Response forms are a simple but effective way to help us add our piece of the giving jigsaw. They help translate our intention into action and we can request additional information, where appropriate.

The Code of Fundraising Practice keeps our givers, and our churches safe from failures in conduct and practice. Read how it applies here

The brochure is a multipurpose tool, the Swiss army knife of your programme literature. A single unifying document carrying several messages.

The brochure is a multipurpose tool, the Swiss army knife of your programme literature. A single unifying document carrying several messages.

Surely if people see the need or the opportunity the money will there? Sadly, not so much. Stewardship means asking.

Stewardship means asking - and thanking. We think we thank enough. Not so much. Our appreciation matters more than we think.

Preaching is the keystone of a stewardship programme, of all stewardship ministry. It creates a culture in which all other stewardship tasks can flourish.

Planned giving is more than how we give our gift. It is the heart’s intention to make giving a priority. Planned giving helps unlock committed giving and releases us into the joy of generous giving.

Generous giving is more than the transactional business paying our bills and balancing our budget. It goes beyond sustaining our churches and resourcing our ministry. Generous giving is transformational as we are caught up in God’s grace and reflect in generous discipleship the character of our generous God.

The leadership consultation reviews and signs off the planning group case statement. The goal is shared leadership vision and personal leader advocacy to underpin the stewardship programme.

Take time to reflect on the stewardship practice and culture of the church, good and bad in a ‘holy conversation’ that helps shape a new stewardship story in the church.

Our financial history paints a picture of our financial health in broad brush strokes, background to the detail in our simple budget.

As we review the financial information in the Knowing our Numbers report we have to ‘mind the gap’ between our present reality and our vision for a new future.

Creating am anonymous planned giving profile lifts the bonnet on church giving to give new insights into our congregational giving.

Our financial history paints a picture of our financial health in broad brush strokes, background to the detail in our simple budget.

Read about the case statement, the foundational document in Giving in Grace

Read how leadership in money matters is rooted in the bible and why it is so important to any stewardship programme in the local church.

Sermon reflections written by by Rt. Revd John Packer Honorary Assistant Bishop Diocese of Newcastle, retired Bishop of Ripon & Leeds.

Sermon reflections written by by Rt. Revd John Packer Honorary Assistant Bishop Diocese of Newcastle, retired Bishop of Ripon & Leeds.

Sermon reflections written by by Rt. Revd John Packer Honorary Assistant Bishop Diocese of Newcastle, retired Bishop of Ripon & Leeds.