Tuesday, June 29, 2021

God's Mission Our Gifts: June 2021 - An Update on Called to Be the Church: The Journey

We’re sending you a bonus email this month because we had too much good news to fit into one newsletter! This additional message is all about Called to Be the Church: The Journey. If you’ve been thinking about learning best stewardship practices for your community of faith, take a few minutes to look over the information in this message. New modules start in August, and we’ll be happy to answer any questions you have!

Called to Be the Church: The Journey


Called to Be the Church: The Journey is a set of tailored and topical modules with coaching and ongoing support to meet your stewardship needs. "This course is helpful and inspiring in understanding stewardship as an intentional practice and relating it to your church community."  — Recent Stewardship Best Practices module participant Anne Pirie, Gower Street United Church, St. John's, NL.
 
Module 1: Stewardship Best Practices will start again in August. In four two-hour online classes followed by ongoing coaching and support, dive into these vital best practices:
  • Claim Your Mission –it really is why people give to you 
  • Cultivate Generosity –practical ways to increase giving 
  • Create A Culture of Gratitude –saying thank-you is critical 
  • Stewardship Is Discipleship –integrating stewardship in your spiritual growth programming 
Using the recommendations in your customized Stewardship Analysis report, you will accomplish your solid, achievable stewardship next steps.
 
 
Congratulations!
These communities of faith are already taking stewardship next steps with the Stewardship Best Practices Module.
  • Pacific Mountain:  Salmon Arm: First, Williams Lake: St. Andrew’s, Parksville: Knox
  • Chinook Winds:  High River, Central Calgary, Gaetz Memorial, Olds-Sundre
  • Northern Spirit:  Mill Woods
  • Living Skies:  Knox-Metropolitan, Westminster Humboldt
  • Prairie to Pine:  Crestview
  • Canadian Shield:  Bruce Mines, Thessalon, Rydal Bank, Powassan, Sundridge, St. Paul’s Thunder Bay, St. Stephen’s on the Hill Sudbury, St. Andrew’s Sudbury
  • Western Ontario Waterways:  Kincardine, Rockwood-Stone
  • Antler River Watershed:  Forest
  • Horseshoe Falls:  Central Port Colborne, Christ First, Sydenham-Heritage
  • Shining Waters:  Metropolitan Toronto, St. Paul’s Brampton
  • East Central Ontario:  Lakefield, Dunsford, Bobcaygeon-Providence, Janetville, Kingsview, Buckhorn
  • Eastern Ontario Outaouais:  Gananoque: Grace
  • Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters:  Sackville, Park Royal, St. James Woodstock, Prince William, Spring Park
  • Region 15:  West Bay, St. James Dartmouth, Caledonia, Three Harbours, River John-West Branch, Waverly
  • First Dawn Eastern Edge:  Gower Street, Cochrane Street, George Street, Pasadena-Howley, Topsail
Can’t decide whether to sign up? These participants would love to tell you why you should! Just ask them!
Module 1: Stewardship Best Practices starts the first week of August! 

This session will be open to only three communities of faith per region, so be sure to SIGN UP EARLY! (Dates may change up to the last minute.)
 
Starting:Region:Contact:
Wednesday August 4Pacific MountainVicki Nelson
 Chinook WindsVicki Nelson
Thursday August 5Northern SpiritVicki Nelson
 Living SkiesVicki Nelson
 Prairie to PineVicki Nelson
Wednesday September 8Antler River WatershedDave Jagger
Thursday September 9Western Ontario WaterwaysDave Jagger
 Canadian ShieldMelody Duncanson-Hales
Tuesday September 14Eastern Ontario OutaouaisRoger Janes
Wednesday September 15Region 15Roger Janes
Thursday September 16East Central OntarioRoger Janes
Tuesday October 5Shining WatersDave Jagger
Wednesday October 6Horseshoe FallsDave Jagger
Tuesday October 12First Dawn Eastern EdgeRoger Janes
Wednesday October 13Nakonha:ka Regional CouncilRoger Janes
Thursday October 14Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning WatersRoger Janes
 
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