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New
Resource added!
Your Money, Is It a Game?
is a workshop about fiscal
responsibility,
financial planning and Christian living. Participants have the
opportunity
to pray, read scripture and become engaged
with others in social interaction
to develop and understand budgeting concepts and Christian values
that
should drive personal decisions regarding the economic activities of
earning, spending, saving and charitable giving.
a link below to their
website where you can go and buy the game.
www.moneyisitagame.com/BuyNow.html
 Ask,
Thank, Tell: Improving Stewardship Ministry in Your Congregations
The goal of this book, says author Charles
Lane, is to perform a dramatic rescue of stewardship, freeing it from
any connection whatsoever to "paying the bills." When the Bible talks
about stewardship it almost always talks about the intimate connection
between how a person handles financial matters and that person's
relationship with God. Stewardship is an intensely spiritual matter that
lies close to a disciple's relationship with Jesus.
Using “Ask, Thank, Tell” in your congregation
A discussion/action guide
PDF
Available through
Augsburg
Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 0-8066-5263-2 $11.99
 Apple Tree:
A Vitality Process for Busy People
Apple Tree provides a personal growth
experience focusing on faith, responsibilities, relationships,
lifestyle choices and time for Sabbath rest.
For more information,
contact your ArMSS representative at 1-800-638-3522, ext. 2767
 Choosing Boldly, Serving Faithfully: A Bible Study on Stewardship
This study looks at views of stewardship
that have developed over the centuries and contrasts those views with
the concept of stewardship as Jesus taught it.
Available through Augsburg
Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 0-8066-1376-9 $5.99
 Created and Called: Discovering Our Gifts for Abundant Living
Celebrate the great diversity of
gifts among members of your congregation with Created and Called:
Discovering Our Gifts for Abundant Living, a new, comprehensive
approach to gifts-based ministry. Explore the reality of the
interrelationship between God's creation in us. Discover the mission
and ministry we do both as individuals and as a community of faith.
Available through Augsburg
Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 0-8066-3899-0 $65.95
 Faith, Money &
Security
Faith, Money & Security invites members to share their faith,
evaluate the use of money and make a commitment to change
For more information,
contact your ArMSS representative at 1-800-638-3522, ext. 2767
 Gifts
Unlimited: Exploring God's Abundance
Gifts Unlimited:
Exploring God’s Abundance helps connect the dreams, gifts and
passions of members with a gifts-based approach for ministry.
For more information,
contact your ArMSS representative at 1-800-638-3522, ext. 2767
 The Great
Permission: An Asset-Based Field Guide for Congregations
This asset-based process
for stewarding your congregation's maximum potential is outlined in
the easy-to-read 140-page field guide sent to all ELCA congregations
in Fall 2002. It includes theological background, case studies
and how-tos for congregational leaders, all directed toward an asset
based approach to congregational life.
Click here
to see samples of the book as well as other Great
Permission resources.
Available through Augsburg
Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 6-0001-6960-4 1-5 copies:
$6.00 6 or more copies: $5.00
 Growing
Leaders for Effective Ministry
Growing Leaders for More
Effective Ministry is a workshop which will (a) help individuals,
teams and councils understand their gifts; (b) help participants
discover motivations and discern passions for use in decision making
and leadership within the congregation; (c) build team spirit by
defining the diversity of gifts.
For more information,
contact your ArMSS representative at 1-800-638-3522, ext. 2767
 Kids, Money
& Stuff Train the Trainer
This workshop enables
congregations to self-lead "Kids, Money & Stuff"
workshops as an ongoing component of their stewardship education for
youth and families.
For more information,
contact your ArMSS representative at 1-800-638-3522, ext. 2767
Kids, Money &
Stuff
Kids, Money & Stuff
is a retreat focusing on personal stewardship development for parents
and children, third grade through eighth grade.
For more information,
contact your ArMSS representative at 1-800-638-3522, ext. 2767
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"Awakening to God's
call to
Earthkeeping"
This 50-page resource (pdf) includes both a Leader Guide
and participant
materials for use in faith-based small group context: adult or older
youth Sunday
school, Christian Education classes, women’s circles, men’s groups,
congregational
“Green Team,” or in a retreat setting. Members of any Christian
denomination would
be able to use it, with only slight modification (if desired) to
incorporate materials
from their own faith tradition.
This resource is downloadable at no cost from the ELCA website at
www.elca.org/stewardship/teaching. For more specific information
about earthkeeping
and using this resource, you may contact the author, and ELCA
Diaconal Minister,
Kim Winchell, at
KWinchellDM@aol.com.
10-10-80 Empowering
Steward Leaders
The goal of this easy-to-use program is
to introduce youth to a life of balanced financial stewardship by
sharing 10%, saving 10%, and spending wisely 80% of their income.
For more information, check out an exciting resource for confirmation
class or a youth retreat at
www.10-10-80.org (including free downloadable resources).
 "20
Practices for Growing Stewards in your Congregation" Poster
Put up this full color
poster in you congregation to access inspired stewardship ideas. Also
included on the poster are reflections, and resources and activities.
View a PDF of the
poster.
Available on-line are a
cover
sheet of instruction
and discussion guide for the 20 Stewardship Practices poster.
(PDF Format)
Use the cover and discussion sheets along with the 20 Practices
poster this fall for our congregational consultations.
Poster available through Augsburg
Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 6-0002-0876-6 $5.00
 
Stewardshops is a series of
skill-based workshops for stewardship leaders in congregations.
Through these workshops leaders become prepared to introduce and
implement basic practices within the congregation. Each workshop
addresses a specific stewardship skill from thanking people to
asking for contributions to fostering accountability.
Click here to access the free,
on-line materials.
 Our
Stewardship: Managing Our Assets
Our Stewardship looks at
how to identify, manage, and build up the assets needed for your
congregation’s mission and ministry (such as a building, grounds,
equipment, information, and finances). God gives assets to each person
and every congregation and calls us to grow in faith as we serve as
stewards of these gifts. The book also talks about what to look for
when selecting materials for a financial stewardship program.
Available through Augsburg
Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 0-8066-4406-0 $14.99
 Step by Step:
Fostering Financial Stewardship in Your Congregation
This book is a gem
for pastors and lay leaders looking for a general overview of
stewardship practice and theology! It is written in a 17-step format
for pastors and lay leaders to build a solid commitment among their
members to financially support their church. Includes a bonus section
on the theology of stewardship that can help leaders and members
discover lives of meaning and purpose.
Available through Augsburg
Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 6-0001-6370-3 $6.50
NOW
available in Adobe PDF format (download both parts for entire book): Step
by Step, Theology
of Stewardship.
(Adobe
Acrobat Reader is required to view and print these files.)
 The Whys and How's
of Money Leadership: A Curriculum for Pastors and Lay Leaders
This seven-lesson curriculum offers a new
starting point, suggesting that neither method nor resource will make
a difference until you begin with your own relationship and beliefs
about money, connecting money with faith. The curriculum expands to
include congregational economics, connecting the congregation's
mission, vision and goals with funding. It provides sound principles
for congregational money management.
Click
here to go to the curriculum.
 TradeWinds: A
Process for Stewardship Vision and Planning
TradeWinds is a workshop
series that includes all of the "Ventures"
materials, as well as a visioning process and action plan for the
congregation.
For more information,
contact your ArMSS representative at 1-800-638-3522, ext. 2767
 Ventures:
Partners in Stewardship Growth
Ventures is a workshop
series that develops a basis for stewardship education, planning and
response.
For more information,
contact your ArMSS representative at 1-800-638-3522, ext. 2767
Legacy: That
Your Faith May Live
Year-Round Kit
Legacy Year-Round
includes the Basic and Education Kit which include: Samples of all the
supporting theme resources, Legacy video, Legacy CD, 2 posters, 1 short
user guide with suggestions for the meal, 1 set of reproducible
bulletin inserts, and much more.
Available through Augsburg
Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 0-8066-3985-7 $55.95 |
