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Stewardship Goals at the Church of the Good Shepherd
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Topics
• What we’re trying to do– Ancient history– Recent history
• The Path There• The Coming Year• Stewardship
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What we’re trying to do
• Ancient history– For a long time Good Shepherd was a parish with
a half-time Rector and a chronic deficit– Typical attendance on a Sunday 25-35– Annual deficits $0 - $20000 funded mostly out of
small occasional bequests– Few children– Rectors funded for barely enough time to do
liturgy and some pastoral care with little time left for long-term strategic planning
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What we’re trying to do• Recent history– Three years ago the diocese and Good Shepherd
came up with a plan to use some of the proceeds of the sale of closed churches (especially St. Andrew’s Belmont) to fund a full-time priest at Good Shepherd
– Goal of expanding ministry and membership especially in areas of families and children and community outreach
– It worked! Typical attendance 50; pledge income increased from $58,000 in 2009 to a projected $74,000 this year; lots of families and children; lots of community connections.
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The Path ThereIncome Expenses
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The Next Year2013 Projection 2014 Draft
Budget
INCOME
Pledge $74,000 $86,000
Plate $5,000 $6,000
Facility Use $56,500 $58,000
Investments $4,000 $4,000
Diocesan Support $70,000 $70,000
Other $4,000 $6,000
TOTAL INCOME $213,500 $230,000
EXPENSES
Mission $12,000 $12,000
Personnel $147,000 $162,000
Property $55,600 $55,600
Program $8,600 $9,000
TOTAL EXPENSES $223,200 $238,600
DEFICIT $9,700 $8,600
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Stewardship• “Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve
one another with whatever gift each of you has received.” 1 Peter 4:10– Intentional
• “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7
– Proportional• “From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be
required.” Luke 12:48– Sacrificial
• “Everyone shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you.” Deuteronomy 16:17
– Biblical standard is the tithe, 10%• “Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or the fruit of
the trees, is the Lord’s; it is holy to the Lord.” Leviticus 27:30
