Planned Giving Planned Giving

““Mission Money and Mission Money and Me”Me”

Leaders TrainingLeaders Training

Why a conference?Why a conference?

We needed to do something different We needed to do something different

To create free discussionTo create free discussion

To allow expression of thoughts and To allow expression of thoughts and feelingsfeelings

To share important values of the To share important values of the Christian lifeChristian life

To allow new folk to share their thoughtsTo allow new folk to share their thoughts

To build friendshipsTo build friendships

To bring the corps together To bring the corps together

What do you have to doWhat do you have to do

You need to pray asking God for guidanceYou need to pray asking God for guidance

You need to prepare yourselfYou need to prepare yourself

You need to think about your own You need to think about your own response to Godresponse to God

We want spiritual outcomesWe want spiritual outcomes

We want people to feel challengedWe want people to feel challenged

We want people to engage with Planned We want people to engage with Planned GivingGiving

What else do you have to do? What else do you have to do?

You need to look at the Program Kit and You need to look at the Program Kit and get an understanding of it’s contentsget an understanding of it’s contents

You need to read through the KitYou need to read through the Kit

Facilitate DiscussionFacilitate Discussion

Practicalities Practicalities

Be earlyBe early

Assist set upAssist set up

Check your table and have enough chairsCheck your table and have enough chairs

Welcome your group, individuallyWelcome your group, individually

Smile and be EnthusiasticSmile and be Enthusiastic

Talk up the night, fight negativityTalk up the night, fight negativity

Thank them for attending and sharingThank them for attending and sharing

Practicalities cont…Practicalities cont…

Find out who is in your groupFind out who is in your group

Get the Kit for these people from Get the Kit for these people from Consultant on the nightConsultant on the night

Make sure people are looked after, Make sure people are looked after, comfortablecomfortable

Have enough Delegate Brochures for your Have enough Delegate Brochures for your groupgroup

Be purposeful, be sincereBe purposeful, be sincere

What we want delegates to learnWhat we want delegates to learn

That 100% reliance on God, means giving That 100% reliance on God, means giving of our resourcesof our resources

That we can all contribute to local That we can all contribute to local missionmission

That we can hamper the missionThat we can hamper the mission

That giving is an expression of love to That giving is an expression of love to GodGod

That God uses individuals to attain the That God uses individuals to attain the corps mission/visioncorps mission/vision

That each Christian has a ministryThat each Christian has a ministry

Will everyone get these messages?Will everyone get these messages?

No!No!

But many willBut many will

Some of the discussion may be the most Some of the discussion may be the most valuable element of the program for valuable element of the program for some peoplesome people

We have not always done ‘mission’ wellWe have not always done ‘mission’ well

We rarely assert our ministry within the We rarely assert our ministry within the ‘priesthood of all believers.’‘priesthood of all believers.’

The end resultThe end result

We want people to leave feeling that they We want people to leave feeling that they have had a chance to sharehave had a chance to share

We want them to feel they have engaged We want them to feel they have engaged in meaningful discussionin meaningful discussion

We want them to continue talking long We want them to continue talking long after the conference is overafter the conference is over

We want people to look for additional We want people to look for additional answers in their Kitsanswers in their Kits

““You are not responsible for peoples You are not responsible for peoples attitudes, views, perceptions or attitudes, views, perceptions or perspective on things. “perspective on things. “

““We want people to own their own views We want people to own their own views but also take responsibility for those but also take responsibility for those views.”views.”

The VideoThe Video

Action Points!Action Points!

Encourage people to spend a moment Encourage people to spend a moment over these action pointsover these action points

We have called them ‘action points’ We have called them ‘action points’ rather than ‘covenant ‘or ‘pledge’ to save rather than ‘covenant ‘or ‘pledge’ to save confusion and to cause people to take confusion and to cause people to take action in their lifeaction in their life

QuestionsQuestions

God bless you God bless you

as you undertake as you undertake this important this important

ministry ministry

for Himfor Him

In a Spirit of sacrifice I/we dedicate my/our tithe to Godthrough the <CorpsName> Corps of The Salvation Army.

I/we commit, in faith $…………………..

My Corps

Your name and address will be Already be printed on your card

In a Spirit of sacrifice I/we dedicate my/our tithe to Godthrough the <CorpsName> Corps of The Salvation Army.

I/we commit, in faith $…………………..

My Corps

Write your amount

In a Spirit of sacrifice I/we dedicate my/our tithe to Godthrough the <CorpsName> Corps of The Salvation Army.

I/we commit, in faith $…………………..

My Corps

or‘envelopes only’

In a Spirit of sacrifice I/we dedicate my/our tithe to Godthrough the <CorpsName> Corps of The Salvation Army.

I/we commit, in faith $…………………..

My Corps

Circle frequencyweekly, fortnightly or monthly

In a Spirit of sacrifice I/we dedicate my/our tithe to Godthrough the <CorpsName> Corps of The Salvation Army.

I/we commit, in faith $…………………..

My Corps

Tick methodCash / ChequeDirect Debit

EFTPayroll Deduction

In a Spirit of sacrifice I/we dedicate my/our tithe to Godthrough the <CorpsName> Corps of The Salvation Army.

I/we commit, in faith $…………………..

My Corps

IFYou do not want

Envelopes Write ‘open plate’

Or ‘refusal’

In a Spirit of sacrifice I/we dedicate my/our tithe to Godthrough the <CorpsName> Corps of The Salvation Army.

I/we commit, in faith $…………………..

My Corps

sign your card

In a Spirit of sacrifice I/we dedicate my/our tithe to Godthrough the <CorpsName> Corps of The Salvation Army.

I/we commit, in faith $…………………..

My Corps

Put your completed card In the envelope supplied and

Bring it to the alter