Not Your Parents' Offering Plate: A New Vision for Financial Stewardship (Paperback)

by J. Clif Christopher (Author)
Key Phrases: abundant living, clergy malpractice, giving records (more...)

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Product Description
Explains why people dont often give to churches because congregations dont give them a compelling vision of the good it will do.

Product Details

• Paperback: 123 pages
• Publisher: Abingdon Press (August 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068764853X
• ISBN-13: 978-0687648535
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #28,131 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars What STEWARDSHIP MESSAGE are you telling your Congregation?, March 14, 2009

By	Jay Stevenson (New Franklin, MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Every coin has two sides, but the church seems stuck on one side.

This book is not about the traditional biblical stewardship message of tithing (i.e., one side of the Stewardship coin). Of course, all church folks should be responding to the grace of God by returning a tenth (In case you need a reminder, go read the OT prophet book of Malachi, Chapter 3).

This book focuses on the other side of the Stewardship coin, HOW DO WE PROMOTE GIVING in the church when we COMPETE against all the thousands of other non-profit organizations asking for that same dollar traditionally given to the church.

What I like about this book is the new perspective on how to challenge people to give to the church using the good marketing techniques used by the competition. Yes, we (the leadership of the church) need to tell our people of the good things we do with the gifts (tithes and offerings) the church receives. We need to give the poeple of our congregations a reason to give their charity dollars to the church.

The book provides excellent examples of good and bad from the author's real life experiences. It also highlites what the pastor and Stewardship Committee (or Trustees) should be doing to accomplish this new marketing perspective.

I thought so highly of this book that I personally bought five additional copies for our church's Stewardship Committee and Pastor. After reading the book, you might want to consider doing the same for your leaders...

5.0 out of 5 stars Changing how churches do stewardship, April 18, 2009

By	John Mitchem "John D Mitchem" (Hastings Mn USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Cliff with this book has taught Hastings United Methodist to look at stewardship with the light of the 21st century. This has stable our cash flow and increase our giving to help us inpact our community in a powerful way that honors Jesus