Support Ministry Team subgroup:
Stewardship
Last meeting: July 7, 2008
Attendees:
Gordy
Jeppson
Sandy Potts
Cindi
Ritcey-Fox
Rick Sather
Steve
Uslabar
Staff:
Pastor
Detweiler
Jenell Barth
Absent:
Walt
Rugland,
John Zweig,
Items that may require council
action: None
Important items of information:
Discussion:
“Giving to God,” by Mark Powell, Pages 67-105
·
Shared
stories and ideas of the concept: “Give and then your heart will follow”
·
Holistic
approach to stewardship: 100 percent giving to God
All of what we have is to be used in God-pleasing ways.
·
“Financial
Stewardship + Faithful Living = Faithful Stewards, which entails at least four
things:
o
we
ACQUIRE
our money in God-pleasing ways
o
we
REGARD
our money in God-pleasing ways
o
we
MANAGE
our money in God-pleasing ways
o
we
SPEND
our money in God-pleasing ways” Pages
80-81
·
“Concern
for money management is one of the most overlooked areas in contemporary
stewardship.” (Page 9). Discussion and ideas about promoting education in money
management.
Continue reading, “Giving
to God,” Pages 107-128 for our Aug. 4 meeting.
Leaders
dinner will be held on Monday, Nov. 3, at Riverview. Our guest speaker is
Pastor Jim Wiebel from Faith Lutheran.
Discussion
on:
o
Offering
multiple giving options.
o
Current
commitment information letter sent to Simply Giving participants before
Commitment Sunday
o
Questions
and concerns about: 3-year profile on FELC giving, outcome from specific
approaches, percent meeting their pledges, new members and those leaving FELC,
Time & Talent/Volunteers comparative contributions
** Steve will contact
Walt and get some statistics and reports before to the August meeting.
Discussion
on credit card contribution and payments: There is a 2.5 percent fee charged to
the church for each credit card transaction. Example: From a $100 credit card contribution,
there is a $2.75 fee charged to the church, making the contribution to the
church $97.25. Cyndi asked to have this reviewed, since she was under the
impression that no fees would be charged.
Dates
set for 2009 commitment drive:
“Generation to
Generation”
(Presentations will be given at all
5 services at both locations)
o
Sunday,
Oct. 19, 2008 – 1st stewardship
presentation
o
Sunday,
Oct. 26, 2008 – 2nd stewardship
presentation
o
Sunday,
Nov. 2, 2008 – 3rd stewardship
presentation
o
Monday,
Nov. 3, 2008 – Leaders dinner at
Riverview
o
Sunday,
Nov. 9, 2008 – 2009 Celebration Sunday
·
Next meeting date: 7:00, Monday, August
4, 2008,
Downtown Site, Office
Workroom (“Giving to God,” Pages
107-128)
Submitted
by: Jenell Barth