Sixteen of the 50 participants believed that tithe should be paid from the gross, while 37 out of 50 individuals paid tithe from the net. All the participants in the study believed in the practice of stewardship. There were 33 females in the study and 17 males. In all the groups, individuals paid tithe from the net rather than the gross. The groups had many similarities such as having more females than males and believing in stewardship. For the category entitled “systematically,” the numbers varied from very low in group 5 to very high in group 4.
The disparity arose when we came to the topic of gross pay and net pay. At all the tables, everyone noted that they believed in stewardship. Group one was dark blue, group two was orange, group three was grey, group four was yellow, and group five was light blue. There were different age groups, as well as programs implemented for th One hundred percent of the small group members agreed that the small group gave them the opportunity to feel accepted and open up.Įvery group was represented by a color. The church was divided into five small groups. Eighty-five percent of the participants testified that they gained valuable skills and knowledge from the seminars. The same seminars mentioned above were presented to all the participants-leaders and members alike. Phase three was about conducting seminars. They believed that the questions revealed their weaknesses. One hundred percent of the participants deemed the questions relevant. Mission-focused stewardship or mindfulness movement is a strategy and a wake-up call to do mission. Through the questionnaire and interviews, they were able to measure their attitudes. Phase two was about the mission-focused stewardship awareness movement. Fliers were posted on social media and church bulletin boards to invite not only the sounding board, but also all the leaders of Shiloh Bilingual to participate. After all the seminars were well presented, the sounding board was excited and eager to serve. Fifty percent of the sounding board stated that NCD was new to them and so it was a blessing that they were a part of the project. The leaders involved in this project were very responsive and considered the process very meaningful to the health of the church and their personal spiritual growth.
MISSION FOCUSED HOW TO
Here are some topics that were developed in this series: servant leadership, how to pray effectively, the mission of the church, Natural Church Development (NCD), seeing Shiloh in context, theological foundation of mission-focused stewardship, ministering during a pandemic, reforming the spirituality of the church, church business, dynamics of congregational life, ongoing coaching, member retention, Maxlife (events dedicated to providing high quality seminars that add value to people’s lives), culture identity of the church, and church growth. To have a better picture of what they were doing, the sounding board was exposed to few mission-focused stewardship practitioners so that they could assist better in the implementation of the project. The sounding board met to prepare a working plan with goals that related to specific attainments or understandings or to differing qualities of experience, and they typically involved two dimensions: challenge and commitment, which will be explained more in chapter 4. A diverse group of 8 people was appointed-men, women, young adults, and senior people-to help me design, implement, and evaluate the project. Forming a sounding board was the first phase to implement the project. The implementation of those phases was done as follows. The purpose of the present work is to address the issue of lack of motivation to carry out the mission of the worldwide church by asking the following question: How can a mission-focused stewardship plan help church leaders and members refocus? -īased on the context, theological reflection, and literature review, the initiative was presented in four phases: Mission-Focused Stewardship Sounding Board, Mission- Focused Stewardship Mindfulness Movement, Conducting Mission-Focused Stewardship Seminars, and Mission-Focused Stewardship Peer Support Groups/Mentoring. Most new members come from transfers and profession of faith. A review of administrative data reveals that Shiloh French Seventh-day Adventist Church has lost 25% of its members over the past 5 years, while only 15% joined by baptism.
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