Building A Holistic Building A Holistic Stewardship Team/Stewardship Team/

The Four Types of GivingThe Four Types of Giving

Commission for Stewardship and Development Commission for Stewardship and Development Diocese of Olympia, Seattle, WashingtonDiocese of Olympia, Seattle, Washington

FOOD FOR THOUGHTFOOD FOR THOUGHT

The higher you climb, the more that you see,The higher you climb, the more that you see,

The more that you see, the less that you know,The more that you see, the less that you know,

The less that you know, the more that you yearn,The less that you know, the more that you yearn,

The more that you yearn, the higher you climb,The more that you yearn, the higher you climb,

The farther you reach, the more that you touch,The farther you reach, the more that you touch,

The more that you touch, the fuller you feel,The more that you touch, the fuller you feel,

The fuller you feel, the less that you need,The fuller you feel, the less that you need,

The less that you need, the farther you reach.The less that you need, the farther you reach.

CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP IS…CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP IS…

The proper and generous use of our The proper and generous use of our time, talent, and moneytime, talent, and money

All that we do with our lives after our All that we do with our lives after our baptismbaptism

About joyfully returning to God a About joyfully returning to God a portion of all the gifs God has so portion of all the gifs God has so generously showered upon usgenerously showered upon us

CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIPCHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIPIS NOT…IS NOT…

Solely about financial givingSolely about financial giving About who gives the most moneyAbout who gives the most money About who can give “enough money” About who can give “enough money”

to be recognized more than othersto be recognized more than others

CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP IS NOT…IS NOT…

Giving time without moneyGiving time without money Giving money without talentGiving money without talent Primarily concerned about a church Primarily concerned about a church

meeting its financial goalsmeeting its financial goals

FOUR TYPES OF FOUR TYPES OF CHRISTIAN GIVINGCHRISTIAN GIVING

Annual GivingAnnual Giving Capital GivingCapital Giving Mission GivingMission Giving Legacy GivingLegacy Giving

ANNUAL GIVINGANNUAL GIVING

Sometimes referred to as the annual Sometimes referred to as the annual beg-a-thonbeg-a-thon

Should be part of year-round Should be part of year-round stewardship programstewardship program

We often focus all our efforts on We often focus all our efforts on annual giving, disregarding the other annual giving, disregarding the other three, missing opportunities to three, missing opportunities to support mission and ministrysupport mission and ministry

ANNUAL GIVING KEYSANNUAL GIVING KEYS

Don’t do the same thing year after Don’t do the same thing year after yearyear

Involve 20% of the congregation in Involve 20% of the congregation in the annual campaign, do training the annual campaign, do training that is bible focusedthat is bible focused

MISSION GIVINGMISSION GIVING

Focused on taking the Gospel to the Focused on taking the Gospel to the world, beyond the walls of our churchworld, beyond the walls of our church

Can be local, national, internationalCan be local, national, international Can be regularized in the calendar, Can be regularized in the calendar,

or spur of the momentor spur of the moment Mission giving does not impact other Mission giving does not impact other

giving, opens people’s giving heartsgiving, opens people’s giving hearts

MISSION GIVING EXAMPLESMISSION GIVING EXAMPLES

ERD – Episcopal Relief & ERD – Episcopal Relief & DevelopmentDevelopment

Episcopal Charities AppealEpiscopal Charities Appeal Local Food Bank, SheltersLocal Food Bank, Shelters Disaster Relief – personal appealDisaster Relief – personal appeal

CAPITAL GIVINGCAPITAL GIVING

Being good stewards of the Being good stewards of the facilities/grounds God has given usfacilities/grounds God has given us

Improving our curb appeal, Improving our curb appeal, welcoming facility to children, people welcoming facility to children, people with disabilitieswith disabilities

Expansion for ministry and missionExpansion for ministry and mission

KEY ELEMENTS TOKEY ELEMENTS TOCAPITAL GIVINGCAPITAL GIVING

Clear focus and reason for campaignClear focus and reason for campaign Feasibility Study to test case Feasibility Study to test case

statement with entire congregationstatement with entire congregation Logical plans and costs shared with Logical plans and costs shared with

everyoneeveryone Review Gifts Essential ChartReview Gifts Essential Chart Consider a consultant if raising more Consider a consultant if raising more

than your annual pledge incomethan your annual pledge income

Size of GiftSize of Gift Number NeededNumber Needed Cumulative TotalCumulative Total

$ 15,000 $ 15,000 11 $ 15,000 $ 15,000

$ 10,000 $ 10,000 22 $ 35,000 $ 35,000

$ 5,000 $ 5,000 44 $ 55,000 $ 55,000

$ 2,500 $ 2,500 66 $ 70,000 $ 70,000

$ 1,000 $ 1,000 1010 $ 80,000 $ 80,000

$ 500 $ 500 1515 $ 87,500 $ 87,500

$ 300 $ 300 2020 $ 93,500 $ 93,500

$ 100 $ 100 4040 $ 97,500 $ 97,500

Less than $100Less than $100 ManyMany Goal AchievedGoal Achieved

GIFTS ESSENTIAL CHARTFor a $100,000 Capital Campaign

PLANNED GIVINGPLANNED GIVING

Starts with rubric on page 445 of Starts with rubric on page 445 of Book of Common PrayerBook of Common Prayer

Requires separate ministry team, as Requires separate ministry team, as few as two or three can do itfew as two or three can do it

Key elements: structure; awareness; Key elements: structure; awareness; responseresponse

DIOCESE OF OLYMPIA DIOCESE OF OLYMPIA SUCCESSSUCCESS

Bishop’s Society established in 1993Bishop’s Society established in 1993 Life Planning-Getting Your Affairs in Life Planning-Getting Your Affairs in

Order so you don’t leave a mess for Order so you don’t leave a mess for your family to clean upyour family to clean up

Legacy Societies, endowment Legacy Societies, endowment structure, focus on wills leads to structure, focus on wills leads to legacy giftslegacy gifts

Has nothing to do with how much Has nothing to do with how much money one hasmoney one has

LIFE PLANNING MANUALLIFE PLANNING MANUAL

Key resource to help people get their Key resource to help people get their affairs in orderaffairs in order

Includes health care directive, power Includes health care directive, power or attorney, memorial service, or attorney, memorial service, information family needs on deathinformation family needs on death

Plants the seed for a legacy gift, Plants the seed for a legacy gift, offers ways to do legacy giving: wills; offers ways to do legacy giving: wills; life insurance; retirement plans, life insurance; retirement plans, trusts, gift annuitiestrusts, gift annuities

PLANNED GIVING PLANNED GIVING RESOURCESRESOURCES

Episcopal Church Foundation Episcopal Church Foundation

www.episcopalfoundation.orgwww.episcopalfoundation.org Diocese of OlympiaDiocese of Olympia

www.ecww.orgwww.ecww.org Diocese of CaliforniaDiocese of California

www.episcopalgift.orgwww.episcopalgift.org

FOUR TYPES DON’T COMPETEFOUR TYPES DON’T COMPETE

Annual comes from annual incomeAnnual comes from annual income Capital often comes from other Capital often comes from other

savings/resourcessavings/resources Mission comes from the heart, often Mission comes from the heart, often

emotional, dip into what we have, go emotional, dip into what we have, go beyondbeyond

Planned/Legacy comes from all of our Planned/Legacy comes from all of our assets – you can’t take it with youassets – you can’t take it with you

DISCERN YOUR LEADERSDISCERN YOUR LEADERS

Use discernment in picking those to Use discernment in picking those to lead your stewardship ministrieslead your stewardship ministries

Recruit new people to join veteransRecruit new people to join veterans

A mix of people giving at various A mix of people giving at various levels, ages, generations is healthylevels, ages, generations is healthy

PRACTICE ALL FOURPRACTICE ALL FOUR

Healthy congregations practice all Healthy congregations practice all four types of giving, not just annualfour types of giving, not just annual

Capital campaigns can happen every Capital campaigns can happen every 5 years, if clearly focused5 years, if clearly focused

Mission Giving can happen regularlyMission Giving can happen regularly Legacy Giving needs to be on going, Legacy Giving needs to be on going,

repeating the message to overcome repeating the message to overcome procrastination or just not talking procrastination or just not talking about death and dyingabout death and dying

PRACTICE THE HOLY HABITSPRACTICE THE HOLY HABITSAdopted by General ConventionAdopted by General Convention

Daily Study/PrayerDaily Study/Prayer Regular Corporate WorshipRegular Corporate Worship SabbathSabbath TithingTithing

These are the basis of a pilgrim’s These are the basis of a pilgrim’s healthy living into God’s Kingdom.healthy living into God’s Kingdom.

SIX STEPS INSIX STEPS INCHRISTIAN GIVINGCHRISTIAN GIVING

SurvivalSurvival SupermarketSupermarket SupportSupport SubscriptionSubscription SubmissionSubmission SacrificeSacrificeIs it time you took another step toIs it time you took another step towhere God is calling you?where God is calling you?

All things come of thee O Lord, and of All things come of thee O Lord, and of thine own have we given Thee!thine own have we given Thee!

For more stewardship resources, go For more stewardship resources, go to to www.ecww.org

or email the Diocesan Stewardship or email the Diocesan Stewardship Office at Office at stewardship@ecww.orgstewardship@ecww.org