1. A Black Hole Or Meaningful Mission? How the Presbyterian Church Spends our Money

2. Where does it go? PCUSA Mission Money Can feel like a black hole Not sure where it goes Modern issue: lack of trust in institutions Feel unsure Shift giving away

3. The Big Picture Office of General Assembly –Ecclesiastical –Per Capita –$26.37 per person General Assembly Council –Mission –Mission Support –Voluntary –Determined by Session

4. How We Divide the Money Determined by Presbytery –General Assembly25% –Synod 4% –Presbytery71% Congregation may designate differently

5. Mission Budget: $126,938,897

6. Executive Director 2% Oversees total mission and support service of GAC –Affirmative Action/EEOC –Middle Governing Body Relations –Mission Initiative –Mission Support Services –Strategic Planning

7. Deputy Executive Director 10% Communications –Human Resources –Information Services –Research Services –Mission Funding, Development and Stewardship –Social Witness Policy

8. Congregational Ministries 17% Equips and empowers congregations with resources and inspiration –Christian Education and Leader Development –Theology, Worship and Discipleship –Publishing –Theological Education

9. National Ministries 22% Priorities, programs and strategies on national concern for ministry –Churchwide Personnel Services –Evangelism and Church Development –Women’s Ministries –Collegiate Ministries –Racial Ethnic Ministries –Social Justice

10. Worldwide Ministries 36% Share transforming power of gospel with all people Carry out mission by being committed to whole church –Global Service and Witness –Ecumenical Partnerships –People in Mutual Mission

11. Mission Support Services 4% Corporate governance, finance and administrative services –Accounting –Hubbard Press (bulletins, envelopes, etc.) –Presbyterian Distribution Service –Property and Treasury

12. Shared Expenses 4% Non-programmatic expenses –Insurance –Building Operations –Audit Costs –Replacement Reserves

13. Related Mission Funding 4% Close relationship between compensation, benefits, pensions, financial assistance, stewardship, and mission funding –Board of Pensions –Presbyterian Foundation

14. Synod Mission Budget $756,920

15. Work of the Presbyteries 54% Support to encourage presbytery ministry and mission 6 of 8 presbyteries receive aid

16. Work of the Synod 5% Communications Project Grants Evangelism Leadership Development Officer Training

17. Synod Mission 2% WNLT Wee Kirk Midwest Ministry Development Colorado Council of Churches

18. Higher Education 19% Colleges and Schools Ecumenical Campus Ministries

19. Funds Development 20% Help church talk about money Creative ways to give with integrity –Annual Campaigns –Campaign Gifts –Special Gifts –Deferred Giving Development Director

20. Presbytery Budget $207,300

21. Congregational Service and Development 22% Support Congregations Educational Needs Leadership Development Mission Opportunities New Church Development Church Revitalization

22. COM/CPM/CLP 2% COM: Care for ministers and congregations Conflict prevention and management CPM: Future ministers CLP: Lay leadership

23. Highlands Camp 36% Programs for Youth Retreat Center for Adults Long-term Planning and Development

24. Justice and Representation 6% Rule of God through Gospel Stewardship of life and creation Participation and Inclusion –Program Grants –Minority Ministry Grants

25. Council/Trustees 1% Coordinate mission Oversee ministries Long-term planning Property Issues

26. Executive Presbyter 32% Pastor to Pastors Mission Enabler/Encourager Resources all ministries

27. Funding Mission Takes Teamwork We can do more together than separately Helps to know where it goes New/old idea: give and trust We’re all in this together Let’s do some mission!