Stewardship Meeting Notes Feb 14, 2021

Stewardship Meeting Notes Feb 14, 2021

Oldtown Stewardship Ministry
Sunday, February 14, 2021

Attending: Pastor Kelly, MaryPat Koepfler, Jim Fennell, Kevin Graves

  • Opening prayer
  • Personal shares
  • Discussion of biblical/church stewardship
    • Pledges, financial contributions
    • Caring for the gifts of creation
    • Determining how we best use our gifts to His glory
    • Determining how we can best care and develop these gifts
  • What is the mission of this Stewardship Committee?
    • Supporting larger things/ministries that can’t be done without funding
    • An element can be attendance/funding (can in some cases be sole focus of stewardship)
    • Perhaps frame stewardship differently
    • Inform and get other people passionate about stewardship
    • Need to work on a Mission Statement (see actions below)
  • How can we learn more about Stewardship?
    • Pastor Kelly has some resources
  • What’s missing in our church that Stewardship might address?
    • Assessment of spiritual gifts (fifteen years since last)
    • Members missing the weekly worship/ritual/grounding
    • Members missing corporate singing
  • What do we need to do next?
    • Promote participation
    • Mission statement
    • Job description
    • Wider conversations to promote thinking and encouragement
  • Follow-ups for next meeting
    • Include meeting in Sunday links
    • Investigate resources
    • Complete meeting and agenda for 3/14/21
    • Other