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A Word about all stewardship programs. Today there is a plethora of stewardship programs that are available. Most work relatively well in many congregations. There is a key to the success of any program. You must work the program. Pay attention to detail. Sloppy or haphazard execution can produce little or no results. In other words, the attempt to take shortcuts in your program will almost certainly short-circuit it.

And remember, the most expensive stewardship program any church ever did is the one that fails.  Just think, if your church has an income of $100,000 and you spend $1000 on your stewardship emphasis and get a $20,000 increase, you just got a 95% return on your investment.  If you spend $100 on your program and it nets you little or nothing, what did that program accomplish, especially if your potential was $20,000 or more. (Remember, a 20 percent increase is nothing unusual in congregations that have effective stewardship ministries.)  Even if your program netted a $1000 increase, such a program would cost your church $18,900 in unrealized potential.  Then too, what kind of spiritual benefits come from such a lackadaisical effort?

For contact information and a brief description, click the name of the program.  Direct links to publishers will appear on the page describing the programs.

New! The Celebrate Generosity Stewardship Program  by Eugene Grimm. Celebrate Generosity is a four-week Bible-based program that invites people to move toward and beyond a tithe in their giving.  Based on 1 Corinthians 16:2, it celebrates both God's generosity and our generous response to God. Latest upload: August 15, 2007

Walk With Jesus by Charles R. Lane. A new stewardship response program written specifically with small membership and mid-size congregations in mind. The four-week program contains everything needed to conduct a biblically based effective stewardship program in your congregation. "Walk with Jesus" is well-organized, straight-forward and easy to use.

Materials are provided both in a booklet and on a CD. Included are a bulletin insert, letter and worship talk guide for three consecutive weeks.

NEW! Stories To Tell & Gifts To Share
The core of the Stories to Tell & Gifts to Share stewardship program is the CD-ROM. It offers dozens of easy-to-use, flexible, and editable files for you to print, adapt, copy, rewrite, or use "as is". Collect your member's pledges with the preprinted commitment card, or print your own message on the customizable card. Useful for introducing your program, follow-up letters, or other correspondence throughout the year.

Original songs by Ken Medema for congregational use. Features accompaniment tracks for all the songs as well as printable PDFs of the sheet music and lyrics. Also includes PowerPoint slides of the lyrics. Augsburg-Fortress

A Manual for Year-Round Manual for Stewardship by Eugene Grimm and Richard Bosse. A year-round approach to stewardship that considers three major elements:

• Regular stewardship emphases such as regular reporting
• Annual stewardship emphases such as a financial response program and a time and abilities emphasis (never the twain should meet)
• Periodic steward emphases such as developing a Mission Endowment Fund and conducting a Wills Awareness Seminar

To download this manual in Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here.

The New Consecration Sunday Stewardship Program by Herb Miller is absolutely one of the finest programs ever designed.  It has been around for many years, and helps congregations not only receive strong financial increases, but also helps them think about stewardship from a spiritual perspective.

^{Direct Mail Campaigns such as How to Reach Your Church's Financial Goals this Year by Virgil Hensley} 

^{Legacy, That Your Faith May Live is a two-year program based on 1 Timothy}

^{The Personal Delivery Approach (The Pony Express and We Are Family by Rev. Don English)}