Stewardship Home Information Departments Resources Contacts
Welcome to the Christian Stewardship Literature pages

The documents below are in Adobe format, unless specified otherwise. To read them you will need a program called Adobe Acrobat Reader®. You can download it FREE by clicking the logo below and following the easy instructions from there.
Alternatively (or for documents in other formats) see below for someone to contact.
Quick Tip: Some people can occasionally have problems with opening these files without their Adobe readers open. Try  opening the program on your own computer before trying to download it from the site.

Special Section
> Treasurers Noticeboard - "Understanding our finances in 2004 - leaflets"

Name Description Format

Go

Applying for Grants Offers advice on making good applications, and information about relevant resources and organisations that might provide grants to churches.
Aided Benefice Grant Application Form Application form for an Aided Benefice Grant
The Christian Stewardship Department Booklet Provides an overview of the services offered by the Christian Stewardship Department.

Capital Fundraising Booklet A 20 page A5 booklet that provides a suggested checklist for planning an appeal, ideas & tips on producing a brochure and launching an appeal, an example 'Target Table', how to follow up an appeal, an appeal organiser's booklist
The Cost of a Parish Priest A simple poster outlining the costs involved of keeping a Parish Priest in post.
Christian Stewardship Booklet Provides an outline of what Christian Stewardship is.
Christian Stewardship Newsletter

- April 2004

Christian Stewardship Newsletter

- July 2004

Christian Stewardship Newsletter

- October 2004 Page 1

 
Christian Stewardship Newsletter

- October 2004 Page 2

 
Christian Stewardship Newsletter

- January 2005

 
Christian Stewardship Newsletter

- January 2005 - covering letter

 
Example Leaflets Some examples of leaflets used by other parishes to encourage giving. Electronic copies not held: to receive copies please contact Gordon on 01962 624750 or e-mail gordon.randall@chsewinchester.clara.net

request only

Gift Aid - A Guide A booklet giving information on Gift Aid and how it works
Gift Aid - Poster 1 Posters for display about Gift Aid
Gift Aid - Poster 2  
Gift Aid - Poster 3  
Gift Aid - Leaflet A leaflet for use on Gift Aid
Gift Aid - Pew Sheet A briefer leaflet on Gift Aid for the Pews
Gift Aid - Declaration A sample Gift Aid Declaration Form
Gift Aid for higher rate tax payers How Gift Aid works if you are a higher rate tax payer
Gift Aid Newsletter - April 2004 A newsletter sent on a quarterly basis to Parish Gift Aid Secretaries to help and encourage Gift Aid within a parish.
Gift Aid Newsletter - July 2004  
Gift Aid Newsletter - October 2004  
Gift Aid Newsletter - January 2005  
Gift Aid Survey - January 2005 Help us to increase the range of resources available to help Gift Aid Secretaries
Giving Chart Useful example of how to communicate giving figures within a parish.
Electronic copies not held, to receive copies please contact Gordon on 01962 624750 or e-mail gordon.randall@chsewinchester.clara.net

request only

Giving Stages A chart showing how Christian giving can develop from giving out of self interest through to giving out of love
Home Group Material Simple straightforward home group study on Christian Stewardship
How and why we should give A short booklet that discusses giving in a Biblical context and suggests a 14 day Bible study to help us embrace our “giving back to God”.
Is your church...

...growing, effective, healthy and not worrying about money? If the answer is ‘no’ then read on. This little booklet won’t do these things for you but it might help spark things off.

Legacies - leaflet A leaflet about Legacies
Legacies - a guide to PCCs Information for PCCs on legacies
Legacies - making a will A leaflet on making wills and leaving legacies
Legacies - checklist A check list to help with visiting your solicitor to talk about your will
Oh No! Not another stewardship programme! What people in a number of parishes felt about their Christian Stewardship programme
Pass-it-On Guidelines Information and leaflets on how to implement the ‘Pass-it-On’ stewardship programme
Personal Giving Renewal Checklist Checklist on giving for the PCC to use
Potential Template for a Stewardship Programme Suggestions as to a possible approach used by many parishes to move their Christian Stewardship forward
Preaching Team Information sheet about the Christian Stewardship Preaching Team
Renewal Service Ideas Examples of documentation and a service outline that could be used at an annual renewal service
Electronic copies not held, to recieve copies please contact Gordon on 01962 624750 or e-mail gordon.randall@chsewinchester.clara.net

request only

Sermons Examples of Christian Stewardship Sermon
Electronic copies not held, to recieve copies please contact Gordon on 01962 624750 or e-mail gordon.randall@chsewinchester.clara.net

request only

Thinking about our giving A worksheet to help you analyse current giving to your church
Training Evenings An information sheet about Christian Stewardship Training evenings.
T.R.I.O. A booklet that explains T.R.I.O. (The Responsibility is Ours) – a financially based Christian Stewardship Programme

Vision Days
- Preparing for a Vision Day
An outline of how to prepare for a Vision Day
Vision Days
- What happens on a Vision Day?
A description of a Vision Day
Vision Days
- After the Vision Day
Some follow-up material for after a Vision Day
“Why am I always being asked to give more?” A booklet that explains in an uncomplicated way about giving and why costs have risen 
 

Treasurers Noticeboard - "Understanding our finances in 2004 - leaflets"

> Understanding our finances (MS Publisher)
> Notes to help your parish compile its own pew leaflet about church finances (MS Word)
> Giving Flier (MS Publisher)


Gordon Randall, Parish Resources Adviser
Church House
9, The Close
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9LS 

01962 624750
gordon.randall@chsewinchester.clara.net

 

© The Diocese of Winchester, 2003