Improving Stewardship in Your Parish Sept 9 7PM CDT

Stewardship is about the way we live in relationship to God and the world. It includes money but is not limited to it.

This session will help you tune up your stewardship efforts for the realities of 2010 & beyond. Content and agenda will be adapted to the specific needs of parishes in the audience.

Practical tips and tools will be offered – all on a proper spiritual foundation.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- Six key principles underscoring Christian generosity and stewardship.
- Yes, Orthodox Christians do tithe. How does that happen?
- Five good parish stewardship practices.
- Transitioning to a commitment based stewardship system. Step by step.
- Six objections and obstacles – and antidotes.
- Sample forms and tracking reports that can be adapted to your parish.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
All those interested in stewardship education and generating broader, deeper, more generous personal and financial commitment to the parish’s ministry.
- Treasurers
- Stewardship Ministry leaders
- Stewardship team members,
- Parish council members

THE SPEAKER

Fr. Gregory Jensen has significant, direct, professional experience in non-profit fund raising methods and techniques. He will apply some of that experience to parish life and stewardship.

Fr. Gregory received his doctorate from Duquesne University's Institute of Formative Spirituality -- an ecumenical program in counseling, education and spriitual direction.  He was ordained to the priesthood in 1996 he as a mission priest and college chaplain.  Currently he lives in Madison WI and is attached to SS Cyril & Methodius Church (OCA) in Milwaukee.

COST
As always --free!

Click here to register