Rev. John Lohre, Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Pine Island (http://www.saintpaulpi.org/) shared this presentation at one of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod's 2011 Excelling in Mission...A Generous Undertaking events (http://semnsynod.org/excelling-in-mission/). Saint Paul used this in 2010 to talk about stewardship in their congregation.

1. Stewardship 2009 your gifts of time, talent and $ at work through...

2. Education 17% Jody Titus and Laura Gathje Education Staff

3. Children’s Message

4. 6 th graders Kids, Money, Stuff class

5. There are 17 more children in Sunday School 2009

6. 7 th Grade Retreat

7. 17% For Teaching us Jesus means we gave $50,241 to train the people of God for the mission of the Baptized: to invite others to Jesus

8. Confirmation Banquet Stole + Bible Verse

9. Affirmation of Baptism Confirmation – October 31, 2004

10. Facilities 18% Lonnie & Audrey Kelly + Casey Sather, Custodians

11. 18% For a Place to gather means we gave $58,913 a place for people that’s the right temp at the right time

12. Facilities includes $18,000/year we give to buy homes to secure our future at this site

13. Worship & Music 19% Laurel Betcher-Kann, Doug Strandell, Diane Webb, Lezli Weis

14. Youth Choir

15. Chancel Choir Praise Team

16. VBS Class

17. 19% For Worship & Music means we gave $59,390 to grow in singing thanks and praise to God

18. Growing in Faith 11%

19. Halloween, 2004 – not scaring the youngest ones

20. First Communion Seder Meal

21. Dinners For “8”

22. Grief & Growth

23. Adult Education – Tues 1:30 pm

24. Women’s Monthly Bible Study Circles still meet

25. 2004 Bazaar

26. 11% For G rowing in Faith means we gave $34,900 to grow spiritually through fellowship, leadership training and studying

27. Time for fellowship

28. Lent Worship – MOSES

29. Support 25% Julie Vahlsing, financial secretary

30. Karel Titus Diane Webb Lori Weis

31. 25% For Support means we gave $75,215 to support all ministry done by people and pastors

32. Church Council 2004

33. Support includes supplies costing $12,800 we gave to make our mission happen to empower volunteers and staff for ministry

34. Benevolence 10%

35. 10 % For Benevolence means we gave $31,485 to feed, teach, and encourage God’s people in our world-wide network

36. Sending quilts to Lutheran World Relief for use all over world

37. Our Colombian Friends San Lucas Lutheran Ch.

38. Your special Responsion gifts went to: Peace Lutheran – Eyota Scholarships- Colombia Tanzania Bread for the World PI, Dodge County Food Shelves Iambi Lutheran Hospital ELCA World Hunger Women’s Shelters, Goodhue, St Peter

39. A Servant People uses time and $ to serve God and neighbor

40. How we give $ to accomplish our mission

41. In 2009: 447 individuals/families gave in the following ways

42. In 2009 Out of 447 : 64 gave $0-25 95 gave $25-100 118 gave $100-500 69 gave $500-1000 56 gave $1000-2000 per year

43. In 2009 out of 447 : 18 gave $2000-3000 13 gave $3000-5000 7 gave $5000-7500 3 gave $7500-10,000 4 gave above $10,000 per year

44. In 2009: 447 gave $321,586 for our mission to Make Christ Known

45. For 2009 we’ve budgeted: $321,451 for our mission to Make Christ Known and received $272,786 (Nov 17)

46. Money is our lives in storage waiting to do good

47. For 2009: we still need $48,665 to fulfill our mission to Make Christ Known

48. Your generous Nov. + Dec. gifts will make this happen!

49. How do you give? % of your net income? Set amount each wk, mth, yr?

50. Consider 1 Growth Giving Way (1) increase % of net income (2) increase % of 2004 gift (3) give extra week gift / mth (4) give extra $____ / week (5) give extra months gift / yr (6) tithe (10%) each 5 th Sun (7) gift church in your Will

51. $/Wk $/Yr Provides $1 $52 Communion/month 2 104 H20 + garbage/mth 5 260 Bibles – 3 rd graders 10 520 Electricity/month 20 1040 Custodial/month 25 1300 ELCA Benevolence/mth 30 1560 Bldg maint + snow/yr 35 1820 Onomia Benev/yr 40 2080 ½ yr SS materials

52. Share Your Time + Talents by work on committee/task force work in office – volunteer your music gift church repair work teach SS, work with youth invite others to worship serve coffee Sunday am

53. Share Your Time + Talents by drive homebound to worship or doctor or shopping work with Sharing Shelves, Caring & Sharing Tree, World Hunger children’s message, usher read lessons, communion,