In August 2020 we held a "Just in Time" Stewardship Workshop on Zoom. I know from emails that there were a number of you not able to attend the live presentation (although we did have 58 participants which was a terrific showing for a Saturday morning in August!), so, as promised, the entire Workshop was recorded and is available for you and others to view.
As you'll see below, the Workshop was comprised of three sessions, roughly 50 minutes each. We've broken each session into more manageable "chunks," which are all listed with their links below.
Please feel free to share!
Session One - Spiritual Foundations of Stewardship
Presenters: Ross Wisnewski, St. Mary's Sparta and Pat Yankus, St Paul's, Paterson; both members of the Stewardship Teaching Team.
The 50 minute session is broken up into 4 videos, in order:
- Presentation, 1st half (length: 14.32)
- Presentation, 2nd half (length: 7.59)
- Group Discussion, 1st half (length: 14.50)
- Group Discussion, 2nd half (length: 13.27)
Session Two - The Power of Narrative Budgeting
Presenters: Paul Shackford, St. Andrew's Harrington Park and former Diocesan CFO, with Cynthia McChesney, Missioner for Stewardship and Legacy Giving. The 50 minute session is broken up into 4 videos, in order:
- Presentation, 1st half (length: 14.31)
- Presentation, 2nd half (length: 14.11)
- Group Discussion, 1st half (length: 13.55)
- Group Discussion, 2nd half (length: 8.11)
Session Three - Kickstart Your Annual Pledge Campaign
Presenter: Cynthia McChesney, Missioner for Stewardship and Legacy Giving. The 50 minute session is broken up into 4 videos, in order:
- Presentation, 1st half (length: 13.54)
- Presentation, 2nd half (length: 10.19)
- Group Discussion, 1st half (length: 14.18)
- Group Discussion, 2nd half (length: 12.31)
Feel free to share with others in your congregation. And do keep in mind that I and other members of the Stewardship Teaching Team are available to provide parish-specific counsel and advice regarding your church's Stewardship efforts, and these days it's easy to schedule via Zoom. Just reach out to me by email at cmcchesney@dioceseofnewark.org and we can discuss what might work best for you.
Cynthia McChesney
Missioner for Stewardship and Legacy Giving
