Posts tagged Stewardship
Last chance to participate in Stewardship For All Seasons
Last chance to participate in Stewardship For All Seasons

The Grand Canyon Synod has the opportunity to provide 10 scholarships for Stewardship for All Seasons. This will be the last year that a $2,900 scholarship will be provided, making the costs to our congregations only $250 for a quality yearlong stewardship program. View a PDF flyer here.

The cohort begins May 27, 2023, so please notify Pr. Miguel Gomez-Acosta if you are interested in participating by May 4, 2023.

These scholarships are made possible because of our partnership with Rocky Mountain Synod and the Lilly Endowment, as well as your generous donations to the Growing Generosity Appeal.

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Grand Canyon Synod, NewsBrian FlatgardLilly Endowment, Lilly 3E, Stewardship, Stewardship for All Seasons, Rocky Mountain SynodComment
ELCA Foundation's giving tips for March, 2023: 5 Factors That Make Giving Feel Good
ELCA Foundation's giving tips for March, 2023: 5 Factors That Make Giving Feel Good

Our synod’s ELCA Foundation planners—Lisa Higginbotham and Josh Kerney—share their monthly charitable giving tip. Many of us devote our time, talents and contributions to our congregation because it’s the right thing to do and we want to make an impact. Sharing our generosity also provides us with an immense feeling of satisfaction, for five reasons.

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News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardStewardship, ELCA FoundationComment
ELCA Foundation's giving tip and verse for February, 2023
ELCA Foundation's giving tip and verse for February, 2023

Our synod’s ELCA Foundation planners—Lisa Higginbotham and Josh Kerney—share a monthly bible verse and charitable giving tip. This month’s verse is Galatians 6:6-10, and we explore planned giving.

Also known as Legacy Planning, Estate Planning, and Gift Planning, Planned Giving is a proactive action of love and consideration to include our beloved charities and congregations in our end-of-life plans. 

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News, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardStewardship, ELCA FoundationComment
A Cup of Generosity: December, 2022
A Cup of Generosity: December, 2022

"When you give to the needy do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing." Matthew 6:3

It occurred to me the other day as I was trying to work with a budget app that my daughters had talked me into, that sooner or later your left hand is going to figure out what your right hand is doing.

View this month’s Cup of Generosity in this post or in this PDF.

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Letters, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardStewardship, A Cup of Generosity, GCS Stewardship TeamComment
Upcoming Stewardship Events in 2023
Upcoming Stewardship Events in 2023

  • Executive certificate in religious fundraising from the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, Wednesdays from Jan. 4 through March 8 (except for Ash Wednesday), with a smaller cohort meeting an additional day each week. The course is offered at a steep discount for parish deacons and ministers, at only $550. Contact Rev. Larry Strenge or Rev. Timothy Brown with questions. Learn more here.

  • “Learning Donor Motivations” stewardship webinar, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, 6 p.m. Central time.

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ELCA, ResourcesBrian FlatgardStewardship, Where Your Heart IsComment
Welcome to “Where Your Heart Is,” ELCA's new stewardship newsletter
Welcome to “Where Your Heart Is,” ELCA's new stewardship newsletter

Welcome to the first issue of “Where Your Heart Is,” the new stewardship newsletter of the ELCA (subscribe here).

In the coming months and years, I hope we not only dig into some of the things valued in our lives, both personal and collective, but also highlight the important and honest fact that all of life is an act of stewardship, from our first breath to our last. How do we use our days?

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ELCA, News, ResourcesBrian FlatgardWhere Your Heart Is, StewardshipComment
A Cup of Generosity: October, 2022
A Cup of Generosity: October, 2022

“We should look to see what God is doing in our lives but with the knowledge that God isn't out to get us but God is there to guide us, comfort us, perhaps sometimes to challenge us but always to be leading us in the right direction and caring for us along the way.”

View this month’s Cup of Generosity in this post or in this PDF.

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Letters, Grand Canyon SynodBrian FlatgardStewardship, A Cup of Generosity, GCS Stewardship TeamComment
Stewardship resources and video from Generosity Across the Generations
Stewardship resources and video from Generosity Across the Generations

The Grand Canyon Stewardship Team presents Generosity Across the Generations, a Zoom webinar for stewardship & finance teams, pastors, church councils & discipleship leaders. Watch the video in this post and download the resources as a PDF.

Broaden your view of generosity beyond a single age group. Each generation has gifts to offer, and approaches generosity differently.

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Grand Canyon Synod, NewsBrian FlatgardStewardship, GCS Stewardship TeamComment
Stewardship Webinar: Generosity Across the Generations
Stewardship Webinar: Generosity Across the Generations

The Grand Canyon Stewardship Team presents Generosity Across the Generations, a Zoom webinar for stewardship & finance teams, pastors, church councils & discipleship leaders. Tuesday, 8/30/2022, 6pm MST/PDT, 7pm MDT. Click here to attend this meeting.

Each generation has gifts to offer, and approaches generosity differently. We’ll consider the values that shapes each of generation, plus tools and resources for persons of every age to give, share and serve.

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Grand Canyon Synod, NewsBrian FlatgardStewardship, GCS Stewardship TeamComment
Grief, money narratives, and annual giving: Sharing grief changes reasons for giving
Grief, money narratives, and annual giving: Sharing grief changes reasons for giving

This timely piece by Erin Weber-Johnson from Luther Seminary works with the question: What do we do now?

As someone who guides faith communities and institutions in the work of discerning how to follow God’s call, and how they can best steward their resources to serve their mission in a given context, this question has long held relevance. As we think about raising money and leading congregations – especially when we know that the “now” is riddled with grief – this question feels more relevant than ever.

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Grand Canyon Synod, NewsBrian FlatgardStewardship, faith+lead, Luther SeminaryComment
Don’t miss out on our final cohort of Beginning a Culture of Generosity
Don’t miss out on our final cohort of Beginning a Culture of Generosity

Our final series of Beginning a Culture of Generosity sessions begins 8/20/2022. If you have thought about joining this innovative stewardship education course in previous years, but it was not the right time, this is your final opportunity to grow the generosity in your community. Rates are subsidized by the synod, click here to register today!

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Grand Canyon Synod, NewsBrian Flatgard2022 Beginning a Culture of Generosity, Lilly Endowment, Stewardship, Rocky Mountain Synod, Region 2Comment