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Get ready for Stewardship: Join us for a webinar with TENS


Dear Friends,

Churches focused on stewardship know that prayerful, thoughtful planning and excellent resources are key to maintaining a culture of year-round awareness of the abundance of God’s gifts and our call to share them as a way of expressing our gratitude. One of the most effective tools I am aware of in the area of stewardship resources and development is The Episcopal Network for Stewardship, also known as TENS.
 
We recently purchased a TENS membership for the diocese. This allows any parish in the diocese to access, without charge, the abundance of online tools, artwork, reflections, and insights on the TENS website.

Thanks to TENS my own understanding of stewardship has grown and changed. I saw this impact our stewardship when I served at St. Mary’s in Dousman and St. Thomas of Canterbury in Greendale. I learned, among other things, that when stewardship is held up as a way of life and not just a means to raise money, it is life-changing, on the individual level and in terms of how this critical aspect of discipleship is presented to the parish community. I learned that approaching stewardship from a place of joy and abundance is far more effective than doing some from scarcity and desperation.
 
Stewardship is deeply rooted in the Scriptures. There are approximately 2000 references to wealth and possessions in the Bible. Of the 43 parables of Jesus, 23 deal with wealth and possessions.
 
I encourage you to join us for a presentation on Zoom, led by personnel from TENS, on Thursday, June 1, at 6:30 p.m. In our time together we’ll explore Making the Case! Effective Materials for Successful Campaigns.
 
Sign up to attend here.

Thanks and God bless you!

Fr. Scott Leannah
Canon to the Ordinary