Downloaded 76 times
More Related Content
Similar to Stewardship Makes a Difference!
Stewardship Makes a Difference!
- 1. Stewardship Makes a Difference Welcoming.Friendship. Sharing.
- 2. What are yourhopes, dreams and prayers? How is stewardship a part of this?
- 3. “Other seed fellinto good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.” And he said, “Let anyone with ears to hear listen!” (Mark 4: 8-9)
- 4. Created in God'sImage, Called to Holiness
- 5. All is gift! Wemust be grateful for the gift Gratitude leads to generosity
- 6. THE STEWARD •“An oikonomos or steward is one to whom the owner of a household turns over the responsibility for caring for the property, managing affairs, making resources yield as much as possible and sharing resources with others. The position involves trust and
- 7. Pew Forum onReligion and Public Life: “Catholicism has experienced the greatest net losses. While 1 in 3 Americans were raised in the Catholic faith, today fewer than 1 in 4 describe themselves as Catholic.” Roughly 10% of all Americans are former Catholics 2.6 % of American population has become Catholic Note and be attentive to the influence of immigration The current generation of young adults are less likely to affiliate with any denomination, even when compared to other generations when they were young adults.
- 8. Let’s Get Acquainted! TheSBNR: More women than men More common among younger adults Majority are religiously affiliated CatholicLifeandFaith.net
- 9. Let’s Get Acquainted! The "Nones" •30%of Americans under age 30 are unaffiliated CatholicLifeandFaith.net
- 10. The view isnot quite clear CatholicLifeandFaith.net
- 11. Surveying the Landscape Of thosewho were baptized within the Catholic faith: 68% are still Catholic 10% of Americans identify themselves as former Catholics "Most who decided to leave their childhood faith say they did so before reaching age 24”Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life: Faith in Flux CatholicLifeandFaith.net
- 12. Surveying the Landscape The Unaffiliated: Havethe lowest retention rates of any major religious groups •Most who were raised unaffiliated now belong to some religion. They are: •Attracted by religious services/styles of worship •Have been spiritually unfulfilled •Feel called by God CatholicLifeandFaith.net
- 13. What Do TheySeek? Spiritual dimension Personal connection Mission/Meaning CatholicLifeandF
- 14. What Do They Seek? •Spiritual dimension “They see spirituality as connected to all of their life, not a compartment within their life. We need bridges between Monday- to-Friday and Sunday.” David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group September, 2010 USA Today CatholicLifeandFaith.net
- 15. What Do They Seek? •Personal connection “What helps you grow spiritually?” 1. Participation in Mass 2. Good friends who share faith with me 3. Daily prayer 4. Belonging to my parish Spiritual Needs Survey (Focus Group) CatholicLifeandFaith.net
- 16. What Do They Seek? •Mission/Meaning • 85% of Millennials said they are motivated to give by a compelling mission or cause, • 56% by a personal connection or trust in the leadership of the organization. • 79% of respondents volunteered for organizations in 2010, • "Micro-Volunteering" Millennial Impact Report CatholicLifeandFaith.net
- 17.
- 18. Build Bridges! "The Lordmade bridges...Christians who are afraid to build bridges and prefer to build walls are Christians who are not sure of their faith, not sure of Jesus Christ...Build bridges and move forward." Pope Francis, May 8, 2013
- 19.
- 20.
- 21. First step: Meeting Needs Second step: Makinga Contributio n Third step: Being part of the Community Fourth step: Mission! How? Key Questions we ask…
- 22. Bridges: Conversations and Connectionsfor Life, Faith, and All That Matters W elcome Friendship Sharing
- 23.
- 24. "Any guest whohappens to arrive at the monastery should be received just as we would receive Christ himself, because he promised that on the last day he will say: I was a stranger and you welcomed me." Rule of St. Benedict Chapter 53 CatholicLifeandFaith.net
- 25. "Instead of beingjust a church that welcomes and receives by keeping doors open, let us try also to be a church that finds new roads, that is able to step outside itself and go to those who do not attend Mass, to those who have quit or are indifferent. The ones who quit sometimes do it for reasons that, if properly understood and assessed, can lead to a return. But that takes audacity and courage." Pope Francis, in interview published September 19, 2013 CatholicLifeandFaith.net
- 26. • Audacious andCourageous Hospitality! • Who we are, and what we do • Invite into the family • 4:1: Build on the already-engaged • Work with leaders • Formation for community • Communion CatholicLifeandFaith.net Hospitality
- 27.
- 28. “To make theChurch the home and school of communion: that is the great challenge facing us in the millennium which is now beginning, if we wish to be faithful to God’s plan and respond to the world’s deepest yearnings. … A spirituality of communion also means an ability to think of our brothers and sisters in faith within the profound unity of the Mystical Body, and therefore as “those who are a part of me.” This makes us able to share their joys and sufferings, to sense their desires and attend to their needs, to offer them deep and genuine friendship.” Blessed Pope John Paul II Novo Millennio Ineunte, #43 CatholicLifeandFaith.net
- 29. • Relationship withinCommunity • Person-to-Person • Life circumstances • Learning • Prayer • Small groups CatholicLifeandFaith.net Relationship
- 30.
- 32. • Form acommunity of disciples who live as stewards • Expectation: Discipleship • Spirituality: Stewardship • Grow gratitude, Live generosity CatholicLifeandFaith.net Sharing
- 33. • Form acommunity of disciples who live as stewards • Enhance opportunities to give with meaning • Witness to impact on giver and receiver • “Micro-Volunteering” CatholicLifeandFaith.net Sharing
- 34.
- 35. • Children • Parents •Youth • Young adults CatholicLifeandFaith.net Special Attention Needed!
- 36.
- 37. What Comes toMind? What Can You Build Upon? What Ideas or Learning Will You Take With You? W elcome Friendship Sharing
- 38. Let's Focus! THE STEWARD "In this periodof crisis today, it is important not to turn in on ourselves, burying our own talent, our spiritual, intellectual, and material riches, everything that the Lord has given us; but rather to open ourselves, to be supportive, to be attentive to others. Set your stakes on great ideals, the ideals that enlarge the heart, the ideals of service that make your talents fruitful. Life is not given to us to be jealously guarded for ourselves, but is given to us so that we may give it in turn." Pope Francis, April 24, 2013
- 39. Resources, Articles Articles: • PewForum on Religion and Public Life • “Nones” on the Rise • Growth of the Nonreligious • Faith in Flux: Changes in Religious Affiliation in the U.S. • Millennial Donors • CARA • The Impact of Religious Switching and Secularization on the Estimated Size of the U.S. Adult Catholic Population • American Statesman • ‘Spiritual but not religious’ becoming more common self-identification • CNN Belief Blog • Why millennials need the church • Insights into Religion • Reversing the Exodus: 7 characteristics of congregations that successfully attract young adults Books: • Smith, Christian, with Patricia Snell, Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults • Winseman, Albert L., Growing an Engaged Church • Anslinger, Leisa, Turning Hearts to Christ; Forming Generous Hearts
- 40. For Today's Slides, Articles,Samples Contact Link www.CatholicLifeandFaith.net
- 41. ngage People. DevelopLeaders. Build Community. Deepen Fait Bridges Bridge2Faith.netResources Training Coaching
Editor's Notes
- #5 Each of us is called to holiness Children of God, with an inborn hunger for God Baptized into Christ Called to the Perfection of Love Conform to God’s Image Transform Society Glorifying God with our lives (LG, 39)
- #9 The majority (65%) of the SBNR are religiously affiliated. 15% of Catholics identify themselves this way Slightly more than half (55%) are women 25% of those who identify themselves as “religious” are Catholic. SBNR = approx 20% of Americans (Time magazine) All other stats, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life 23% are 18-29. 37% are 30-49. 30% are 50-64. 11% are 65+
- #10 For the most part, the unaffiliated are not active seekers. They have little interest in religion -- it simply isn’t on their radar. The Unaffiliated: 42% describe themselves as neither a religious nor a spiritual person 18% self-identify as religious 37% describe themselves as spiritual but not religious
- #11 Some of the statistics can be misleading, or misrepresentative. Dr. Christian Smith's interviews with emerging adults leads him to believe that the surveys give us the impression that "unaffiliated " is a form of religiosity and this is only partially true. For many, religion or faith is simply not on the radar.
- #12 The unaffiliated, and to a slightly lesser extent, those who became Protestant, who leave Catholicism give evidence of weaker faith and practice prior to drifting away (71%). The most common reason for leaving Catholicism by those who become Protestant is that their spiritual needs were not being met (71%). Other reasons: they found a religion they liked more; they stopped believing in teachings.
- #27 The ratio needed to have real forward momentum in engagement is 4:1 -- engaged to actively disengaged. For the most part currently, the data illustrates that we as the Church have much less than this -- and the momentum is moving away from us, not toward us. The real way that we can reverse this trend is to engage those who might otherwise drift away (particularly youth, young adults and their parents) and help them recognize the importance of reaching out and drawing in.