Stewardship Stewardship Project
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Presbytery Stewardship Project 2009 Please contact Rev. Patricia Ramsden, Moderator of Theme: These are tough times but we are called upon even now to risk boldly for the gospel, building in faith an altar of hope realized and praise to God knowing we can do this because our faith is a faith based on the promise of hope and new life. Audience: dvd’s could be used as minutes for mission, larger audience: session and congregational studies with worship component. We also see this project as having a larger appeal to judiciaries. A Six Week Study: Each study session would include: 3-4 minute video on mission – showing faith and hope lived out; 10 minutes of sharing personal stories of hope resulting from previous week’s commitment; 10 minutes study/ discussion; 5 minutes ritual of personal commitment to become an ambassador of hope. Each session app. 30 minutes. Could easily expand to 60 minutes. Each week builds upon last week’s commitment with each participant using a stone which the participant would receive to build a community altar. A new stone is given each week and serves as a reminder of each person’s commitment to be an ambassador of hope during that week in the world in which they live. Commitments may range from listening to the story of someone hurting, to serving in a soup kitchen to going on a mission trip, etc.. Each participant will share their story of hope as they have acted as the incarnation of hope to others. After sharing their story, they will put their stone on the altar as it grows bigger and bigger. If the study is with a larger group, have two or three people share their stories giving time for everyone to put their own stone on the altar. Outline Of Sessions
Possible Scriptures: Deuteronomy 27: 1-10; Joshua 24: 14-28; Micah 6:6-8; Matthew 25: 31-46; Matthew 28: 16-20; Luke 4: 16-21 Possible Time Frames For Study: Advent: Follow The Star; Lent: Life After The Cross; Fall Stewardship Campaign: Gifts of Thanksgiving Each time frame would have its own clip art and supplemental resources Means of Distribution: Kit: $40 - $50 (can have component pricing); on-line resources free; resources for internet programming: $15 Kit: Prayer booklets (15); DVD telling four mission stories 3-4 minutes in length, suitable for minutes for mission or study; Curriculum Guides ; Worship Resources; Buttons; Bumper Stickers; clip art; posters On-Line Resources: Curriculum Guide; Worship Resources; clip art; chat room to share ideas, get answers to questions/problems Internet Programs: U-tube; twitter; mission face book stories, blogs; chat rooms; i-tunes A presbytery could buy at least 30 kits which would include a workshop at that presbytery. If a presbytery wanted their own video would do it at cost. Task Forces: There would be different task forces to help build the different components of the programs: Theology Worship Stewardship Education Mission Production Test Market: will have three churches test the project: a small, medium, and large church. Changes will be made according to feedback received. Evaluation: Was giving increased? Did people experience significant spiritual growth as self-reported?
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Proposed Budget
PROJECTED TOTAL $17,500 Possible Sources For Funding: presbyteries, synod, general assembly, Lilly Foundation
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