Effective financial stewardship will incorporate the following:
Mission and Vision Statements to reflect stewardship
Regular references in sermons and illustrations
Use of stewardship articles in newsletters

Stewardship Education
  Emphasis on 3 levels of giving:
     Should give
     Could give
     Would give
Ongoing financial discipleship studies:
     Crown's Treasure Principle and Discovering God's Way of Handling Money
     How Much Is Enough
     Stewardship God's Way
     Sunday School/Small Group Study
Celebrate Our Giving Through
    Testimonies
    Ministry Reports
    Mission Trips
    Receiving of Tithes & Offerings
Personal Money Management
    One Day Seminars
    Weekend Seminars
    Crown Small Group
    Good Sense
    Community Outreach Events
Quarterly Celebration Statements
    Record of individual's giving.
    Include a tract or other means of encouragement.

Annual Budget Accountability Reviews (Audit)

Worship
    Dramas
    Music
    Prayers of Thanksgiving
    Bulletin Covers/Inserts (Tracts, etc.)
Blessing Board
    A bulletin board where people can post blessings they have received.
Website Links
www.scbaptist.org/giving
www.crown.org
www.generousgiving.org
Taught to and Experienced by
    Children
    Youth learning all aspects of finances to include balancing checkbooks, budgeting, giving, investments.
Courses for:
    Single Parents
    Engaged Couples
    Wealth Building/Investments

Where Does My Church Start?
Determine what type of budgeting you are currently doing:
1. Church treasurer handles all money. No formalized budget or reports.
2. Line Item Budget-Multiple budgets in a listing format. Reports are prepared.
3. Ministry Action budget-This type of budgeting starts with the vision and mission of the church. Listed topically by ministries.

If your church is currently not doing a budget or a line item budget, consider starting or moving to the Ministry Action Budget.
If needed, develop a Church Mission Statement.

Create a Stewardship Ministry Team which will be composed of three sections:
1. Stewardship Education & Promotion
2. Church Ministry Budget Development
3. Estate Stewardship

For more information on stewardship needs contact the Stewardship Development Office at (800) 723-7242 in state or (803) 765-0030.To download a copy of this brochure click the following: Effective Financial Stewardship