(From St. Paul's Church Constitution)
This Board shall foster an inspirational, motivational, and educational effort to effect a total stewardship life in the calling given each Child of God as revealed in Holy Scripture.
The Board of Stewardship shall:
- Encourage the joyful, worshipful, proportionate first-fruit giving in response to blessings received and for recognized needs of the kingdom.
- Conduct an on-going program of Mission information and education.
- Publicize and promote an annual stewardship program giving every member an opportunity to make a commitment of his treasure for Kingdom work through the congregation.
- Determine and direct the emphasis for continuing stewardship education programs throughout the congregation and its educational agencies.
- Develop and maintain a talent file of all members and enlist them for service in the Kingdom. Provide for prompt recording of the talents of new members in conjunction with the Board of Outreach and Assimilation.
- Provide training for involvement in congregational service and life.
- Enlist GREETERS to serve at each service to welcome all who come to worship.
- Review and study suggestions from the Stewardship departments of Synod, District, and Circuit.
- Promote attendance at Stewardship seminars.
- Disseminate information on and promote investments in the Ohio District Church Extension Fund.
- Encourage members of the congregation to support the work of the church through trusts, bequests, and memorials.
- Assume responsibility for the procedures to be followed for receiving, depositing, and recording of all funds and monthly remittance of offerings for Missions and the church-at-large.
- Enlist a staff to tabulate and record all contributions to the individual accounts of congregational members.
- Supervise mailing of contribution statements to individual members at specified intervals.
- Appoint necessary personnel to assist the Financial Administrator and Treasurer in the fulfillment of their duties.
- Requisition and distribute offering envelopes.
- Supervise the LWML CIRCLES for administrative purposes and program development.
- Preserve all church financial records for the appropriate number of years upon the advice of legal council
- Consist of 8 members, with each member serving a 2 year term of office. Four Board members shall be elected each year and a member may succeed himself for one additional term.
- Meet during the month of June to re-organize for the coming year. All out-going and newly-elected members shall be present to insure a continuity of programs and activities.
- Elect one member to serve as Director, one member to serve as Secretary, and one member to serve on the Board of Compensation. The Director shall also serve as a member of the Parish Planning Council. The Secretary shall keep a permanent set of minutes of each meeting and such minutes shall be the property of the congregation. A copy of the minutes shall also be given to the President of the congregation.
- Establish job descriptions and responsibilities for each member of this Board.
- Submit an annual budget as requested by the Parish Planning Council and the Financial Administrator.
- Submit an annual budget recommendation for Missions to the Parish Planning Council and the Financial Administrator.
- Request a financial review, if necessary, from any organization, group or committee for which it is responsible.
- Present a report of its activities at each regular meeting of the Congregational Assembly.
(From St. Paul's Church Constitution)
This Board shall foster an inspirational, motivational, and educational effort to effect a total stewardship life in the calling given each Child of God as revealed in Holy Scripture.
The Board of Stewardship shall:
- Encourage the joyful, worshipful, proportionate first-fruit giving in response to blessings received and for recognized needs of the kingdom.
- Conduct an on-going program of Mission information and education.
- Publicize and promote an annual stewardship program giving every member an opportunity to make a commitment of his treasure for Kingdom work through the congregation.
- Determine and direct the emphasis for continuing stewardship education programs throughout the congregation and its educational agencies.
- Develop and maintain a talent file of all members and enlist them for service in the Kingdom. Provide for prompt recording of the talents of new members in conjunction with the Board of Outreach and Assimilation.
- Provide training for involvement in congregational service and life.
- Enlist GREETERS to serve at each service to welcome all who come to worship.
- Review and study suggestions from the Stewardship departments of Synod, District, and Circuit.
- Promote attendance at Stewardship seminars.
- Disseminate information on and promote investments in the Ohio District Church Extension Fund.
- Encourage members of the congregation to support the work of the church through trusts, bequests, and memorials.
- Assume responsibility for the procedures to be followed for receiving, depositing, and recording of all funds and monthly remittance of offerings for Missions and the church-at-large.
- Enlist a staff to tabulate and record all contributions to the individual accounts of congregational members.
- Supervise mailing of contribution statements to individual members at specified intervals.
- Appoint necessary personnel to assist the Financial Administrator and Treasurer in the fulfillment of their duties.
- Requisition and distribute offering envelopes.
- Supervise the LWML CIRCLES for administrative purposes and program development.
- Preserve all church financial records for the appropriate number of years upon the advice of legal council
- Consist of 8 members, with each member serving a 2 year term of office. Four Board members shall be elected each year and a member may succeed himself for one additional term.
- Meet during the month of June to re-organize for the coming year. All out-going and newly-elected members shall be present to insure a continuity of programs and activities.
- Elect one member to serve as Director, one member to serve as Secretary, and one member to serve on the Board of Compensation. The Director shall also serve as a member of the Parish Planning Council. The Secretary shall keep a permanent set of minutes of each meeting and such minutes shall be the property of the congregation. A copy of the minutes shall also be given to the President of the congregation.
- Establish job descriptions and responsibilities for each member of this Board.
- Submit an annual budget as requested by the Parish Planning Council and the Financial Administrator.
- Submit an annual budget recommendation for Missions to the Parish Planning Council and the Financial Administrator.
- Request a financial review, if necessary, from any organization, group or committee for which it is responsible.
- Present a report of its activities at each regular meeting of the Congregational Assembly.