Missional Church: Session #11

Strategic Stewardship

Myths:

*People don't want to talk about $$
False!
Look @ bookstores!
Problem is how we talk about $$
JC didn't talk about exploitation, but healing
Tie money talk to people's felt need

*People don't want to give $$
Want to give to real needs
Don't know how because of debt


2005--> $1.22 spent for every $1.00 earned

Stewardship
Can't outgive God

Demonstrating

1.) The trust of God's provision
What you have in your hand

2.) Lifestyle of creating rather than consuming
co-creator/investor of God
debt = work tomorrow to pay for yesterday

3.) Living in the Spirit of JC/generosity

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Stewardship is modeled through Leadership
--board/staff/unpaid servants

--begins in membership class
expectations of Wesleyan disciplines
Testimonies
Interview
Plan of giving
plan for getting out of debt

--Money Matters series
financial freedom
speak from felt need
worship services
commitment weekend

--Get out of debt classes
budget counseling
financial planning
crown financal ministries
if you can't afford it, it's free...if you can, it's not

Tithe-->repentance stage

--Kingdom Investors
Recognition
$10,000+
$1,000+
investing in mission
castng vision
accountability to those who invest
measurement sheet
Q & A
Prayer for mission & people


Money follows mission/vision, not budgets

People want to give themselves to something that gives them a great sense of purpose

Paint the picture of God's future

Vision-->leader's mental image where an organization needs to be in the future. It addresses why, what, how. Vision is primarily right brained and passionate It evokes emotion. Goal setting and strategy development is the result of vision and doesn't preceed vision.

4 characteristics of vision
1.) clarity
2.) urgency
3.) importance
4.) Size

Vision comes from leader, not out of community

"snow offering" --> back-up plan