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Here is a quick check chart for evaluating the stewardship program of your church. Answer the questions and analyze the answers. The results may indicate the direction of your activities in coming years.
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Are sermons of stewardship preached regularly?
Have you ever had a campaign on stewardship?
Do you have tracts on stewardship available in the tract rack?
Has a careful analysis been made to discover how many members are tithers, non?tithers, regular givers, occasional contributors, non?contributors?
In the light of this, has the church developed a definite plan to enlist irregular and non?contributors?
Has a study been made to determine the giving potential of the church?
Does the church use a unified budget approach?
Does the church have a regular program for increasing its missionary commitments?
Are there periodic reminders of budget and actual performance?
Are the financial reports in business meetings presented variously and interestingly?
Are offering envelopes used?
Do these envelopes promote the total work of the Lord at your church, instead of obliging donors to evaluate several causes?
Is the ceremony of receiving the offering on Sunday both dignified and worshipful?
Is there an adequate system of accounting for money received and disbursed?
Do you budget income as well as expense?
Do you send statements to members indicating amount of contributions?
Is there any committee or board actually charged with stewardship responsibility?
Have you ever had a tithing emphasis?
Do you use stewardship posters?
Do you have any stewardship books in the church library?
Have you used any sort of talent survey form to discover talent leadership?
Do you try to consolidate committee and board meetings so as to free some evenings for family or other use?
Does your constitution have limitations on terms of office and succession in office?
Are laymen used in the worship services of the church?
Do you ever have a question and answer time when members can inquire about stewardship and other problems?
Do you distributue stewardship tracts?
Do you have a planned giving program?
Do you teach stewardship?
Do you have a stewardship program for children and young adults?
In the past ten years, have any of the sons or daughters of the church gone out into church occupations?
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