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2008 Giving: Growing Joyful Stewards in Your Congregation
This magazine includes a variety of stewardship related articles, book/resource reviews, and an annual response method.
The annual response emphasis theme is “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them.” Luke 1:68 (NRSV)
“Blessed Be the Lord God” invites congregations to meditate on the biblical songs of Advent as they discern their individual and household giving for the following year. Included in this insert are a planning schedule, a sample letter of invitation, a reminder card, and a theme song written by Ken Medema.
A single copy of the magazine is available to each ELCA congregation at no charge through your synod stewardship staff person.
Additional Theme Materials:
Poster Bible bookmark
Bulletin cover #10 envelope
Bulletin Inserts Mailing envelope
Letterhead Commitment (pledge) card
To order additional copies of the magazine for $9.00 as well the theme materials please call the Ecumenical Stewardship Center at
800/835-5671
or visit the web site at: www.stewardshipresources.org
"Common Hope, Common Trust"
Giving Emphasis and Theme Material for 2006
This annual response method is designed to help congregations begin to talk about financial stewardship in deep and meaningful ways. It encourages God's people to grow into a new freedom in giving as they grow in trust and hope.
Bible-centered theme materials are available through the Ecumenical Stewardship Center at 800/835-5671.
- Poster
- Bulletin cover
- Bulletin inserts
- Letterhead
- Bible bookmark
- #10 envelope
- Mailing envelope
- Commitment (pledge) card
To order please call the Ecumenical Stewardship Center at 800/835-5671
or visit the web site at: www.stewardshipresources.org
 The Great Permission Program Resources
“It’s not just a field guide anymore!” With these words, ELCA Stewardship Team members announce that the highly regarded field book, The Great Permission: An Asset-Based Field Guide for Congregations, is now surrounded and supported by a family of resources. Each of the resources will extend and enrich your understanding and practice of asset-based approaches to congregational life that can add energy and excitement to your relationships and shared ministry.
Click here Coming Soon! to learn about the book and its supporting resources.
 ELCA Unified Commitment Form
New design features ELCA emblem in red for this all-purpose commitment form. Use to collect pledges with any response method, any theme. Order enough for all giving units plus new members yet to join. 3"x9". Package of 50.
Available through Augsburg Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 6-0001-6445-9 $4.00/50
 Festival do los Regalos de Dios
Designed by the ELCA and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, "Festival de los Regalos de Dios" ("Festival of the Gifts of God") is a weekend congregational festival that will serve as the primary stewardship response method for Latino Lutheran congregations.
For more information at 1-800-638-3522, ext. 2575
 Growth Giving Challenge
A challenge for all members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to increase their giving. Click here to view a PDF  of this chart.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print these files.
Growth Steps Giving Challenge
What percentage of income do you give? Click here to see a PDF of this chart.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print these files.
 How to Improve Financial Stewardship
Outlines the seven most popular financial response models used by ELCA congregations. An easy-to-follow guide for new stewardship leaders.
Click here to see a PDF of this guide.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print these files.
Available through Augsburg Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 6-0001-7457-8 $4.95
 Ventures: Partners in Stewardship Growth
This four-part workshop develops a basis for stewardship education, planning and response. Leaders are trained to develop a holistic approach to stewardship and to carry out a thorough financial response program. Coaching will provide regular contact between sessions and ongoing support throughout the year.
For more information, contact your ArMSS representative at 1-800-638-3522, ext. 2767
 Stewardship in the Small Membership Rural/Urban Congregation
This newly designed 32-page manual offers a three-week stewardship financial response method for rural/urban congregations with an average worship attendance of 100 or fewer. "Faithful, Hopeful, Loving" is the theme for this method as well as for a six-part study on biblical stewardship principles.
Available through Augsburg Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 6-0001-6542-0 $2.00
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 African Descent Stewardship Annual Response Method
The Cover and CD- Rom
During a four week emphasis the congregation will discuss both story telling and giving as grateful responses to the grace that comes from God. Elements included with the CD Rom include:
• Bible Studies
• Temple Talks
• What if a Child Shares
• Tithing Flows from the Heart
• Blessed to be a Blessing
• Financial Response Method
• Consecration Liturgy:
Gathering- A River of Life
• Invitation to Give letter
• Dedication Sunday
ISBN 978-6-0002-1795-2
$20.00 year.
 Stories To Tell & Gifts To Share Resources
The core of the Stories to Tell & Gifts to Share stewardship program is the CD-ROM. It offers dozens of easy-to-use, flexible, and editable files for you to print, adapt, copy, rewrite, or use "as is". Collect your member's pledges with the preprinted commitment card, or print your own message on the customizable card. Useful for introducing your program, follow-up letters, or other correspondence throughout the year.
Click below to hear samples of this CD:
"Stories to Tell & Gifts to Share"
Original songs by Ken Medema for congregational use. Features accompaniment tracks for all the songs as well as printable PDFs of the sheet music and lyrics. Also includes PowerPoint slides of the lyrics. www.augsburgfortress.org.
Walk with Jesus
A new stewardship response program written specifically with small membership and mid-size congregations in mind. The four-week
program contains everything needed to conduct a biblically based effective stewardship program in your congregation. “Walk with Jesus” is well-organized, straight-forward and easy to use.
Materials are provided both in a booklet and on a CD. Included are a bulletin insert, letter and worship talk guide for three consecutive weeks. The materials for each week focus on the theme for the week—walk, listen, or give. Commitment Sunday materials, including an estimate of giving card, and extensive
follow-up helps are also provided. Materials on the CD are Microsoft Word® files that are customizable for the congregation’s specific needs.
PDF of marketing flyer available here
Available through Augsburg Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 6-0002-0913-4 $20.00
Camina con Jesús
UN PROGRAMA DE RESPUESTA A LA ADMINISTRACIÓN (Mayordomía)
New Spanish Walk With Jesus Annual Response Program
A stewardship response program written specifically with small membership and mid-size congregations in mind. The four-week
program contains everything needed to conduct a biblically based effective stewardship program in your congregation. “Walk with Jesus” is well-organized, straight-forward and easy to use. Provided in Word and PDF for customizing.
Download only. | PDF | Word 
Stewardshops is a series of skill-based workshops for stewardship leaders in congregations. Through these workshops leaders become prepared to introduce and implement basic practices within the congregation. Each workshop addresses a specific stewardship skill from thanking people to asking for contributions to fostering accountability. Click here Coming Soon! to access the free, on-line materials.
 We Say Yes!
This stewardship program helps people everywhere say "Yes!" to God, "Yes!" to their church, and "Yes!" to a new commitment to live out their faith in their lives. This response method centers on small-group Bible studies with a commitment response at worship. It comes on a user-friendly CD-ROM full of flexible and practical content. Built on a firm Lutheran understanding of the biblical accountability, “We Say Yes!” provides a planning guide, sample letters, bulletin inserts, newsletter articles, temple talks, “Say Yes” stories, children’s Bible activities, youth/confirmation activities, adult Bible studies, and logo art.
Available through Augsburg Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 0-8066-4839-2 $49.99
 Giving Magazine Response Method Set
This collection of the stewardship response methods from the center of each of the first five issues of "Giving Magazine" contains these detailed planning guides: "Dessert First: Celebrating God's Blessings," "Share the Gift," "All God's Children Need to Give," "Let God Lead As You Gather and Give: A Guide for Discernment," and "Remember: Year-Long Stewardship Emphasis."
Available through Augsburg Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 6-0001-7668-6 $4.00
 Legacy: That Your Faith May Live Year-Round Kit
Legacy Year-Round includes the Basic and Education Kit which include: Samples of all the supporting theme resources, Legacy video, Legacy CD, 2 posters, 1 short user guide with suggestions for the meal, 1 set of reproducible bulletin inserts, and much more.
Available through Augsburg Fortress.
800/328-4648
Legacy Year-Round Kit
ISBN 0-8066-3985-7 $27.98
Legacy Basic Kit
ISBN 0-8066-3983-0 $19.98
Legacy Education Kit
ISBN 0-8066-3984-9 $24.98
 Smart Living Stewardship Planning Kit
This set of resources provides everything you need to: Develop and train for effective relational stewardship visits. Organize and run a simple visit-based financial response program. Revitalize your congregation through a stewardship emphasis that meets people in their daily lives.
Available through Augsburg Fortress.
800/328-4648
ISBN 0-8066-3734x $20.25
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