Copyright 2012© Stewardship in Today’s Church Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 1 Cor. 4:1.

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Copyright 2012©

Stewardship in Today’s Church

Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 1 Cor. 4:1

Stewardship Facts

• People who do not give philanthropically as youngsters are less likely to do so as they mature and age.47

• Only 2 to 4 percent of seminaries and only 1 to 2 percent of Christian colleges and universities teach biblical financial principles at all.48

• Generally, pastors are reluctant to use the word "money".49

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Stewardship Facts

• Many pastors feel they are irrelevant to the financial process and that money is not a core spiritual value.50

• Eighty-five percent of pastors are untrained in the theology of stewardship and have no books in their libraries on Christian stewardship, money or giving.51

• Sixty percent in marriage counseling identify money as a major problem.52

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Stewardship Facts

• While church budgets typically are planned with the assumption that congregants will give only 2-3% of their incomes, most pastors do not cite this as an indication of lukewarm faith.53

• When asked how they measure the spiritual commitment of their congregants, only one out of 10 pastors mentioned financial giving as an indicator of spiritual maturity and commitment.54

• http://www.generousgiving.org/stats

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Stewardship Facts

• In 2007, 1.9 billion people worldwide (28% of the population) had yet to hear the message of the gospel.10

• Two-thirds of people alive today do not know the Savior of mankind. This includes 1.35 billion Muslims, 888 million Hindus, 388 million Chinese folk-religionists, 386 million Buddhists, 262 million ethnoreligionists, 106 million New-Religionists, 26 million Sikhs, 15 million Jews, and 154 million atheists.11

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How Can My Church Teach Stewardship Effectively in 2012?

• Teach holistic stewardship– Time– Tithe– Talent– Touch

• Teach all ages

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How Can My Church Teach Stewardship Effectively in 2012?

• Use different settings– Preaching– Classroom– Small Groups– Retreats

• Don’t make money the only focus• Give them a chance to put it into action– Tithe, time talent, touch

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How Can My Church Teach Stewardship Effectively in 2012?

• Get Stewardship in Your Budget, Bulletin and Services– Videos, testimonies, PowerPoint slides

• Get them outside of your church– Local ministries– Disaster Relief– Church mission trips– Short and long term missions trips

• Serve with our Southern Baptist Missionaries– [email protected]

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Resources

• Use me and my Team• http://www.csbc.com/cooperative• www.Stewardshipdirect.com• www.lifeway.com• http://www.cpmissions.net/2003/default.asp• www.namb.org• www.imb.org• www.sermonspice.com

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Upcoming Webinars

• January 19Must Have Legal Documents for Every church

• February 2Sales Tax Issues for CA Churches

• February 16 How to Treat Your Pastor Right

• March 1• March 15

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Registration and Information online at www.CAWorship.com

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February 20-21, 2012Marriott South Bay, Torrance

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