Whole Life in the Mission

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Whole Life in the Mission

• FLGA 2005

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Mentor Teams If Needed

• Meet with Congregation(s) 3 times ea. year
• Report updates to FLGA, Jan/Sept

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Meeting One

• Why we should do a stewardship program?
• How it can be done?
• What materials will be used?
• When will we do this?
• Who will be involved?

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Meeting Two

• Implementation of materials, stewardship program.
• Evaluate progress
• Recommend changes
• Report sent to FLGA in Grant Application
• Can be done by phone.

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Meeting Three

• Evaluate current year end stewardship program.
• Recommended changes for next year.
• Develop Stewardship plan for Year 2
• Select Material for Year 2

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General Goals

• Spiritual Gifts Used
• Increase in Worship S.S. Small Groups by
• Increase in offerings by
• Dedicated to Outreach
• Leadership/Teams increased
• Support other work being done in FLGA
• Capital Campaign tied to future ministry plans
• 5 Year Plan to be self supporting

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Stewardship Resources

• Gods Trustees
• Stewardship Banquet
• Step Up
• Pony Express
• Cottage Meetings
• Consecration Sunday
• LCMS Stewardship manual

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20/40 Rule

• A general healthy practice is to have financial
  support spread out over the entire membership.
• What percentage of the budget do the top 20 of
  your families provide in their gifts?
• Does this exceed 40? How dependant is your
  future ministry based on the few?

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How Much Budget

• See demographics Household by Income
• Take the Median or Average Income per Household
  amount x 2-3 x the number of families in the
  congregation. This will give a generic idea for
  how much budget the congregation can afford.
• For illustration purposes take the above info and
  multiply x 5, 7, and 10.

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How Much Land Building

• LCEF exists to assist congregations in the
  purchase of land and building programs. The
  congregation will however have to provide
  information stating how they will repay the loan.
  
• ½ million will cost around 2700 per month

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Capital CampaignHow much can we expect

• See demographics under Households by Income.
• Take the average or median income x 5 x the
  number of families which will pledge over 3-5
  years. This will give you a reasonable idea of
  what you can expect to raise.

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Excel Budget

• Budget by areas
• Membership giving by attendee or family
• Loan Calculator
• Five Year Tracking Projection

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Ministry Map

• Describe how a person moves from visitor to
  membership.
• Draw a flow chart listing step by step how people
  are directed through this process and what
  happens after they become members.
• How are they involved in ministry? How are they
  equipped, trained?