Stewardship & Finance

Ah-ha Moments and Stewardship Tables for Children
Delia Halverson provides activities to teach children to be good stewards on the Discipleship Ministries page of the UMC.

Bible Bucks
This fun way to teach stewardship to children comes from the Discipleship Ministries of the UMC.

Children's Books on Giving, Sharing, and Generosity
Disciple Ministries provides this list of books.

Children's Stewardship
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has information about why we should teach stewardship to children, as while as ways to teach, such as giving children offering envelopes and educating families.

Kidsermons
There are ideas here for several children's sermons on stewardship.

Ministry-to-Children
The site has two lessons on stewardship: T he Spiritual Discipline of Stewardship and God’s Call to Give (Matthew 25:14-30) Stewardship for Kids

Stewardship for Children Brochure
This downloadable brochure can be edited to include your church name and other information.

Stewardship Crafts
The Disciples of Christ website has ideas for crafts to teach stewardship and being generous to others.

Stewardship Manual
The Presbyterian Foundation has ideas and activities related to stewardship with children on pages 29-39 of this online manual.

Stewardship With Children
The Center for Faith and Giving has a list of resources including videos, articles, a calendar, games, and activities.

Stu Bear: A story About Stewardship for Young Children.
This 24-page squaThe Disciples re book uses a cuddly bear to teach pre-school children about stewardship.

Teaching Children about Stewardship
This article from Ministry Matters looks at teaching children about stewardship in Sunday school. It includes classroom activities.

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ELCA RESOURCES

The ELCA has many resources to help congregations develop best practices in their financial dealings. These resources include:
*Congregation Audit Guide
*Financial and Accounting Guide
*Financial Best Practices for Congregations
*Handling Financial Matters in the Congregation
*Internal Control Best Practice

ELCA Stewardship
This web page includes numerous links and resources.

MISCELLANEOUS

Horizons Stewardship
They offer services in stewardship and capital campaigns, as well as planned giving. You can register at no cost for giving365 which gives access to stewardship and other resources.

Ramsey
The website of Dave Ramsey offers resources for church leaders as well as his personal stewardship program “Financial Peace University.”

Stewardship Leaders Program
This website of Luther Seminary includes stewardship resources for local churches. You can sign up to receive resources and ideas weekly.

United Church of Canada Stewardship Toolkit
The website of the Philanthropy Unit of the United Church of Canada has numerous links to resources. (There is no apparent link to this from the main UC Canada website.)

NARRATIVE BUDGETS

Building a Narrative Budget
This post from the Center for Faith and Giving includes a video.

Creating a Congregation Narrative Budget
The site of the Episcopal Network for Stewardship has a step-by-step process to turn your line-item budget into a document that tells the story of your mission and your money. It is available in both English and Spanish.

How to Create a Narrative Budget
This step by step article comes from the Living Lutheran website.

Narrative Budget Template
The Presbyterian Foundation offers a Word document formatted so that you can cut and paste your own information. Click here for accompanying PDF instructions

Sample Narrative Budgets
You can find samples of Narrative Budgets from the following churches:
*Knox Waterloo Presbyterian Church
*Hixson United Methodist Church
*St Paul’s Episcopal Church

ONLINE GIVING

How to Get a Nonprofit Set Up with PayPal to Accept Donations
PayPal's help center offers instructions for setting up your 501(c)(3) nonprofit to accept online donations.

Online Giving
This online giving overview by Charlaine Apsel of PRC is for for those getting started and covers setting up bill pay with your bank, credit card platforms, and other options for online giving with fees.

PRESBYTERIAN FOUNDATION

Ministry Toolbox
Browse through articles, bulletin inserts, leadership guides, and more to create a program for your congregation.

Online Giving Program
Your church can easily accept secure online donations through the Foundation’s online giving system.

Stewardship Resource Center
Here you will find assistance in moving your congregation’s stewardship program forward.

Wills & Legacy Giving
Leave gifts to benefit Presbyterian congregations, ministries and causes.

UCC RESOURCES

Stewardship & Generosity Resources
The United Church of Christ’s stewardship webpage is available to help local churches build their stewardship programs. Explore the resources to find reports, guides, videos and more. The Resources Library offers 30 stewardship resources and tips covering important topics like planned giving, stewardship-focused sermons, grants and much more.

UMC RESOURCES

UMC
The stewardship website of the United Methodist Church has links to many resources for stewardship.