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Stewardship Education with Norma Wimberly
1. A Stewardship Education Seminar
2. Stewardship 101 and Year Round Stewardship
3. A Weekend Retreat
4. Planning and Leader Development
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Norma Wimberly is a freelance writer, teacher, and consultant in the area of Christian stewardship. For several years she was a Director of the Section on Stewardship of the General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church. Ms. Wimberly is the author of Dare to Be Stewards, Earth Care, Putting God First: The Tithe, and numerous articles for a variety of publications. She was co-editor with Don Joiner of the three-volume Abingdon Guide to Funding Ministry. Norma has been the keynote speaker for many national stewardship gatherings, including the Ecumernical Stewardship Center and the Christian Stewardship Association of the Evangelical Churches in America's Conference 2000.
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I. Putting God First: A Four-hour Seminar
A. An introduction to stewardship as a spiritual discipline
B. The call to faithful personal stewardship
C. The call to faithful congregational stewardship
d. A time of questions and answers
This seminar is designed for all members of the congregation, especially the administrative and program teams, worship leaders, and teachers. For a weekend event, a stewardship Bible Study for Sunday school is offered, as well as preaching at worship, if desired.
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II. Stewardship 101 and Year Round Stewardship
A. Stewardship and the Bible
B. Creating a Climate for Giving
C. Leader Development and Planning
This all-day seminar is for leadership teams and teachers. An Adult Sunday school time is available, as well as worship preaching and a special consultation with the financial leadership team.
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III. Spirituality and Stewardship -- A Weekend Retreat
A. Stewardship and the Bible
B. Personal and congregational spiritual inventories
C. Develop a personal and congregational spiritual plan
D. Time to "just be."
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IV. Leaders Day
A. Leader Development and Training
B. Planning for commitments of prayers, presence, gifts, and service
Cost: Travel, lodging, food and negotiated fee for each event
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