The document provides guidance for leading a stewardship revival in a church. It recommends forming a team of at least 5 people including the pastor to plan the revival. The team should prayerfully prepare over 6 weeks, using flexibility and creativity. Options for the revival include holding it over two Sundays or four days. Follow-up is important to sustain the commitment to stewardship through ongoing education and sharing how giving impacts ministry.

2. A guide
for leaders to…
Prepare and Lead aPrepare and Lead a
Stewardship RevivalStewardship Revival

3. To revive is to:
• Return toReturn to
consciousness or lifeconsciousness or life
• Become active orBecome active or
flourish againflourish again
• Restore from aRestore from a
depressed, inactive,depressed, inactive,
or unused state,or unused state,
bring back;bring back;
• Renew the mind orRenew the mind or
memorymemory
• REVIVAL: “the stateREVIVAL: “the state
of being revived, asof being revived, as
renewed attentionrenewed attention
to or interest into or interest in
something”something”

4. Through a stewardship
revival members:
• can come-to-life as stewards.can come-to-life as stewards.
• be challenged in their givingbe challenged in their giving
practices.practices.
• be renewed in their commitment tobe renewed in their commitment to
manage what God has entrusted tomanage what God has entrusted to
them.them.

5. Stewardship revival
team/planning group should
• consist of at least five persons, inconsist of at least five persons, in
addition to the pastor.addition to the pastor.
• enlist others to assist them inenlist others to assist them in
their work.their work.

6. General assignments of the
stewardship revival team
• PastorPastor
• ChairpersonChairperson
• PublicityPublicity
• Spiritual EnrichmentSpiritual Enrichment
• DinnerDinner
(Refreshments)(Refreshments)
• BudgetBudget

7. PREPARATION
• Make PRAYER be the central preparation forMake PRAYER be the central preparation for
this special event.this special event.
• To promote interest throughout the church,To promote interest throughout the church,
use a THEME for the stewardship revival.use a THEME for the stewardship revival.
• Use FLEXIBILITY AND CREATIVITY in theUse FLEXIBILITY AND CREATIVITY in the
context of your church for the stewardshipcontext of your church for the stewardship
revival.revival.
• Continue to make PRAYER be the focusContinue to make PRAYER be the focus
throughout the planning and emphasis.throughout the planning and emphasis.

8. PREPARATION
• Countdown to the event:Countdown to the event:
– 6 weeks before the event:6 weeks before the event:
• Finalize plans and announce event.Finalize plans and announce event.
– 4 weeks before the event4 weeks before the event
• Key layperson promotes the theme & event fromKey layperson promotes the theme & event from
pulpit.pulpit.
– 2 weeks before the event2 weeks before the event
• Promote event through SS, testimonies and phonePromote event through SS, testimonies and phone
blitz.blitz.
– 1 week before the event1 week before the event
• Mail letter to all members to encourage participation.Mail letter to all members to encourage participation.

9. OPTIONS FOR PLANNING A
STEWARDSHIP REVIVAL
• Two-Sunday Stewardship RevivalTwo-Sunday Stewardship Revival
– Use stewardship sermons.Use stewardship sermons.
– Plan testimonies during Bible Study and inPlan testimonies during Bible Study and in
worship.worship.
– Present and distribute the budget.Present and distribute the budget.
– Honor the Lord – Tithe Day Offering.Honor the Lord – Tithe Day Offering.
– Promote the event through letters toPromote the event through letters to
members.members.
– Finish with a commitment emphasis.Finish with a commitment emphasis.

10. OTHER OPTIONS TO CONSIDER:
• Four-Day Stewardship RevivalFour-Day Stewardship Revival
• Weekend Stewardship RevivalWeekend Stewardship Revival
1.1. Lay-led Stewardship RevivalLay-led Stewardship Revival
2.2. Denominational leader-ledDenominational leader-led
Stewardship RevivalStewardship Revival
3.3. Age-group Stewardship RevivalAge-group Stewardship Revival

11. SAMPLE LETTERS
• General/Introductory Revival LetterGeneral/Introductory Revival Letter
(from Stewardship Team Chairperson)(from Stewardship Team Chairperson)
• Honor the Lord – Tithe Sunday LetterHonor the Lord – Tithe Sunday Letter
(from the Pastor)(from the Pastor)
• Commitment Day LetterCommitment Day Letter
(from the Pastor)(from the Pastor)

12. FOLLOW – THROUGH
R-E-V-I-V-A-L
 R – RECOMMENDR – RECOMMEND a year round emphasis ona year round emphasis on
stewardship education.stewardship education.
 E – ENCOURAGEE – ENCOURAGE teachers and Bible study leaders toteachers and Bible study leaders to
become dedicated stewards.become dedicated stewards.
 V – VISITV – VISIT all church members – give them a copy ofall church members – give them a copy of
the church budget and emphasize the importance ofthe church budget and emphasize the importance of
giving.giving.
 I – INFORMI – INFORM the congregation of ministries madethe congregation of ministries made
possible through their giving with weekly, monthly,possible through their giving with weekly, monthly,
and quarterly reports.and quarterly reports.

13. FOLLOW – THROUGH
R-E-V-I-V-A-L
• V – VALUEV – VALUE the resources available to yourthe resources available to your
church through your state conventionchurch through your state convention
stewardship office.stewardship office.
• A – ASSUREA – ASSURE members that stewardship is formembers that stewardship is for
all ages and each person’s stewardship isall ages and each person’s stewardship is
important to God.important to God.
• L – LEADL – LEAD your church to sustain itsyour church to sustain its
awareness and commitment to missions atawareness and commitment to missions at
every level and throughout the world.every level and throughout the world.

14. Prepare and Lead a
Stewardship Revival