April 24, 2009
State Convention sponsors sustainable funding seminars
Next week I'll be touring through the great state of Arkansas with Denny Wright, the Stewardship Director for the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. We have partnered together to provide a seminar for pastors designed to help them build sustainable funding models for ministry.
Here is the schedule:
Monday, April 27
Park Hill Baptist Church
Arkadelphia
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 28
State Convention Office
Little Rock
9:30 a.m. - Noon
Concord Associational Office
Fort Smith
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29
State Convention Office
Little Rock
9:30 a.m. - Noon
Thursday, April 30
Highland Drive Baptist Church
Jonesboro
9:30 a.m. - Noon
Harmony Associational Office
Pine Bluff
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
There are meals scheduled before every event intended to facilitate one on one conversation in a relaxed environment. Everyone who has registered has been given the participate in the dinner (or lunch). If you'd like to attend but haven't registered, call Cindy Smith today at 501.376.4791x 5114.
I'm looking forward to a great week. I enjoy spending time with those people God has called to lead local churches, the basic building block of our denomination and the primary unit through which God intended that Christians fulfill the Great Commission.
Note: I will be offline next week. So my next post will be May 4.
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August 21, 2008
Guest Post: Connecting stewardship with church planting
I recently came across a study that was done in 2007 by the North American Mission Board Center for Missional Research regarding Church Planting Survivability and Health that provided some interesting insights on common factors of successful church plants. The study revealed, that the four most significant factors of a successful church plant included meeting expectations, leadership development for church members, involvement with a church planter peer group, and a proactive stewardship development plan. As summarized by Greg Penna, the study revealed the following related to stewardship:
• Instigating a proactive stewardship plan gives a church plant a 178% greater chance of surviving beyond five years than their non-proactive counterparts.
• Enacting a positive plan for engaging new members in stewardship is critical to helping a new congregation become financially independent .
• Implementing a stewardship plan in the beginning life of the church plant promotes financial health and independence.
Read a more detailed article by Greg Penna, Church Planting Team, NAMB, on stewardship.
Bill Townes' ministry efforts are made possible through your gifts to the Cooperative Program and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. Read another post by Bill.
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