1. St Mary’s, ANYWHERE Stewardship Presentation

2. Why do people give? To get something back To make a difference
To be part of something – to belong

3. What will stop people from giving?
Don’t know what the money will be used for
Don’t think money will be well used
Feel no attachment to the cause
Not appreciated

5. For god so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
John 3:16
Life Giving
God gave us everything, including his own life.
God has given us everything we have.
God has been incredible generous to us.
Our response to God’s generosity should be to say thank you, to nurture those gifts and give something back to God.
And generations of Anglicans have done that and continue to do it.

6. Our gifts support the life of our Church and communities
Without our regular giving our church wouldn’t exist.
Our contribution supports the mission and ministry of our Church today and builds for the future.

7. 1. Preach and teach regularly about giving in the context of discipleship
KEY POINTS:
- Preaching and Teaching was the first key task in the 2009 report – it’s still the one we believe has the most impact on helping church members see giving and generosity within the context of their discipleship.
- the levels of adoption are encouraging (and better than previously) but there is still some way to go.

8. 2. Connect financial giving with mission and ministry outcomes
KEY POINTS:
- All parishes do some reporting on Cost – even if buried in the APCM report
- However, good practice is to balance this with reporting on impact and outcome – what difference are we making in our communities, and in furthering the mission of the Church.
- 1 in 5 (probably at best) do this effectively.

9. 3. Send an annual, personal ‘thank you’ to regular givers
KEY POINTS:
If you never received an acknowledgement from a cause you were giving to over a long period of time, you may be less likely to continue.
Givers may not need to be thanked in order to continue giving, but it’s an important part of our corporate stewardship to do so.
This is one of the major areas of growth since the 2009 report, and most churches now send out a thank you letter.

10. 4. Hold some form of annual review of giving
KEY POINTS:
- An annual review might sound like hard work, but it doesn’t need to be, and it’s an important help to combat static giving.
- Most of the 1100 respondents to the survey have asked their congregation to review their giving in the last year.
- However, some haven’t done so for five years.

11. A stewardship campaign
Invite your congregation to hear a presentation
Do a presentation
Ask them to respond
Get in the responses
Offer them up to God

12. Step 1
Rector and churchwardens set a date for a stewardship presentation to the congregation.
The ‘sermon slot’ in the main Sunday Service is a good time.
A lunch, reception or other social event could also be a time to do the presentation.

13. Step 2
Draw up a list of your ‘church family’. This should include everyone on the Electoral Roll and anyone else who may consider themselves part of the congregation.
Invite them to the Service or event.

14. Make some leaflets and a response form
Step 3
Make some leaflets and a response form

15. Give a presentation to your congregation
Step 4
Give a presentation to your congregation

16. Be prepared to follow up
Step 5
Ask people to respond
Be prepared to follow up

17. Bring the responses into church and offer them up to God
Step 6
Bring the responses into church and offer them up to God

18. Over to you!