WelcomeAlaska Conference

Stewardship Summit

2012

All of me in Response to All of God

Welcome and Introductions

All of me in Response to All of God

• Lessons for Faithful stewards

• Reminder of Who’s work we are doing

• Amazing Blessings given to faithful stewards

• Jesus and the Samaritan women

Steward Promises – John 4

33 Then his disciples said to each other, “Could someone have brought him food?” 34 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. 35 Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.

Steward Promises – John 4

36 Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. 37 Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. 38 I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”

Steward Promises – John 4

The Parable of the Bags of Gold14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them……19 “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

Steward Promises – Matthew 25:14-21

Blessing TeamsDiscussion

All of me in Response to All of God

• Moving from Talk to Walk• Too many Seminar Junkies• Change takes place at the

local church• Helping each member

become God’s stewards is a process not a one time seminar!

Why A Blessing Team

• Creating Stewards and not just stewardship events

• Evaluate your churches Stewardship Temperature

• Implementing these concepts into your church lifestyle

Blessings Team Goals

• What were the key-points you just heard?

• How could you apply these concepts to your life?

• How could you apply these concepts to your CHURCH?

• Is there anything for the church calendar?

Blessing Team Share

Ministry to Children and Youth

All of me in Response to All of God

Matthew 18: 1-5 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.

Stewardship for Youth and Children

5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”

Stewardship for Youth and Children John 6:

• Children can teach us about letting Jesus be Savior and Lord

• Include children and youth in services

• Let children and share their stories about trusting God (testimonies)

• Be sure children and youth are given commitment cards - and then follow them up

Stewardship for Youth and Children

• Plan to have children and youth on your leadership teams

• Remember your church school teachers are part of the church ministry team

• Include children in church dedication or spiritual renal appeals and ministry sacrificial offerings

• Have children’s department leaders, pathfinder leaders, etc on your local church blessings team

Stewardship for Youth and Children

• Advertisement• Refreshments• Children and youth questions and

answer time• Stewards at 6 years old will build

stewards at 16, 26 and 86

Church Business Meetings that are planned for Youth

Blessing TeamsDiscussion

All of me in Response to All of God

Financial Stewardship• Weekly Prayer Sessions• Financial Reports for

Each Family• Stewardship Summit• Church Family Business

Meetings• Local Chr Youth Advisory• Thank You Letter to

Members• Monthly Bulletin Insert• Stewpot Subscription• Quarterly Offering

Readings (adapted from NAD)

• Quarterly Stewardship Poster

• Quarterly Stewardship Video

• Weekly Offering PowerPoint + Script

• Sunset & Offering Calendar Bookmark

• Stewardship Sermons • Stewardship Bible

Studies• Tithe & Offering Bible

Studies• Planned Giving Bible

Studies

Financial Stewardship• Blessings of Stewardship

Bible Studies• New Member Bible

Studies• How to Budget

Resources• Stewardship Brochure• Financial Peace

University Classes• Faith & Finance Classes• Web Content• Social Media Updates• Quarterly/Annual Letter to

church board members

• Stewardship Sabbaths• Pathfinder/Adventurer

Honor• E-newsletter for

members• Department

Integration• Stories/Reports in

Church Publications• New Member

Stewardship Packet• Offering Call

Education• Over & Over Again

Stories• Banners• Bookmarks

Blessing TeamsDiscussion

All of Me in Response to All of Him

1. Our church members know the correct Definition of Stewardship

2. Our church members know the relationship between right behavior and right relationship

3. If Stewardship is a thermometer for Spiritual growth we are doing well.

4. Our members refer to “returning tithe” not “paying tithe”.

Your Churches Stewardship Temperature

Your church impressions 1= poor, 5= OK, 10 = Perfect

5. Our members understand that God owns everything.

6. Our members respond to Gods goodness more than to offering appeals.

7. The children and youth understand Biblical financial stewardship principles.

Your Churches Financial Stewardship Temperature

Your church impressions 1= poor, 5= OK, 10 = Perfect

1. Our church members know the Biblical difference between tithes and offerings.

2. Our church members understand the inspired structure of the Seventh-day Adventist church.

3. Most of our members attend Church Business Meetings.

4. Our members refer to “returning tithe” not “paying tithe”.

Your Churches Financial Stewardship Temperature

Your church impressions 1= poor, 5= OK, 10 = Perfect

5. Our members understand that God owns everything.

6. Our members respond to Gods goodness more than to offering appeals.

7. The children and youth understand Biblical financial stewardship principles.

Your Churches Financial Stewardship Temperature

Your church impressions 1= poor, 5= OK, 10 = Perfect

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