A Stewardship Toolkit for Rural Churches
This toolkit is offered as a practical resource to help rural
parishes increase their financial sustainability. It aims to
encourage a greater financial sustainability by providing tools to
engage in a cycle of stewardship, and to encourage giving and other
income streams.
Introduction
Tool 1 :
A Sustainability Tool to diagnose where your parish fits, and where
you might look to increase your sustainability.
Tool 2 :
Footfall - a simple tool to looking at community impact - how many
people is the church in touch with each year?
Tool 3 :
A Budget Planner to help you explore your financial situation.
Tool 4 :
Four Key Tasks which every church can carry out to encourage giving.
These are not complex, and for the smaller parish are not particularly
time consuming. However, they are important in sustaining what is likely
to be the church's principal income stream.
Tool 5 :
Planned Giving Analysis tool which enables the PCC to see the range
of giving within the church without disclosing individual donations.
Tool 6 :
A Giving Programme designed for the rural church. There is an
optional extension to the wider community, and templates enclosed for
letters and invitiations.
Tool 7
: Tips on setting up a Friends Scheme.
Tool 8
: A range of Web Resources. Other websites with helpful tools for
encouraging giving or caring for your church.
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