Annual Financial Campaigns

The following resources provide helpful insight for implementing a successful annual financial campaign at your church. Each program is written by experts with years of experience developing fundraising campaigns for churches and non-profit organizations. Contact information is available with each resource for ordering or obtaining more information.

Called to Serve

by Leo B. Waynick, Jr.
LeWay Resources, Inc.
800-72-LEWAY

This program invites the congregation to explore stewardship as it relates to vocation
Members are challenged to consider how they serve Christ in the church, in the community, in the home, in the world, and in the workplace
The program culminates with volunteers telephoning each household to discuss the church's ministry and each household's financial commitments

Celebrate the Faith

by Leo B. Waynick, Jr.
LeWay Resources, Inc.
800-72-LEWAY

Focuses on the actions people can take to develop a strong personal faith
Invites members to commit themselves to one or more faith disciplines for a five-week period
Encourages financial commitments being received on Celebrate the
Faith Sunday

Celebrate the Gift

by Leo B. Waynick, Jr.
LeWay Resources, Inc.
800-72-LEWAY

Helps a congregation develop a joyous spirit as it celebrates the gift of faith, the gift of fellowship, and the gift of community
Focuses on a prayer connection that unites members in prayer for one another
Helps members – through the use of celebration cards – identify positive characteristics about their church, its members, and its mission and ministry

Courage to Care

by Leo B. Waynick, Jr.
LeWay Resources, Inc.
800-72-LEWAY

Members are invited to commit themselves to at least one act of caring through a "Care Connection"
Visitation teams share with members in their homes aspects of next year's program
Well-trained visitors discuss with members the ways that God is calling the church to ministry

Cycles of Discipleship

by Jack Phillips
Upper Room Ministries
800-672-1789

Cycles of Discipleship offers a model of stewardship outlined in 2 Corinthians 8-9. This early church model for stewardship meets the needs of congregations, people, and pastors today. Cycles of Discipleship rings with the biblical affirmation of God's grace. It heralds the redemptive ministries provided by the church. The program kit includes: 9 copies of Cycles of Discipleship Program Guide; 1 Training DVD; 1 Resource CD; and 1 Bible Study CD.

Cycles of Discipleship helps those in the church view stewardship as:

A privilege of every Christian disciple
An opportunity to excel in the grace of giving
A source of joy as they put their time, abilities, and financial resources to work in a needy world
An opportunity to support the ministries of the church, not simply an annual budget

Give It All You've Got

Parish Publishing LLC
888-320-5576

This five-week campaign emphasizes the proper motivation and attitude of giving
Invites individuals to give all they have by giving their "best" -- defined as time, talents, and resources
The five-session Bible study teaches members why they should give God their all and how they are able to do so
Devotional meditations are designed to encourage and to motivate individuals to use their lives and resources to honor and glorify God
Features a well-organized, easy-to-follow program resource book, Bible study, and tri-fold program brochure
Provides access to a download center enabling easy customization of all necessary campaign resources

Giving: Growing Joyful Stewards in Your Congregation

Ecumenical Stewardship Center
800-972-0433

An annual journal filled with stewardship articles, including a basic annual
stewardship campaign
The journal offers a different theme
each year
The journal provides an announcement letter, cover letter with estimate of giving card, financial enlistment timeline, and other theme material

Irresistible Invitation Program Kit:
Cultivating Joyful Giving in Your Church

by Maxie Dunnam
Cokesbury
800-672-1789

The key to this study is the 40-day approach, where individual reading and focus is incorporated into the community stewardship campaign experience
The intensive program helps the church family discover all the ways it can live and give in response to God's extravagant love
Everything needed to plan the stewardship campaign, to prepare for small-group studies, and to begin daily reading is in this program kit
Everyone participating in the study, from older youth to adults, will need a copy of the 40-day Reading Book
Each participant will take a few moments each day to read and reflect on that day's passage

Live a God-Pleasing Life

Parish Publishing LLC
888-320-5576

This three-week campaign, complete with a user-friendly program resource book, emphasizes our identity and purpose as God's stewards
Focuses on stewardship as active and involved participation rather than a passive caretaker role
Congregation is "challenged, encouraged, and equipped to be stewards living a God-pleasing life"
Promotes that faith is the foundation, discipleship is the path, and generosity is the hallmark of giving
A Bible study and daily devotional meditations are provided for reflection
Provides access to a download center enabling easy customization of all necessary campaign resources

Living Stewardship Program

The LSP.com
800-443-2872

Focuses on a different theme each year
Provides separate, custom printed material for targeted audiences, such as current contributing members and inactive members
Enables different approaches to be used in reaching various segments of the congregation
Bases pricing on church membership

New Beginnings:
My Opportunity for Giving

by Paul Wilkes
New Beginnings
800-936-0363

My Opportunity for Giving has a simple — yet profound — goal: To make stewardship a way of life for congregants
My Opportunity for Giving creates an "attitude of gratitude" by carefully leading members through a thoughtful consideration of the time, the talent, and the treasure they have been given by God
"Stewardship — It's Already in Your Heart" is the bold (but certainly true) statement that underlies the New Beginnings approach

New Consecration Sunday

by Herb Miller
Cokesbury
800-672-1789

A self-directed campaign
Requires an outside leader/speaker
Requires a meal for church leaders and a catered luncheon for the entire congregation
Emphasizes the Christian responsibility of the giver to give
Requires that estimate of giving cards be received on Consecration Sunday

Quill: The Personal Demonstration
Stewardship Program

Church Fund-raising Services, Inc.
800-826-2048

Quill focuses on a personalized appeal for each church member
The manual is lengthy (200 pages), but highly detailed with step-by-step directions
Handwritten letters on personal stationary in hand-addressed envelopes mailed to self-selected prospects with the personal witness of the author and an invitation to join him/her in increasing giving is the "mechanical secret" of Quill's success

Transformed Giving Program Kit

By John Ed Mathison
Cokesbury
800-672-1789

Provides congregational unity by encouraging the congregation to read Treasures of the Transformed Life, to participate in a group study, and to listen to coordinated worship messages
A 40-day intensive spiritual growth emphasis for the entire congregation that leads to enhanced financial giving
The congregation is immersed together as a single body in the same fulfilling step-by-step transformation
Contains one copy of Treasures of the Transformed Life, a Participant's workbook, a Leader's Guide, a Media Kit, and a Campaign Handbook

Unto Us Is Given

by Leo B. Waynick, Jr.
LeWay Resources, Inc.
800-72-LEWAY

Unto Us is Given is rooted in the belief that God gave us the gift of Jesus "special delivery"
All members are encouraged to focus on receiving God's gifts and to pass them on in greater abundance
On Special Delivery Sunday, teams of two people make a special delivery of an Advent booklet to each member's home. During the visit, the team offers to "special-deliver" the member's estimate of giving card back to the church

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SPOTLIGHT

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