Oct 4, 2018 | Stewardship
2018 Tax Law changes could significantly impact giving at your church. It is estimated that non-profits could see a 10-40% reduction in giving because of the new laws. It is possible to reverse this by promoting planned giving. The foundation is pleased to offer a...
Jun 21, 2018 | Betsy Schwarzentraub
Consultant Betsy Schwarzentraub inspired the former Yellowstone Conference during 2012, as they sought to re-frame and strengthen financial stewardship in a faithful way. The term “Mission Shares” is being called “Mission Shares / Connectional...
Jun 21, 2018 | Betsy Schwarzentraub
We talk about mission. We do mission. So how can we make our church’s annual financial commitment program mission-based, instead of sounding like one more “sell job” about our church’s programs? 1. Keep the main thing the Main Thing. Most people really do hear what we...
Jun 21, 2018 | Betsy Schwarzentraub
God doesn’t work just with United Methodists. We can glimpse God’s activity all around us! So why participate in God’s work through our Apportionments, or “Mission Shares”? For starters, it has to do with long arms and Jesus’ feet. First of all, our Mission Shares...
Jun 21, 2018 | Betsy Schwarzentraub
Okay, so it’s an art keeping local and global ministries in a healthy balance. But paying our Conference Mission Shares helps us hugely on both fronts. To begin with, Mission Shares help us fight consumerism. Yes, our whole society swims in those waters. But the...
Jun 21, 2018 | Betsy Schwarzentraub
“If some is good, more is better.” That message echoes all around us, calling us to pursue more money, more things, more recognition, more power. Money is seen as the key to all the “more” we can imagine. At some level, this insatiable desire taps into a primal...
Jun 21, 2018 | Betsy Schwarzentraub
You don’t have to be a left-brain thinker to get a multiple-step project done. Whether you’re personally a natural list-maker or a spontaneous doer, you still need a plan to affect positive change in the church. Especially if you want to work as a team, or even just...
