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Joyful Giving -- A Manual for Stewardship Development in the Congregation (Third Edition published 2007) by Thomas R. Gossen. This is a collection of some of the material members of the Episcopal Church have developed over the past two decades. If you have recently attended a Stewardship Conference, chances are you have heard some of this material described. The manual gives it to you in written form. This is a very practical, well-organized work. Click here to order from the TENS on-line store. Transformed Giving Program Kit is a “total package” of resources for realizing your church’s full stewardship potential with a forty-day church-wide study and integrated financial commitment program. Transformed Giving takes the focus off finances and puts it on individual spiritual development and a new sense of Christian community. The full kit includes Treasures of the Transformed Life study book by John Ed Mathison; Participant’s Workbook designed for use in small groups as a six-week study; Leader’s Guide with DVD providing video teaching to start each of the six weekly sessions; Campaign Handbook with everything needed to execute the study and commitment campaign; Campaign Media in the form of a CD-ROM toolkit all the tools needed for a successful campaign and the DVD with messages for the pastor, the stewardship committee, and three model techniques for eliciting testimonies during worship that inspire increased giving. For details and to order go here. Money Matters: Financial Freedom for All God’s Churches, by Michael Slaughter with Kim Miller (includes DVD). Money Matters begins with personal financial freedom training, offers a year-round program model that is strategically placed throughout the year, and is easy to implement. For more information go here. On The Road Again Managing Evangelism and Stewardship for the Kingdom, by Keith B. Brown. Essential reading for any church that wants to move from "maintenance" to "mission." If your church dreams of a larger membership, staff, or facility, the Rev. Canon Keith B. Brown's fresh, groundbreaking insights--drawn from his experience as an international businessman and diocesan executive--will show you how to take the best of current business practices and translate them into nothing less than Spirit-driven agents of the Great Commission. (Church Publishing, NY 1-800-242-1918) For more information, click here. One Minute Stewardship Sermons, by The Rev. Charles Cloughen, Jr. A collection of messages to use at the offertory each Sunday, incorporate into sermons, or print in the bulletin. These “sound bytes” reflect on the many aspects of stewardship that a congregation experiences throughout the year. This is a very practical book, full of things you can use. Order from Morehouse 1-800-877-0012 Creating Congregations of Generous People: Money, Faith and Lifestyle Series, by Michael Durall. A very helpful book that assumes the church is in the conversion business, one of creating generous people. Those of us who know that we are created in the image of God, know that is what we were created to be. Alban Institute (800) 486-1318 or visit this page. A Time for Vision: A Stewardship Handbook for Vestries, by The Rev. Robert H. Bonner and the Rev. Stuart Schadt. This book will help vestry members realize stewardship is not something they can merely delegate to the parish stewardship committee. Out of print – call TENS office to see if we have copies available. NOTE: For identification of more resources specifically related to pledge programs, visit our Pledge Programs/Program Resources Page. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Teaching Stewardship - TENS Bibliography of Resources for Compiled by Bruce Rockwell and Tom Gossen This extensive bibliography has been developed over several years and is offered for your use. We welcome your suggestions on items that you think should be added to future editions of this resource. Click on the titles below to go to the individual sections of this bibliography.
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