Select a Response Method

How do you decide which stewardship method or program to use for the annual congregational response program? Often the decision is formed by delaying a decision rather than by planning. Put yourself in a proactive planning position rather than falling into a reactive mode.

10 Stewardship Principles

As baptized members of the body of Christ, we gratefully confess Jesus as our Lord and Savior. We boldly proclaim the gospel as the Word of God. We clearly recognize the gifts that God has first given us through grace, and w joyfully accept our role and responsibility as stewards. These ten principles provide a foundation for the life of a faithful and generous steward.

Stories of Faith in Action 2011

   This resource shows how God's work is
   being done through mission support --
   the gifts your congregation shares with
   the synod and the ELCA churchwide
   organization.

Each individual story in Stories of Faith in Action 2011 is available online for congregations to print and copy. Take a look: see how God is at work in the daily lives of 4.8 million members of this church!

Where Our Offering Goes

How Are Our Mission Support
Dollars Used?

What We Accomplish through
Mission Support

Frequently Asked Questions
about Mission Support

ELCA Stewardship Resources

Stewardship Resources from Luther Seminary

Print Resources to Order:

Eugene Grimm, Generous People

Charles Lane, Ask, Tell, Thank

Mark Allen Powell, Giving to God

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