stewardship goals at the church of the good shepherd
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Stewardship Goals at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Topics. What we’re trying to do Ancient history Recent history The Path There The Coming Year Stewardship. What we’re trying to do. Ancient history - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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