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LeadershipThrough Stewardship

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Resource Development

A Introductory WorkshopFor Ministry Leaders

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Biblical Facts

Fact #1 -- God Owns Everything

God Demonstrates His Ownership through creation

Learn the following verses Genesis 1:1; Psalm 24:1; Psalm 89:11

Additional Verses: Genesis 14:19; 1 Chronicles 29:16;Psalm 95:4-5; Psalm 104:24; Jeremiah 27:5;John 1:1-5; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 1:15-17; Hebrews 1:1-4;Hebrews 1:10-12; Hebrews 11:3; Revelation 4:11

God Demonstrates His Ownership by His Position of Authority

Learn the following verses Psalm 47:7; Ephesians 1:21-23; Revelation 1:8

Additional Verses: I Chronicles 29:11; Deuteronomy 10:14; Job 41:11;Psalm 50:10-11; Daniel 4:25; Haggai 2:8; Colossians 1:18-19;Hebrews 1:1-4;

God Demonstrates His Ownership Through His Control Over EverythingLearn the following verses

Matthew 6:25-33; Romans 11:36

Additional Verses: Leviticus 25:23; 1 Chronicles 29:12; Nehemiah 9:21;Psalm 145:15; Jeremiah 27:5; Acts 17:24-28;; 1 Corinthians 8:6

God Demonstrates His Ownership through His Power Over EverythingLearn the following story about Jairus’ daughter

Mark 5:35-41

Additional Verses: Exodus 9:29; 1 Chronicles 29:12; Psalm 89:8-13;

Jeremiah 27:5;; Hebrews 1:10-12

God Demonstrates His Ownership Through His SovereigntyLearn the following story of God questioning JobJob 38-39

Additional Verses: Exodus 19:5-6; Ecclesiastes 7:14;, Psalms 135:6;Proverbs 16:33; Jonah 4:9-11; Jeremiah 27:5; Acts 17:26




Dialogue about God Owning Everything

What does it mean to be trusted with something?

God did not create a shortage of resources. So why does it feel like there is ashortage?

If God owns everything that includes each of us, our possessions, and our churchesand ministries. So why do Christians, churches, and miinistries compete with eachother for God’s resources?

Do we ever limit God by thinking that maybe there are some resources that areoutside of His ownership?

Fact #2 -- People Manage God’s Resources

Learn Genesis 1:26-28What was mankind created to do with God’s resources?

Tell the parable of the Ten Minas, Luke 19:12-26What are the characteristics of an effective steward?

Learn John 3:16 and 2 Corinthians 8:7If God owns everything, how do we give the way God gave?

Effective Stewardship is…

When I want God’s Kingdom most of all.

A Lifestyle

A Continuous Process

Discipleship




Fact #3 -- Effective Stewardship is Learned

Tell the story of Paul mentoring Timothy, then memorize I Timothy 6:17-19.What are the personal behaviors that everyone should practice? What are

the results?

Memorize Matthew 6:21What do you really treasure? Have you ever given your treasure to God touse for His purposes? If not, why not? If so, did that change you and how?

Memorize Acts 20:35We all like and value receiving things. Why do you think Jesus said it is moreimportant to give than to receive?

Memorize Ephesians 4:28What does it mean to go from being a taker to being a giver?




THE PROBLEM OF EXTERNALDEPENDENCY

Western Funding is Killing My Church!

“Community Church” was formed by Western missionaries who had worked in mydistrict since 1897. Actually, I am a son of one of the first Christians who received thefirst missionary. I was baptized in the church in 1968. In 1959, due to several complexand unfortunate circumstances, the indigenous Christians broke from the foundingmission group and began its own independent church. It wasn’t long before“Community Church” became a self-propagating, self-supporting, and self-governing

church. It soon became the strongest church in the district. “Community Church”planted several churches, built hospitals and started schools. Soon a newdenomination was founded consisting of nearly 12000 members. The church enablednumerous families to become financially self-supporting through small businessenterprises…all funded with local funds. Biblical stewardship abounded. In somecases, people gave their own farms and plots of land to build churches, schools andhospitals. Others gave their own vehicles and still others gave cows, pigs and chickens.One mature believer fully paid the cost of sending 40 students to seminary anduniversity through the master’s degree. He also sponsored two students two studyabroad.

Christians, though they were from different tribes and clans, were united in love andministry. Church growth was tremendous! Scores of men and women and boys andgirls accepted Christ. “Community Church” trained (in their own seminary) missionariesand sent them throughout the country. Again, this was all with local funds. “CommunityChurch” was vibrantly committed to the Lord and the Great Commission. It was truly awonderful church to be a part of.

By 1978, word about “Community Church” was spreading around the world. SomeChristians from the West (North America and Europe) visited to see first hand theexciting things the Lord was doing through these deeply committed and visionaryChristians. These eager brothers offered to help. They signed a partnership agreementwith us, carefully stipulating, that they “…were not coming to carry the burden but tohelp Community Church carry the burden.” They agreed to work hand in hand with us.

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The North Americans helped in the area of evangelism. The Europeans helped withtraining and various other development projects. This partnership worked so well!There were several wonderful achievements. The Western brothers were generouswith their time, talents and money.....lots of it!

The progress was so great in all areas of church life and ministry that “CommunityChurch” began to relax….relying on the resources of its generous Western partners.Tithing and giving declined drastically…to an average of $1 US per member. Less than20% of the annual budget came from the members. No longer were people contributingtheir time and talents. Instead, they asked to be paid for everything they did for thechurch. Church attendance declined. There was little to no evangelism. Rarely didanyone accept Christ. The church looked to the Western partners for everything. Inone case, they even asked the Western partners to dig a new latrine for the church!

Pastors became more interested in money and power than ministry. Some pastorswere caught in mismanagement and corruption. Many lost the trust and respect of their

members.

All this is killing “Community Church”. Today their first love is gone! Hatred and disunityhas taken its place. Church brotherhood has vanished. People pretend and are notreal. Our partners have improved our facilities, but something precious is gone.

We need to recapture our first love. My brother…my sister…I plead with you. Whatshall I do? Please help me!

Small Group Dialogue

Community Church is well aware of the crippling consequences of financialdependence on outside sources of funding. Therefore, you have been invited toadvise and counsel the leadership of this church regarding this crisis. CommunityChurch must recapture its first love.

As a small group, consider the following questions:

• What Biblical truths about stewardship has this church forgotten?

• How could this be corrected?

• It is obvious that Community Church has been crippled by dependence onoutside sources of funding. How would you prevent this from happening inyour church or ministry?




Governing Principles Regarding the Economicsof Ministry Development

Local ministries are best funded locally

God has adequately distributed resources around the world to fundHis kingdom locally.

The problem is rarely a shortage of money… it is usually a shortage of mature stewards.

Fund dependency cripples ministry leadership of it’s . . .

-- energy

-- motivation

-- potential

-- dignity




Five Reasons for Local Ministry Funding

Biblical

Paul never promoted an ongoing dependent relation between churches.

Scripture speaks directly to where generosity should be directed.

Historical

Some of the greatest expansion of the church have taken place withoutexternal funding. (China 1949 – Korea and Myanmar today)

Motivational

Dependency tends toward a loss of “responsibility”.

Dependency creates preoccupation with external source.

Dependency perpetuates the mindset of “poverty”.

Economic

Foreign funding creates a vulnerability to the foreign economy.

Foreign funding often means dependence on a single source.

Individual

Foreign funding removes from local people the potential for them togrow as stewards.

God intends that people grow as stewards, I Timothy 6:17-19

Lack of responsibility takes away the dignity of local individuals.




FUND DEVELOPMENT BASICS

A Wise Man Builds His House Upon a Rock

The foundation determines the integrity of the building. That’s not only true in physicalconstruction, it’s true for leadership in fund development.

Crisis or emergency fund raising is the desperate response to the tyranny of immediateneed. Comprehensive fund development is built on the solid foundation of stewardship.It takes a little longer and a bit more energy to build a good foundation, but the result isa “structure’ that’s solid, predictable and long lasting.

The liberating foundation for fund development that allows a ministry to experienceexplosive growth is a set of principles and relationships. When the principles arehonored and the relationships are in harmony, funding security is realized. Conversely,when the principles are abused and the relationships struggle, fund raising replacesfund development… and what should be a vibrant dimension of ministry becomes adreaded task.

Build it right and it will be strong. A wise leader always builds for strength.

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Three Types of People




Three Sources of Funds




Three Categories of Gifts




MOTIVATIONS FOR GIVING




PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

When There Is a Difference, It’s You!

Change is both inevitable… and challenging. Without change there is no growth, onlystagnation. It’s the natural dilemma of everything that lives to protect the present but atthe same time experience a strong drive to grow. One’s current comfort zone is“acceptable”, but inadequate for the future. Therein lies the challenge. Change doesn’tcome easily… even if it’s desirable.

People who are not now exercising the “grace of giving” will continue on that pathunless they change. But, change doesn’t come easily even if it’s desirable.

Change comes when someone sees a “preferred future”. Yesterday and today mayhave been O.K., but tomorrow could be better because a decision can be made. Mostalways a “change” decision is the result of a significant someone: stimulating the actionthat will lead to that “preferred tomorrow”.

The role of the leader is the role of a “change agent”… the person who stimulates adifference. As an “agent of change”, you have the wonderful opportunity of being thearchitect of exciting growth. It is a skilled individual that can guide that growth decision.It is the effective leader who makes change come alive.

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Principles of Effective Communication

Nothing happens until ideas are transferred from one person to another.

All successful ministry is the result of effective interpersonalcommunication.

There is no growth without change.

The Communication Cycle

Sender Receiver

The Sender Bears the Primary Responsibility

Screens that block messages

Language

Nonverbal

Environment

Personality

Preconceived Ideas




Outline Guide for ConversationThe following list of questions all need to be answered by you, your staff and yourleadership team. These questions reside in the mind of each person you will talkto about giving to the ministry. No matter where people live in the world - thesequestions remain the same. And people wonʼt give as long as one or more of

these questions remain unanswered. Weʼll give you the questions but itʼs up toyour team to develop the answers. This will take time - but it is worth the work.

1. Who are we?

2. What is our mission and vision?

3. Why are we necessary?

4. What is our credibility?

History / Track record

Endorsements

5. What current need(s)/opportunities confront us within our society or community?

6. What is our answer to this need?

7. What are our current plans to meet the need within the next 12 months?

8. What will those plans cost?

9. Will you help financially?

10. How much?

11. Who else?




Mission Statement

A Mission Statement - describes what it is you do. It uses a lot of verbs andembraces the action of what you do. Words like empower, equip, educate,

invigorate, transform, etc help to explain to and excite people about what you do.

As an example, the Mission Statement of International Steward is . . .

StewardshipTraining and

Education for theWorldwide

Advancement inResource

Development

Mission Statement: (30 words or less)

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A tool that helps us remember themission statement for InternationalSteward is that this phrase createsan acrostic of the word STEWARDwhen written out in English.




Why is this Ministry Necessary?

This question will very rarely be asked out loud. But it is probably the #1question in the minds of those you are going to talk with so you better know theanswer. A different way of asking this question is, “With all of the churches,ministries, and NGOs in this area, why do we need the ministry that you ʼreinvolved in?” Answer that, and youʼll know why this ministry is necessary.

Justification Statement: (list some bullet points that state why this

ministry is necessary)

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What is Our Credibility?

This question is a little more complex. What is really going on in the mind of theperspective donor is the question; “What makes you think youʼre the best personand/or organization to be doing this?” Answers for this question will come fromboth organizational and personal history. It should include success stories fromyour ministry. Stories of people whose lives have been transformed because youhave faithfully been fulfilling your mission.

We all have wonderful stories of effectiveness within our ministries. Stories ofpeople coming to know Jesus, people overcoming obstacles and problems intheir lives. Take a few minutes and write down three or four of the successstories from your ministry.

History Statements: (list some short notes that will remind you about some

good stories to tell here)

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What Current Need or Opportunity Confronts YouWithin Your Society or Community?

People want to know that you are the experts in whatever field this ministry is in.They want to know that there is no better place to invest in helping than by givingto this church or ministry. You help them by showing them that you have a firmgrasp on the problems that exist in your community today. Do some researchand have real statistics involving this ministry locally and nationally. Let peopleknow that you know exactly what these problems are and do some internetresearch to determine how the problems of today affect the society of this nationtomorrow.

Opportunity Statements: (use bullet points to share statistics about

specific problems in your community)

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What is Your Answer to This Need or Opportunity?

How do small groups, one on one meetings, feeding programs, discipleshipevents, and evangelism outreaches relate to the needs you just articulated inyour Opportunity Statement? In other words, now that youʼve told me what theproblems are that face people in your community and how these problems areaffecting the area, tell me what youʼre doing to meet the needs of people or howyouʼre helping this community become a better place tomorrow.

General Answers: (use bullet points to share information about how this

ministry will answer the needs of your community)

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What Specifically are Your Plans for the Next 12Months to Meet This Need?

Possible Questions to Consider: How many small groups will take place?

How many people will be involved?What types of events will you be doing?What real life topics will you be addressing in small groups or meetings?What training will take place?How many people will be fed?Who will be staffing this ministry?

Specific Answers: (use bullet points to share information about what this

ministry will be doing this year in your community)

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How Much Will This Cost?

After adding up the cost of pastors, staff, office, materials, utilities, etc. how muchdo you need to provide this valuable service to the community where you live?Remember, cheaper doesnʼt mean better - it usually just means cheaper (and Idonʼt mean less expensive). Divide that number by 12. This is how much theministry needs monthly to keep moving forward in order to accomplish the visionGod has given to you.

Cost Statements: (list the people and items that will cost you money to

operate this ministry. Include yourself in the cost)

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Ask the Stewardship Question!

After having a conversation with someone regarding the ministry you have beencalled to, donʼt forget to ask the Stewardship Question. Sharing information withpeople is not enough. If we truly believe that we are to challenge people likePaul told Timothy to do, then we have to get over our own fears and insecurities.We need to recognize that our provisions come from God, not from this personwe are talking to. Our hope rests in God not in the finances that we are currentlyworried about. So go ahead and ask the question. It doesnʼt matter how youword it - just ask it.

Some examples of the stewardship question might be:" " “Would you be willing to partner with us financially?”" " " " " " or" " “Would you be open to helping us out financially?

Remember, the wording is not important, it is simply important that you ask, andthat you ask for money.

The Stewardship Question: (write out a question or phrase that you

would be comfortable asking)

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Guide for Planning an Event

2. Determine your audience

3. Invitation Process

4. Logistics (Budget, Where, When, etc.)

5. Entry Behaviors

6. Program

1. Exit Behavior

7. Follow-up

Make a list of all the questions that people will ask before they arrive

What is this organization?How long will this last?What’s going to happen?Will I know anyone else attending this event?Will they ask me for money?

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Basic Principles of Fund Development

I. Everyone Should Be Involved in FundDevelopment

A. Personal Stewardship

B. Personal Leadership

C. Vision and Mission Growth

II. People Give Generously Because…

A. Credibility of the Asker

Integrity

Position

Age (maturity)

Values

History

B. The Donor’s Passion Harmonizes with the Asker’s Agenda.

Both the Donor and Asker…

Are committed to stewardship

Are personally involved in ministry

Have a sense of mission

Have similar values

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C. The Quality of the Communication Style

Content

-- Concise

-- Clear

-- Understandable

Methods

-- The More Personal the Method

-- The More Generous the Commitment

Quality

-- Humble, enthusiastic confidence breeds the desire to “join”

III. The successful asker will have …

A. A Financial commitment to the ministry

B. Interpersonal “Attractiveness”.

Enthusiasm

* Communicate with energy

* Handshake

* Eyes

* Word pictures

* Voice inflection

* Sincerity (Balance enthusiasm with reality)

* Honesty (Tactful, Gracious, Positive)

* Perspective




C. Comfort in asking the stewardship question

Ask value questions

* Have you ever . . . ? How do you feel about . . .?

* What is your reaction to . . . ?

Ask passion questions

* What ministries or projects are exciting to you?

* Have you ever been involved with?

Ask a stewardship question

* Are you open to being financially involved in this ministry?

D. Consistency in follow-through

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* Does the donor understand their commitment and the value of multi-

year commitments?

E. A spirit of appreciation

F. Skill in enlisting fund development participation

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