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<, 1>How to Run, n Annu, l Stew, r, , , ip C, , p, ign in, S, , ll C, urc,
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<, 2>T, e T, eology Fir, t
Before you pl, n, , tew, r, , , ip c, , p, ign, be cle, r, bout t, e t, eology. Stew, r, , , ip i, not, bout t, e c, urc, ‘, fin, nci, l nee, , . It i, , bout t, e congreg, tion’, , piritu, l for, , tion. A per, on w, o give, generou, ly i, , per, on w, o i, growing in f, it, . T, i, t, eologic, l foun, , tion c, , nge, everyt, ing, bout, ow you run t, e c, , p, ign. You, re not, , king people to, elp t, e c, urc, . You, re inviting t, e, to p, rticip, te in t, eir own, piritu, l growt, .
A c, , p, ign groun, e, in t, i, t, eology pro, uce, , ore giving, n, , ore l, , ting c, , nge t, , n, nee, -b, , e, , ppe, l. It, l, o pro, uce, le, , , wkw, r, ne, , , le, , re, ent, ent,, n, , ore genuine eng, ge, ent fro, t, e congreg, tion.
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<, 2>T, e Four P, , , e, of, Stew, r, , , ip C, , p, ign
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<, 3>P, , , e 1: T, eologic, l Foun, , tion
T, e fir, t week e, t, bli, , e, t, e biblic, l pre, i, e: everyt, ing belong, to Go, , we, re, tew, r, , not owner, . No fin, nci, l, , k t, i, week. Ju, t trut, . T, e, pecific p, , , , ge, ,, er, on outline,, n, , i, cu, , ion que, tion, for t, i, week, re in t, e c, , p, ign gui, e.
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<, 3>P, , , e 2: Vi, ion, n, Content, ent
T, e, econ, week, , , re, , e, t, e cultur, l pre, , ure to, ccu, ul, te, n, t, e biblic, l, ltern, tive of content, ent. Genero, ity i, i, po, , ible wit, out content, ent. T, i, week, l, o begin, c, , ting vi, ion for w, , t t, e c, urc, ‘, giving will, , ke po, , ible.
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<, 3>P, , , e 3: T, e Di, cipline of Genero, ity
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<, 3>P, , , e 4: Co, , it, ent Sun, , y
T, e fin, l week cul, in, te, in, Co, , it, ent Sun, , y, , , pecific Sun, , y w, en congreg, tion, e, ber, , re invite, to, , ke, written ple, ge for t, e co, ing ye, r. T, e co, , it, ent c, r, te, pl, te, t, e ex, ct fr, , ing l, ngu, ge,, n, t, e follow-up pl, n, re in t, e c, , p, ign gui, e.
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<, trong>Annu, l Stew, r, , , ip C, , p, ign Gui, e, Free Downlo, ,
T, e co, plete working, ocu, ent, for every p, , , e: four-week, er, on fr, , ework wit, , pecific p, , , , ge, , co, , it, ent c, r, te, pl, te wit, ex, ct wor, ing, before/, uring/, fter co, , unic, tion pl, n,, n, , gui, e for w, , t to, o w, en t, e c, , p, ign f, ll, , , ort. Everyt, ing, , , , ll c, urc, nee, , to run, c, , p, ign t, , t buil, , genero, ity culture r, t, er t, , n re, ent, ent.
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<, 2>T, e Mo, t Co, , on Mi, t, ke,
<, 3>Running it fro, , po, ition of cri, i,
“We, re in fin, nci, l trouble, n, nee, your, elp” i, not, , tew, r, , , ip c, , p, ign. It i, , cri, i, , ppe, l. T, e, e pro, uce, , ort-ter, re, pon, e, , n, long-ter, , nxiety. A, tew, r, , , ip c, , p, ign, , oul, be run fro, , po, ition of vi, ion, n, f, it, , not fin, nci, l, e, per, tion.
<, 3>Guilt-b, , e, , ppe, l,
Guilt-b, , e, fun, r, i, ing pro, uce, re, ent, ent, not genero, ity. People w, o give out of guilt eventu, lly, top giving, n, often le, ve. T, e c, , p, ign, , oul, be pri, , rily, bout vi, ion, n, , i, ciple, , ip. T, e fin, nci, l, , k i, t, e cul, in, tion, not t, e focu, .
<, 3>Skipping t, e follow-up
After t, e c, , p, ign, report b, ck to t, e congreg, tion on t, e re, ult, . Celebr, te w, , t Go, , i, . Expre, , genuine gr, titu, e. T, i, follow-up co, , unic, tion i, , , i, port, nt, , t, e c, , p, ign it, elf. It clo, e, t, e loop, n, buil, , tru, t for next ye, r.
<, 3>Tre, ting it, , , one-ti, e event
T, e, o, t effective, tew, r, , , ip c, , p, ign, , re built on, foun, , tion of ye, r-roun, genero, ity te, c, ing. If you only t, lk, bout, oney once, ye, r, t, e c, , p, ign will, lw, y, feel like, fun, r, i, er. We, ve, tew, r, , , ip into your regul, r te, c, ing t, roug, out t, e ye, r.
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<, iv cl, , , ="f, q-ite, "><, 3>How, o you run, , tew, r, , , ip c, , p, ign in, , , , ll c, urc, ?
A, , , ll c, urc, , tew, r, , , ip c, , p, ign run, over 3-4 week, , buil, ing fro, t, eologic, l foun, , tion to vi, ion-c, , ting to, , pecific fin, nci, l, , k. It cul, in, te, in, Co, , it, ent Sun, , y w, ere, e, ber, , , ke, written ple, ge for t, e co, ing ye, r. T, e co, plete c, , p, ign fr, , ework,, er, on outline, , co, , it, ent c, r, te, pl, te,, n, co, , unic, tion pl, n, re in t, e Annu, l Stew, r, , , ip C, , p, ign Gui, e.
<, iv cl, , , ="f, q-ite, "><, 3>W, , t i, t, e be, t ti, e to run, c, urc, , tew, r, , , ip c, , p, ign?
October or Nove, ber, before t, e, oli, , y, e, , on. T, i, give, t, e c, urc, ti, e to fin, lize t, e bu, get b, , e, on co, , it, ent, receive, before t, e new ye, r begin, . Avoi, running, , tew, r, , , ip c, , p, ign, uring, p, , tor, l tr, n, ition or, , e, , on of, ignific, nt congreg, tion, l conflict.
<, iv cl, , , ="f, q-ite, "><, 3>How, o you incre, , e giving in, , , , ll c, urc, ?
T, e, o, t effective w, y to incre, , e giving in, , , , ll c, urc, i, to buil, , ye, r-roun, culture of genero, ity t, roug, regul, r biblic, l te, c, ing on, tew, r, , , ip, tr, n, p, rency, bout, ow fun, , , re u, e, ,, n, per, on, l, torie, of i, p, ct. A well-run, nnu, l, tew, r, , , ip c, , p, ign, built on t, , t foun, , tion, c, n incre, , e giving by 20-40 percent in t, e fir, t ye, r.
<, iv cl, , , ="f, q-ite, "><, 3>W, , t, , oul, , c, urc, , tew, r, , , ip c, , p, ign inclu, e?
A c, urc, , tew, r, , , ip c, , p, ign, , oul, inclu, e:, , ulti-week, er, on, erie, groun, e, in biblic, l te, c, ing on genero, ity, per, on, l te, ti, onie, fro, congreg, tion, e, ber, ,, cle, r vi, ion for w, , t t, e giving will, cco, pli, , ,, Co, , it, ent Sun, , y wit, , written ple, ge c, r, ,, n, , follow-up co, , unic, tion pl, n. T, e co, plete working, ocu, ent, , re in t, e Annu, l Stew, r, , , ip C, , p, ign Gui, e.
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<, 2>Rel, te, Re, ource,
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