and children and community outreach – It worked! Typical attendance 50; pledge income increased from $58,000 in 2009 to a projected $74,000 this year; lots of families and children; lots of community connections.

5. 5 The Path There Income Expenses

6. 6 The Next Year 2013 Projection2014 Draft Budget INCOME Pledge$74,000$86,000 Plate$5,000$6,000 Facility Use$56,500$58,000 Investments$4,000 Diocesan Support$70,000 Other$4,000$6,000 TOTAL INCOME$213,500$230,000 EXPENSES Mission$12,000 Personnel$147,000$162,000 Property$55,600 Program$8,600$9,000 TOTAL EXPENSES$223,200$238,600 DEFICIT$9,700$8,600

7. 7 Stewardship “Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.” 1 Peter 4:10 – Intentional “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7 – Proportional “From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required.” Luke 12:48 – Sacrificial “Everyone shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you.” Deuteronomy 16:17 – Biblical standard is the tithe, 10% “Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, is the Lord’s; it is holy to the Lord.” Leviticus 27:30