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Using Giving in Grace

One of the great strengths of "Giving in Grace" is that it can be used by a parish in a way that suits you, at a time that suits you.  The complete set of resources you require are available on the website, and can be downloaded without charge.

Planning for Giving in Grace (see their briefing page) 

To make the most of Giving in Grace you need to get the right people doing the right things in the right way. The web site has all of the information you need, but you will need to :

• Get permission and agreement within the church to go ahead. 
• Choose the right people to lead and champion the initiative in the church. 
• Identify and collect key information. 
• Seek God’s blessing through prayer and biblical reflection. 
• Have an understanding of the needs and aspirations of the church and its people through talking and listening, face to face. 

This will take time; do not try to rush the planning and preparation. Better to delay the programme than attempt something half hearted and ill prepared. Like the wise man in Jesus' parable, build on deep and solid foundations.

The Giving in Grace programme 

There are five essential strands or building blocks of the programme:

1. Preaching
2. Leadership
3. Prayer
4. Interaction
5. Communication

Within the programme there are two principles which are important to think through :

Differentiation : presenting the message in different ways according to the level of commitment of the recipient.  Our expectations of a PCC member should probably be different from those of an occasional visitor to special services. Giving in Grace works through this.

Case Statement : writing down the reasons why the Church is asking for money is very helpful in making sure that your thinking is clear. It provides a simple framework for analysis, vision building and getting agreement that what is being proposed is supported by the whole leadership.