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.    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 4 Pacific Mountain Vicki Nelson   Chinook Winds Vicki Nelson Thursday August 5 Northern Spirit Vicki Nelson   Living Skies Vicki Nelson   Prairie to Pine Vicki Nelson Wednesday September 8 Antler River Watershed Dave Jagger Thursday September 9 Western Ontario Waterways Dave Jagger   Canadian Shield Melody Duncanson-Hales Tuesday September 14 Eastern Ontario Outaouais Roger Janes Wednesday September 15 Region 15 Roger Janes Thursday September 16 East Central Ontario Roger Janes Tuesday October 5 Shining Waters Dave Jagger Wednesday October 6 Horseshoe Falls Dave Jagger Tuesday October 12 First Dawn Eastern Edge Roger Janes Wednesday October 13 Nakonha:ka Regional Council Roger Janes Thursday October 14 Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Roger Janes   GOD’S MISSION, OUR GIFTS is your newsletter. We want to provide news and information that you can use in your community of faith, whether you’re a minister, a board member, an administrator, a treasurer, or anyone else who wants to make a difference.  What else would you like to see? What can we do to help your community of faith get where it needs to go? Send us your thoughts! Fill out your Mission & Service goal-setting form online! Visit the United Church’s COVID-19 page for tips and resources for members and communities of faith during the pandemic. And for help with government COVID-19 support, visit the United Church’s emergency funding page. Donate Facebook Twitter Website Email Instagram YouTube LinkedIn   Your generosity enables the United Church to love, serve, and minister in the world. Make an online donation or learn more about your options to support the work of the church.

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